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Home My WebLink AboutYOUTH COMMISSION - 04/10/1999 - MINUTES YOUTH COMMISSION MEETING SATURDAY, APRIL 10, 1999 ;8:00 a.m. CHERNICK CONFERENCE ROOM Members to Attendance: Frank Czarnik Amy Herrick Barb Lahtinen Brittany Marques Chris Prochno Ashley Taylor Mike Urban Members Absent: David Gaeger Joe Gaeger Pat Feichter Brian Keyworth Marian Noehre Chris Prochno discussed the Youth Commission shirts and advised that they will be ordered within the next two weeks. She will contact Mike from Channel 6 and try to get a copy of their logo showing the Village and Park District logo together. The logo will appear on the front left pocket area of the shirt to show that the Commission is made up of a cooperative effort between the Park District and the Village. Barb has secured a flat bed and truck for the Youth Commission to use in the Village Parade. The theme of the float will be"]Music of the 90's". Chris will call DJ Snoble to see if he will ride on the float and play music. Any interested youths are welcome to ride on the float. Ashley distributed a flyer on Suicide Prevention Week (September 19-25). She suggested that the Youth Commission help promote the program. A copy of the information is attached to these minutes. This subject will be discussed further at the May meeting. The meeting adjourned at 9:30 a.m. The next meting will be Saturday, May I, 1999 at 8:00 a.m. in the Council Chambers. CP/pd c. President and Board of Trustees, Park: District Board, Village Clerk, Village Manager, Assistant Village Manager, Assistant to the Village Manager, Administrative Intern, Police Chief, Youth Commission members. YRW Activities Pagel of 2 Activities for Suicide Prevention Week September 19-25, 1999 We invite you to develop prevention week activities locally, please feel free to use theseideasl Get proclamations declaring suicide week in your area: Contact the Mayor's/Governor's office and request that September 20-26 be proclaimed as your city's/state's suicide Prevention Week and arrange press coverage. See proclamations Hold a 'Walk for Life' walk: For information on Colorado's walk, click here. Hold a 'Memory Ceremony' .- These eremony' :These will involve releasing 'memory bubbles and balloons' throughout the world. For information on Colorado's ceremony, click here. Involve your state's Suicide Quilt The Colorado Quilt will be displayed at the walk. Information will also be available for the next Colorado quilt, you can have your loved one included in the new Colorado quilt. To learn more about the quilt program, contact Sandy Martin of'Lifekeepe�r '.This is a wonderful program, and we at Light for Life encourage you to participate in memory of your loved ones. Check here for Colorado to information. Locations of world-wide events-balloon releases will be posted when we receive them. To enable those who want to attend activities in areas world-wide, please email us with your location/event list. We will post them quickly so you may all share this powerful time with other survivors and with all who want to stop this epidemic. Send pictures and stories of your prevention week activities and events. They will be posted on web and/or submitted Into 'LifeLines'the Light for Life newsletter. (if you do not want them posted in web, please let us know). Hold a_candle_ lighting memorial More Suggestions: Contact local support groups and let them know about the prevention week. (Invite them to participate in the candle ceremony). Contact local schools/universities, service groups and agencies to offer to help make cards and yellow ribbons available. Offer to help place large Yellow Ribbons on school doors, Office doors, Church doors, Youth Center doors. Offer to help make(or you yourself make) posters and flyers. I uiN.0 www.ycuuw1 wuui W1 y1 y 1 w.1 win W al yy Light For Life Foundation International PO Box 644 We;dminster, CO 80030-0644 303-429-3530 FAX 303-426-4496 www.yellowribbon.org April 9, 1999 Congressman address-etc. Dear Congressman Youth Suicide is the lastest growing killer of youth today'according to federal officials and we need your interest and support to help stop this epidemic.Too many kids are dying and the issue of suicide has been swept under the carpet too long. Statistics show that 95%of all suicides are preventable with proper prevention and awareness. Even though the rates are increasing every year,there are programs that are working and one of the most effective is the Yellow Ribbon Program of the Light for Life Foundation International. Started in Sept. 1994 with the suicide of 17 year old Michael Emme,the program has spread across all 50 states and many foreign countries and is already credited officially with SAVING MORE THAN 1,000 lives as of Sept. 1997, and the numbers are growing.Youth and adults all over this country are starting the program in their schools, churches, communities and helping to form a network of caring,willing people who realize that not only does it take a village to raise a child, but'It takes a village to SAVE a child'and we are saving precious lives. Help us to save our countrys most precious resource, our youth!!Youth suicide is 3-6 times greater than homicide. This letter is a request for recognition of a"Yellow Ribbon Youth Suicide Awareness and Prevention Week"to be designated on 19-25 September, 1999. Will you designate, or ask your agency, to proclaim this week officially and to contact the Light For Life Foundation international for more information on how you personally and officially can help save lives.This proclamation is being designated throughout the United States and Canada already. Be willing to save lives. Never before has the opportunity to do something so simple been so effective in saving lives. Simply knowing that it is okay to ask for help and that people are willing to listen has been credited with many saved lives. Be a part of helping our youth, saving our precious children, saving our future. Let us know if we can count on you for your support of this proclamation, support of our children and support for suicide awareness and prevention programs and legislation. Thank you in advance for helping our children know that it is okay to ask for help and for helping our children to have a future.Any other assistance you can provide would be greatly appreciated. The Light For Life Foundation International is a recognized 501(c)(3)and is dedicated to eliminating youth suicide through the use of the Yellow Ribbon Card Program. More information regarding this work can be found by writing to: LIGHT FOR LIFE FOUNDATION INTERNATIONAL POBox 644 Westminste, CO 80030-0644 light4life@yellowribbon.org www.yellowribbon.org Sincerely, Ashley Taylor