A Very Happy Valentine’s Day to All!

Especially our AmeriCorps VISTA Rachel.

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!

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.

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.

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.

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 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.

(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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