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PeaceJam 2010 Registration Materials

March 1st, 2010

PeaceJam (2010) Registration Materials

youthrive has made the PeaceJam registration materials available for you in a convenient download below.  Just click the ZIP icon and you will be on your way.

Zip files are ubiquitous on the web, but if you still need help you can follow this link to the official Microsoft Office Help Page.

* Zip File Direct Link:  youthrive_net-PeaceJamRegistrationMaterials-2010 <—that link]

Peace,

Larry Lucio

Happy Valentine’s Day

February 15th, 2010

A Very Happy Valentine’s Day to All!

Especially our AmeriCorps VISTA Rachel.

CYE in Aitkin, MN

February 15th, 2010

On Saturday February 6th some of the youthrive team drove up north to Aitkin, MN

for a Circle of Youth Engagement training.

The training was a great success and much fun for everyone involved!

We saw some old friends and made some new ones.

We hope to see them all at PeaceJam 2010 with Rigoberta Menchu Tum

April 24th & 25th!

Much thanks goes out to everyone who participated in the day.

We can’t wait to go back to Aitkin!

Our Youngest Staff

February 1st, 2010

Vince turns 1 today!

It’s his Golden Birthday.

He enjoyed his cake very much.

As well as all the gifts he received. A big thanks to everyone who celebrated with us.

Celebrating Youth!

January 31st, 2010

Wisconsin Youth Company, Inc.

Proudly presents…

youthrive is at Celebrating Youth! in Madison, WI.

We are exhibiting and youthrive presents youthrive: LIVE! is performing on two stages

with DJ Snuggles and Jeron.

It is also Jeron’s 15th Birthday today!! Happy Birthday Jeron!

It was a long day trip but well worth the effort. We made some wonderful contacts in Madison and had a great time at the conference.

Thank you to everyone who made the trip a successful one.





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Annual National Service-Learning Conference

January 13th, 2010

The 21st Annual National Service-Learning Conference — Inspire. Imagine. Innovate! will take place March 24-27, 2010 in San Jose, Calif., this event celebrates service-learning as a force that spans cultural and national boundaries, builds communities, and strengthens young people.

Visuals In Peace

December 3rd, 2009

To order your copy of the “Visuals In Peace” book, please place your order over the phone by calling the youthrive office at (651)224-3066.

Please support youthrive on Give to the Max Day

November 16th, 2009

Dear Friend of youthrive:

Please remember youthrive on this unique day of giving! Your donation is needed now, more than ever, to support our dynamic
programs designed and led by young people!

A group of Minnesota foundations collaborated to create a new online giving site, GiveMN.org. To promote the new site, November 17 has been named “Give to the Max Day.”

The goal? To raise as much money as possible for Minnesota nonprofits in 24 hours, starting at 8 a.m. on November 17. Individuals are encouraged to give throughout the 24-hour period.
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PeaceJam SLAM

October 21st, 2009

PeaceJam SLAM will be held Saturday, October 24th from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m (CST). This event serves as an opportunity for youth and their adult advisers to gear up for PeaceJam 2010, which will be held next April and will feature Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Rigoberta Menchu Tum of Guatemala.

Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Rigoberta Menchú Tum to Engage Youth as Peace builders at youthrive’s PeaceJam; University of Minnesota in Partnership with the University YMCA to Serve as Host Site

October 21st, 2009

(Saint Paul, Minn., Sept. xx, 2009) — The Saint Paul-based nonprofit youthrive is inviting high school-age students, college mentors, and community groups committed to youth leadership to apprentice with Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Rigoberta Menchú Tum of Guatemala to focus on community-based solutions to the problems of violence. The peacebuilding initiative, which will focus on the theme of “Healing Communities Torn by Racism and Violence,” will kick off with a PeaceJam Slam on October 24, 2009, followed by a PeaceJam conference April 24 – 26, 2010, attended by Menchú Tum. The University of Minnesota, in partnership with the University YMCA, will serve as the host site.

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