MYC Youth Council is a leadership and community service-based organization comprised of Afterschool members of all ages striving to make a difference in the community through facilitating several youth community events as well as taking part in volunteer opportunities! This month Youth Council has been very busy involving themselves in various events and helping around the Youth Center!
For the second week of March we were joined by Commerce Bank’s William Stark! Bill gave us a wonderful, very informative presentation on banking, budgeting, and how to protect yourself from scams and identity theft! The kids
and I learned a lot of very helpful tips and information that will help us all in the future, and we are all very thankful towards him!
For our third meeting of the month, the kids and I tried our hand at the #TrashTag challenge! We went through the property of the Youth Center and the surrounding areas across the street that are frequented by patrons of the MYC, and cleaned up all the trash from the area! We used the amount of trash we picked up as an educational opportunity to show that even if it’s not your trash, cleaning it up can both have a positive impact on the environment and give you a sense of accomplishment!
For the first and final week of March, Youth Council members Danica Crim, Patricia Fernandes, Yvy Lima, Igor Freeman, and Jake Cahill filmed and edited footage for some of our programs in March with equipment and space rented to us by MilfordTV! We would like to express our gratitude towards everyone over at MilfordTV for allowing the kids to explore such a wonderful career option and for teaching them proper filming and editing practices!
This month we were also asked to be a part of the 25th Annual Family Fun and Disability Awareness Fair, hosted at MHS on Saturday, March 16th! The kids and I had a great time exploring the various organizations in the area and met lots of wonderful people doing wonderful things for the community!