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Youth First > Annual Report Youth First Annual Report
July 1, 2007 - June 30, 2008
Educational
Awareness
Youth First informational articles or
presentations this year: 23
Examples: School Open House booths, National Honor Society, Key Club,
Youth As Resources, school calendar, information in AMS report card mailing,
Business Expo, Crash Car, Youth First Power Point, Annandale Advocate
(Community Service Week, AMS Nursing Home Visits), Youth First Website, WCFSC
Website, Reports to Morgan Family Foundation, Informational letters and YF
annual report to Corinna Township Board, meeting with Ministerial Association,
annual reports sent to M & J Foundation, Eastview, City of Annandale,
Improvement Club, Kiwanis, HOLT and Lions
Organizations/businesses that donated
time and/or money: 39
Harper Family Foundation, Kiwanis, Lions, Annandale State Bank, City of
Annandale, Edina Realty, Improvement Club, Free Church, Methodist Church,
Catholic Church, St. Johns Church, Zion Lutheran Church, National Honor
Society, Key Club, AMS Parent Advisory, Annandale Schools, WCFSC, Wright County
Sheriffs Department, Wright County Crash Car, Advocate, Youth First Board of
Directors, Corinna Township, Southside Township, Wright County Human Services,
Bishop Family Charitable Fund, VFW Ladies Auxiliary, Joe Rassat, St. Johns
Lutheran Church Women, Youth As Resources/Initiative Foundation, Marge
Pink/United Way, Heart of the Lakes Triathlon, Annandale Chamber of Commerce,
Miller Architects, Morgan Family, Zane Schaefer, Anonymous, Jeff and Kim
Holmberg, Roger and Karen Millner, Al and Barb Ostlund
Grants and Donations: $28,678.00
Harper Family Foundation-$10,000, City of Annandale-$5,000,
Kiwanis-$2,000, Heart of the Lakes Triathlon $1,500, Corinna Township-$1,500,
Annandale Chamber of Commerce $1,000, Annandale State Bank-$1,000, Bishop Family
Charitable Fund $1000, Youth As Resources/Initiative Foundation $898, Morgan
Family $840, St. Johns Women $700, Edina Realty-$650, Southside Township
$500, Miller Architects $500, Annandale Lions Club $439, Marge Pink through
United Way $278, Joe Rassat $217, Zane
and Charlene Schaefer $200, Anonymous $200, Dr. Jeffrey and Kim Holmberg-$100,
Roger and Karen Millner $50, Al and Barb Ostlund $50, Annandale Improvement Club
$31, VFW Ladies Auxiliary $25Thanks to all!
Asset-Building
Activities
Number of students participating in asset-building activities (duplicated): 6,661
Number of activities: 41
Examples:
Centennial Villa Bingo, Cardinal Buddies, AMS Exploratory Day, 8th
Grade Mystery Service Day, Community Clean-Up Week, Five Community Youth Nights
(featuring two skating nights, swimming, crazy game night and haunted house
visit), AMS and Bendix Homecoming Pep Rallies, New Student Welcome, Team
Adventures, Boxtops for Education Student Challenges, AMS bulletin boards and
display cases - highlighting student achievements, Camp Eastview,
Camp
Knollwood, Camp Elm Grove, Key Club recruiting, AHS Game Night, AMS After the
Bell, AMS Teen Club, Students of the Month, Bendix Kids Night Out, AMS
Graduation, AMS Food Drive, On A Roll, Bendix Boys and Girls Clubs, Bendix
Rockin Readers, Youth As Resources, Childcare at AMS conferences, and Visit
Your School Day
Number of hours students were involved in asset-building activities:
21,072
Community
Connections
Number of community members and/or students involved in asset - building
or school activities sponsored by Youth First
(duplicated): 1,409
Total hours of volunteer service produced through Youth First
efforts: 8,552
Students 2,392 hours Adults 6,160 hours
Examples:
AMS Copier, AMS Visitor Desk, Boys Club, Business Expo, AMS Picture Day, Ron
Smith, Activity Nights, Youth Nights, Gifted/Talented, book binding, 8th
Grade Service Day, Community Clean-Up, AMS childcare, Girls Club, volunteer
appreciation event, 8th grade Grad Lunch, classroom helper, AMS and
AHS Staff Appreciation Meals, AMS and AHS Vision and Hearing Screening, field
trips, All Night Graduation Party, Exploratory Day and registration, Book Fairs,
correct tests, Visit your School Day, AMS Clean-Up Day, Bendix Kids Night
Out, Cardinal Buddies, Santa at Cardinal Buddies, Centennial Villa Bingo, After
the Bell, AMS and AHS scoliosis screening, AMS Food Drive, AMS Open House, 6th
grade project, Youth First Board of Directors, Youth As Resources Board of
Directors
Other Community Connection Efforts: Volunteer Recognition Brunch and holiday extras, NHS liaison, AMS new family phone calls, AMS Parent Advisory, AHS Parent Advisory, WCFSC Governance Board meetings, WCFSC Finance Committee Meetings, Time Study meetings and trainings, Teacher Appreciation events, WCFSC Quarterly Reports, Kiwanis Moonlight Bowling Fundraiser, AMS Support Staff Appreciation events, Volunteer form mailing, new AMS Parent Movin to the Middle book contributor, thank you notes and solicitations to many local sponsors
Mentoring
Number of students connected with mentors (duplicated some students may be in more than one mentor program): 334
Number of hours students were engaged in mentor activities
(Students x hours): 8,108 hours
Percentage of mentees surveyed who reported learning something to help them get along better with others: 80%
Percentage of students that liked
activities: 100%
Mentor Programs: Cardinal Buddies, Boys Club, Girls Club, Team Adventures, After the Bell, Teen Club, Camp Eastview, Camp Knollwood & Camp Elm Grov
Annandale
Youth First is a grass roots initiative to
inspire and challenge individuals,
organizations and the entire community to become ASSET-BUILDERS FOR YOUTH.
For
more information contact:
Mary
Barkley Brown, Coordinator
mbarkleybrown@annandale.k12.mn.us
pwurm@annandale.k12.mn.us
(320)
274-0636
www.annandaleonline.com/civic/youth_first.htm