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Mayor's Youth Council outlines food drive and winter festival plans
Summary
Youth council members reported on a peanut-butter-and-jelly drive for the Inner Church Food Pantry, a competition with a high-school club, upcoming Christmas Angel shopping and a booth at the winter festival selling baked goods.
Members of the Mayor's Youth Council updated the Franklin City Council on recent volunteer and outreach activities.
Grace, a junior, said the group is running a food drive collecting peanut butter and jelly for the Inner Church Food Pantry and is competing with another high-school club to collect the most donations. She also said the Youth Council is planning Christmas Angel shopping for the December holidays and will operate a booth selling homemade baked goods at the winter festival downtown.
Allison Norton (Youth Council) briefly identified herself as a sophomore and the mayor thanked the students for their work. The Youth Council's activities were presented as civic engagement and community service coordinated with local nonprofits and school clubs.
Next steps: Youth Council members will continue the food drive and prepare for the winter market event.
