Man, I really need to learn how to spell Gautimala!

Thank you Thank you Thank you

At our Meeting on March 16th we were able to fill all the easter eggs, assemble 45 hygeine kits, visit the Retirement Home, and see Kyle Guatimala Presentation! We could not have done all this without the help and support from so many wonderful youth and groups in our community! We love and appreciate you all! :)

These great pictures are from the wonderful retreat on Feb. 26th. Chet and Leanne Tripp let us have some great experiences at their gym, and they shared some cool stories from their lives.

Some Fun YC Pictures

What a good lookin' group of kids! You're so awesome! More than 2300 hours of volunteer work will benefit our community this year!

Fire Prevention Night at the Fire Station!

Legislator Day January 26th! We were priviledged to hear Larry Gelwix- the Rugby Coach speak, and meet Gary Thorup a lobbyist, and Mr. Christensen- Sandy Representative!

Sledding was lots of fun in January! Oranges, and treats, races down the hill and of course hot chocolate to warm up those freezing fingers!

Mayor for March is Drake Thompson!

We just had a fabulous Retreat thanks for Tami for planning such a great day full of motivational speakers like Chet and Leanne Tripp, and Hiedi Crocket! We loved the gym and had a great lunch, and then ended the evening with movie "Glory Road".

We will start filling easter-eggs on March 16th meeting so plan to stay abit longer if you can. Pizza provided for dinner! Tell anyone you know... friends, scout troops, activity day groups, school clubs, etc. because we can use all the help! I figure it'll take us about 3 hours!

Also, on March 19th we have the opportunity to tour the Roadhome Homeless shelter. If you want to come along meet at my house at 8:45 on saturday morning! We will be dropping off hygeine kits for them!

Thanks again to all of you wonderful YC kids! Thanks for your help with Literacy Night Mar. 3rd. You guys are amazing!

Who benefits more?

As I've observed you wonderful Youth Council kids serving in our community I've seen character grow. Just last Wednesday when we visited the elderly at the Retirement Home, I saw you practice good communication (as we practiced in our meeting before) reaching out, and really listening to what these wonderful people have to say! Sometimes, ok- most of the time you have to really try hard to ask them questions and get them talking. You have to really show interest, and care about them. Just yesterday, on the news they said that kids in todays world who play excessive, T.V. and video games find it difficult to stay focused in a conversation because it is boring compared to the high energy games and world around them. By serving and reaching out to the Elderly we become compassionate as we realize we all live facing the same fears, anxiousness at times, but also joys, and peacefulness we contribute to the world around us. And so it is, living and reaching out making this world a better place, and thus having more peace and contentment in our own lives!

Mayor for Febuary is Trent Yeates!

Hey kids, some fun activities await us this month. Yikes we're already in almost two weeks, but at our next meeting we'll frost cookies for the Elderly at the Retirement Home. We'll also plan out and assign responsibilities to assist the PTA at Lakeside for the Book night on March 3rd. Thanks also to all the help and support you wonderful Youth Council kids and parents are to the program!