New York Mills, MN

Horizons receives unexpected gift |  Perham Enterprise Bulletin  & New York Mills Herald  | Perham, Minnesota

Kudos!  Select above link to read details from NYM Herald. 

NY Mills 7th-grader to take historic walk in D.C. |  Perham Enterprise Bulletin  & New York Mills Herald  | Perham, Minnesota 

Adam Creek, a founding member of the NYM Horizons Youth Council is going to attend the Junior National Young Leaders Conference in Washington DC on March 8th.  Check out the write up in the NYM Herald.

Article in the Herald about the NYM Pancake Breakfast!

Slideshow of the event.

Youth Council 2009 MLKDay Project Evaluation

2009 MLKDay Beloved Community Survey Responses

http://www.energizingentrepreneurs.org/content/cr.php?id=2&sel=1

Check it out! Named Entrepreneur of the month for its entrepreneurial spirit in turning rural arts and culture into economic development.

Met yesterday (10/22/08) to begin planning a few activities. The Youth Council is decorating a tree for the Community Christmas Tree Festival as well as having a short survey available to recruit. We are planning a Youth dance for a Friday night in December and they are planning a MLK Jr. Day of Service event to address hunger issues (Pancake breakfast) Please stay tuned for details. If you would like to be part of the inspiring crew of young individuals join us at our next meeting.

NYM Youth Council…expressing and addressing the needs of NYM youth through creativity and service.

We had our 1st meeting of the 08-09 NYM Youth Council on Wednesday Oct. 15. 10 Youth and 2 adults. There was a lot of energy in the room and the M & Ms kept energy high! The discussion centered around a mission loosely crafted as “NYM Youth Council is youth planning safe, fun, chemical free activities for youth” Pretty simple I think! We brainstormed quite a few activities we could plan including (leaf raking, a dance, community meal and much more). You will be hearing lots about them as time goes on. Keep your eyes and ears open! We will have regular update meetings on the 15th day of the month @ 3:30. Event planning meetings will be as needed. We will have a planning meeting on Wednesday Oct 22 to work out details for the activity the Youth Coucil will host w/i the next 30 days! Join us at the Public library if you can @ 3:30PM.

Next Meeting 10/15/08 3:30 PM in the Public Library meeting room. We will plan future meetings, set the agenda (mission and goals) for the year. If you are ages 8-18 and wish to have a part in this group please plan to attend. Parents and other concerned adults welcome!

– Submitted by Emily Blomberg, Adam Creek & Asante Creek.

12 NYM Youth Council members worked a combined 770 minutes on Fridays in June and July picking up trash in our community.

“Our city is pretty clean but the amount of cigarette butts was disturbing. We also found an overdue library book – which we returned, four shoes, and a lighter,” Emily Blomberg.

We did our litter pickup on 3 days instead of four for 40-45 minutes a day because we were rained out two of the four Fridays in June. We raised $220 dollars for the Youth Council Fund. We will use these and other funds that we raise for youth activities in NYM. 

We want to thank the following individuals and businesses for providing their support for our Pick Up for Pledges campaign: Al and Jana Berube, Ed Buerkle, Victoria Creek, Jean Lillis, Farmers & Merchants State Bank, Cenex Co-Op, Dean’s Country Market, New York Mills Horizons Volunteer & Leadership Squad and Otter Tail-Wadena Community Action Council. 

Thank you for your support!  The New York Mills Youth Council

Wanted: 4-6 volunteers (youth, families, retired, individual or groups) to stuff school supplies into backpacks for OTWCAC’s Stuff the Bus Campaign!  Friday Aug 15 or Monday Aug 18. 

Donations for the Stuff the Bus campaign are welcomed!

Applications for school supplies are being accepted until Friday Aug 8th. 

Contact Lynn Nesland at (lmnesland@otwcac.org) or 218/385-2900 to apply, donate or volunteer!

My mom said I should put this on the blog, because I might be able to get more support. This letter (adam-creek_jrnylc-fundraising-letter_6-3-08.doc) has gone out to many friends, family and neighbors…

I am Adam Creek.   My 6th grade teacher, Mrs. Koehler, nominated me for Jr National Young Leader Conference this fall in Washington DC. I was honored by the fact that she thought enough of me and my leadership potential to take the time to fill out the nomination form.

I have been pretty active in the community since we moved here. I have participated on the Mediation Team at school. This spring, my sister and I raised $45 for the food shelf and organized a dodge-ball tournament for elementary youth. I am a founding member of the NYM Youth Council.

I am happy to accept the nomination, and now the challenge is to cover the costs to attend what I believe will be a life changing conference in a historic setting. Registration is $1840. My mom and dad are very supportive and will provide transportation and half of the registration fee $920. They feel and I agree that I need to take an active role in getting there.

That is why I am coming to you. I have been raising money since June. So far I have earned or collected a total $315 towards my half of the registration fee. If you were given this type of opportunity when you were younger wouldn’t you hate to miss out on it for lack of money!

If you would like to help me get to my goal of $920 by August 1, please consider making a donation to support my continued development as a young leader in NYM. Your support will assist me in developing my leadership potential that will last me a lifetime benefiting me, my family and our community!

Make Checks Payable to JrNYLC reference my student ID 326897-1975480

Donations can be delivered to my mom at OTWCAC or mailed to

Adam Creek
105 Wendy Woods Ln #202
NYM MN 56567

Thank you!
Adam Creek