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July 15, 2015

Local appointed to
Governor’s Youth
Commission
PHOENIX— The Governor’s Office
of Youth, Faith and Family has selected the Governor’s Youth Commission Class of 2015-2016, doubling the number of youth serving
Arizona, with representation that
includes La Paz County. Quartzsite
resident Jonathon “Jack” McElwin has been selected to be a part
of this select group.
The purpose of the Governor’s
Youth Commission (GYC) is to engage youth through innovative programs, events and campaigns that
effectively serve their communities
in areas most meaningful to them.
The GYC is a diverse body of Arizona’s high school sophomores,
juniors and seniors serving for the
2015 – 2016 school year. The GYC
is composed of members from all of
Arizona’s fifteen counties.
The selection process was “incredibly competitive” with hundreds
of youth applying from across the
state, according to a press release.
Given the highly qualified pool of
applicants, the commission appointed a total of 50 high school
sophomores, juniors and seniors.
This year the commission will focus
on substance abuse, bullying, teen
dating violence, texting and civics
education, in their respective counties. Youth will be working to take
the lead in mobilizing their peers to
bring about positive change.

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“We couldn’t be more excited to
work with this talented pool of
young men and women to see how
they will better the state of Arizona
through their collective efforts,”
GOYFF Director Debbie Moak said.
The GYC was formed in 1989 with
the purpose of engaging youth
through innovative programs, events
and campaigns that effectively serve
their communities. Teens learn how
to serve on a board from a nationally
recognized training program, build
partnerships in their communities
and plan service projects.
Last April the commission helped
the state of Arizona rank No. 1 in
the world in youth lead service projects for Global Youth Service Day.
The youth completed 121 projects,
reaching first in the world and plan
to increase that number this year.
“We look forward to welcoming our
new commissioners to this prestigious group and harnessing their
collective youth voices to solve challenges for the state of Arizona,” the
press release noted.
The commission will inspire and
empower other youth to lead and
participate in local volunteer programs and raise awareness of community issues statewide. Teens
learn how to serve on a board, participate in committees, plan service
projects and events.

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