McKnight Neighborhood Council, Inc.

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Subject: Governor's Youth Council (On Behalf Of Doug Rubin)

Greetings,

I am pleased to inform you of an opportunity to involve young people in state government.

For the past few months, the Governor’s Office of Community Affairs has been developing the Governor’s Statewide Youth Council. The goal of the Council is to encourage the Commonwealth’s young people to become involved in their communities and to participate in planning and problem solving by taking on leadership roles. The Youth Council will focus on issues important to youth as well as the Governor’s priorities of education, economic development and civic engagement. The Youth Council will act as an advisory body to the Governor and his Administration.

In developing the concept for the Council, an extensive outreach process has been utilized. Between January and March of this year, four planning meetings were held in Boston , Lowell , Worcester , and Springfield , with approximately 80 young people attending each meeting. Eighty-three community- and faith-based organizations also participated in this process.

The Statewide Youth Council will be comprised of 28 young people ages 14 to 20 representing the 14 counties in the Commonwealth, with two representatives per county. Participants will come from various walks of life and will represent the diversity of the Commonwealth.

Each youth member, together with his or her adult sponsor, will also be responsible for organizing meetings in their local communities to assess which issues should be brought to the statewide council. These “local councils” will provide more access opportunities for youth to become involved beyond the 28 official representatives, and in this manner will better serve all of the youth of Massachusetts .

Selection of the council will be by application, which is available at www.mass.gov/governor/youthcouncil. Applications are due by May 30, 2008. A selection committee will review the applications and select the 28 members, who will then be notified via mail.

The Office of Community Affairs is dedicated to ensuring that the Council serves the Governor with its full potential. If you would like to become involved, please contact the Office of Community Affairs at 617 725-4020. I encourage you to share this information with organizations with whom you work and I thank you, in advance, for your interest and support.

Sincerely,

Doug Rubin,
Chief of Staff, Office of Governor Patrick

Board of Directors

Calendar

Last Meeting Minutes

Next Meeting Agenda

MAP

Mason Square Library Advisory Committee

Articles of Organization

By-Laws (See below: General Meeting to change out-dated by-laws)

Board of Directors   

Newsletter (See Current Issue below)

Committees:

Communications/ Website (Co-Chairs: Jim Llewellyn & Ben Swan Jr.) 

Finance / Fundraising (Chair: Marianne Winters)

Housing / Code Enforcement (Chair: Denise Moccia)

Neighborhood Development & Planning (Demetrios Panteleakis)

Public Safety (Chair: Walter Kroll)

Links:

City of Springfield

Springfield Police

Commonwealth of Masachusetts

Weed and Seed

Sprinngfield Partners for Community Action

Springfield Public Library

MNC Newsletter (Current Issue): May-June, 2008 - Page 1, Page 2, Page 3, Page 4, Page 5, Page 6, Page 7, Page 8

 We have changed our out-dated By-Laws

  Thank you very much to all who participated in this effort and showed up for the meeting!

To see the By-Laws as adopted on April 8, 2008, at a general membership meeting of the McKnight Neighborhood Council, Inc. Click on By-Laws.

THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO PICKED UP!!!

Saturday, MAY 3, 2008

Let's Keep it UP!!

Don't litter - Pick it UP!!     

Keep Springfield Beautiful

 CITY-WIDE COMMUNITY CLEANUP

Another GREAT SUCCESS in McKnight!

     Many THANKS

                                           to all who participate!

  PLEASE KEEP McKNIGHT and SPRINGFIELD GREEN and CLEAN!