PeaceJam (2010) Registration Materials

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Peace,

Larry Lucio

Especially our AmeriCorps VISTA Rachel.

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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!

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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.

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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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.

Every donation made through GiveMN.org on November 17, starting at 8 a.m. through 8 a.m. November 18, will receive a portion of $500,000 in matching funds provided by local foundations. This means that the exact amount matched per dollar donated will be determined after Give to the Max Day concludes. GiveMN.org will divide the $500,000 of matching funds by the total donations.

In addition, GiveMN partners are paying the transaction costs for gifts made through the site on Give to the Max Day – that means that 100% of your gift will go straight to youthrive!

Plus, as an additional incentive, the three nonprofit organizations that receive donations from the most individual donors on Give to the Max day will each receive cash prizes.

So, if you’ve been thinking about making a gift to youthrive, November 17 is a great day to do it!

Here’s what you do:

• Starting at 8 a.m. Nov 17 through 8 a.m. Nov 18, go to GiveMN.org.
• Choose youthrive as the organization you’d like to donate to.
• Increase the impact of your gift thanks to the matching funds.

We’ll send you a reminder on November 17 to make the most of your contribution by making it on Give To the Max Day!

If you would like to make a special year end gift and choose not to donate through GiveMN.org, you may give directly to youthrive via personal check. Please make checks payable to youthrive and mail to us at 400 Selby Ave, Suite G-3, St. Paul, MN 55102.

Your donation supports innovative programs designed and led by young people.

Sincerely,

Callie Aguilar
youthrive

“The PeaceJam curriculum, events and interaction with Nobel Peace Prize Laureates provide young people the opportunity to enhance their skills as leaders,” said Donna Gillen, executive director of youthrive. “We are delighted that Rigoberta has accepted our invitation, and that youth attending will also benefit from the educational resources and energy of our new hosts, the University of Minnesota in partnership with the University YMCA.”

In previous years, youthrive has brought youth together with Nobel Peace Prize Laureates Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Betty Williams of Northern Ireland, Adolfo Pé rez Esquivel of Argentina, Dr. Shirin Ebadi of Iran, and Wangari Maathai of Kenya. Menchú Tum, a Mayan Indian from Guatemala, received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1992 for her work in social justice and the rights of indigenous peoples.

“Nobel Peace Prize Laureates, many of whom have come from environments of extreme violence and oppression, are an inspiring reminder that each of us can take nonviolent action to make positive changes in our communities,” said Gillen. “Rigoberta’s message of how to move beyond the hurt to actual healing is important and timely for many communities. The opportunity for youth to learn from each other and from Rigoberta, combined with the opportunity to benefit from the University of Minnesota and the University YMCA, promises to make this an incredible PeaceJam experience.”

“If ever there was a time to get involved in your community and change the world, the time is now,” said University YMCA Student Board member Lauren Randall. “PeaceJam starts local and turns global; the possibilities are endless. It’s a platform for your dreams; who doesn’t want to get involved with that?”

“The University YMCA is honored to be a cosponsor of this great event along with the University of Minnesota,” stated Dr. Hedy Lemar-Walls, executive director of the University YMCA. “As a co-sponsor of PeaceJam, we can broaden the experiences of our college students in addressing global issues as well as work with local youth, which helps to strengthen our mission of building ethical leadership capacities of young adults in a context of social justice issues.”

Vice Provost for Student Affairs Jerry Rinehart agrees. “We are pleased that many University of Minnesota students, faculty and staff will have the opportunity to interact with Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Rigoberta Menchú Tum. The PeaceJam Club at the University of Minnesota has played an important role in bringing this opportunity to the University; their members are actively involved in planning the events and will be working with the high school youth from across the region.”

youthrive serves as the Upper Midwest affiliate of PeaceJam International. For information on how youth may participate in the PeaceJam Slam in October and the April PeaceJam conference, contact Callie Aguilar of youthrive at (651) 224-3066. College students interested in serving as mentors are invited to contact Lauren Randall of the University YMCA at Student.Board@ymcampls.org. For more information on youthrive, visit youthrive.net.