Hutchinson youth city council schedules summer service events, approves meet-and-greet and logo study session

The Hutchinson City Council's Youth City Council on a recent meeting approved a set of community events for spring and summer and scheduled a study session to continue work on the group's logo redesign.

Council members voted to hold an "On House" donation drive on June 27 from 2:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the Avenue A Building, a Cow Creek cleanup on June 7 from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m., and a public meet-and-greet on May 10 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at George Pyle Park. The youth council also agreed to address the logo redesign at the study session the body previously authorized.

The events are intended to provide volunteer opportunities and direct service to vulnerable residents. Organizers asked for in-kind donations such as personal-hygiene items, sunscreen, clothes and summer-appropriate supplies for the On House drive, and they said breakfast will be provided to volunteers after the Cow Creek cleanup. A raffle tied to donations is planned; last year the council offered one raffle entry for each set of five donated items.

Members moved and seconded each item during the meeting and then took roll-call voice votes. For the On House drive the roll call recorded the same four members voting “yes”: Wellington, Holtz, Moseley and Lemonyan; the motion passed. The Cow Creek cleanup motion likewise passed on the recorded voice vote. A separate motion to schedule the logo redesign discussion for the study session and a motion to hold the meet-and-greet each passed on roll calls that recorded Wellington, Holtz, Moseley and Lemonyan voting in the affirmative.

Organizers said they will publish more details — including specific drop-off locations for the June 27 drive and cleanup meeting points for June 7 — on the youth council's social media and at future meetings as logistics are finalized.

Votes at a glance

- Motion to schedule a study session (topic: logo redesign) — Outcome: approved. Recorded roll call: Wellington (yes), Holtz (yes), Moseley (yes), Lemonyan (yes). Notes: study session to cover logo voting procedure and youth-only voting option; motion moved and seconded during the meeting.

- Motion to host the On House donation drive (June 27, 2:30–6 p.m., Avenue A Building) — Outcome: approved. Recorded roll call: Wellington (yes), Holtz (yes), Moseley (yes), Lemonyan (yes). Notes: organizers requested donations of hygiene items, sunscreen, clothes and food; raffle rule from prior year: five donated items earned one raffle entry.

- Motion to hold Cow Creek cleanup (June 7, 7–11 a.m.) — Outcome: approved. Recorded roll call: Wellington (yes), Holtz (yes), Moseley (yes), Lemonyan (yes). Notes: breakfast for volunteers planned after cleanup.

- Motion to hold a public meet-and-greet (May 10, 1–4 p.m., George Pyle Park gazebo) — Outcome: approved. Recorded roll call: Wellington (yes), Holtz (yes), Moseley (yes), Lemonyan (yes).

What happened next

Council members and youth organizers emphasized outreach: recruiting volunteers, soliciting local small-business raffle donations and publicizing event details. For the logo redesign, council members discussed administering votes via a QR-linked Google form or paper ballots and several members suggested limiting the official logo vote to youth council peers so the emblem reflects youth perspectives.

The meeting closed after brief announcements about upcoming school concerts and promotions; members reiterated they will publish event details on social media and at future meetings.