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AGENDA TITLE: Presentation by the Greater Lodi Area Youth Commission
Regarding Honoring Teens program.
MEETING DATE: December 18, 2002
PREPARED BY: Community Center Coordinator
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Presentation.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
FUNDING:
The Greater Lodi Area Youth Commission, in conjunction with the
Lodi Sunrise Rotary Club, Valley -Lodi MRI and Central Valley Waste Services is
sponsoring a program entitled Honoring Teens. The Lodi Youth Commission
Leadership Committee selects one teen to be awarded Teen of the Month from the
applications submitted to the commission from the general public, various schools, and
church groups. This month's Teen of the Month is Morgan Vogel is from Lodi
Academy High School.
None Required.
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Yvette Maragliano
Community Center Coordinator
APPROVED:
H. Don Flynn -- City Manager,
Bio for City Council
December Teen of the Month
Morgan Vogel is a senior at Lodi Academy High School. Morgan is a sensitive, honest
and gracious young woman of many talents. She volunteered time last year and this year
to sing and act the lead role in the Christmas pageant at her church. She helped build a
church with a youth group in the Dominican Republic during summer break. She is a top
scholar always willing to assist others; she is cheerful, polite, friendly and responsible to
the students and faculty at her school. She holds many class offices, plays on varsity
teams and performs with the band. She also assists at her church on a weekly basis.
Greater Lodi Area Youth Commission Announcements
The 8' Annual Youth Conference has selected the theme and a new direction for
February 28 of 2003. It will be an Interactive Career Day — "Think Beyond
Now" with Michael Pritchard as the opening and closing keynote speaker, with
fourteen workshops by volunteer presenters. The posters and brochures will be
available at high schools starting January 10'. Registration deadline is February
12`h.
The commission is organizing a new event for Friday, April 18' of 2003
entitled..."Speak For Youth". This event will be for high school students and
will take place between 9:30 am — 11:30 am. The motivational speaker is Mr.
Herman Cain who is the Chairman of Godfather's Pizza, Inc., after serving as
CEO and President of the company for 10 years. He is also the founder and CEO
of T.H.E. Inc., a leadership consulting company. He was named one of Ebony
Magazines 100 Most Influential Black Americans in 1997 and 1999. He serves
on the Board of Directors of several major corporations such as Whirlpool,
Readers Digest, Hallmark Cards and the Morehouse School of Medicine. His
former employment includes the Department of the Navy, Coco -Cola, Pillsbury
Company Vice President and Burger King Corporation Vice President. The
commission is currently seeking financial sponsors for this event.