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Ogden Youth Council reports tours, service projects and recruitment progress to council
Summary
The Ogden City Youth Council presented its year of activities, including tours of civic facilities, service projects that assembled 100 hygiene kits for Lantern House and outreach at the State Capitol. Organizers said applications for next year are open and that they currently have 14 applicants.
Brandon Garside, communications director for the Ogden City Council and coordinator of the Ogden City Youth Council, presented a year-end report at the June 3 meeting, outlining civic tours, leadership development work and service projects carried out by high-school members.
Garside said the youth council has a three-part purpose: to educate youth about local government, to develop leadership skills and to serve the community. "We approached this with a three-tier purpose for the council," Garside said, describing outreach to schools and hands-on tours.
Youth council members described tours of the Weber County Elections Office, a police training simulator, the Marshall White Center construction site and the Public Safety Building. Members also reported attending Local Officials Day at the Capitol, participating in a mock debate and meeting Lieutenant Governor Deidre Henderson.
Service work included supporting a community Thanksgiving dinner, staffing a community Christmas gift booth and a year-long service project with Lantern House. Titus, a youth council member, said the group assembled 100 hygiene kits and handed them to Lantern House for distribution to people in need.
Garside said this year'9s schools represented on the council included Ben Lomond High School, Ogden High School, Nuames (New Aims) and Bonneville High School (a Bonneville student who lives in Ogden participates). He said applications for the coming year are open; the council has received 14 applications so far. Garside said the council has no fixed cap on participants and historically admitted applicants as they applied; last year there were 17 applicants and average event attendance was about 7.5 students.
Council Member Ritchie and others asked for a breakdown of attendance by school; Garside said he would provide that. He gave contact information for the program and encouraged interested families to apply. "If you apply, you're in," Garside said, describing the council's current approach to participation.
Council members praised the youth council for community service and suggested additional outreach to increase Ben Lomond participation; Ritchie and others volunteered to assist with recruitment efforts.
