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Community Board 11 to expand outreach for Yankees Youth Leadership Award; deadline unsettled
Summary
At its Nov. 6 meeting, Community Board 11’s Education, Culture and New Services Committee agreed to begin broader outreach for the Yankees Youth Leadership Award — five winners honored at a Yankees game with $750 stipends — while clarifying eligibility and sponsorship requirements; a final application deadline was not set.
Community Board 11’s Education, Culture and New Services Committee on Nov. 6 moved to begin expanded outreach for the Yankees Youth Leadership Award, a program that honors five local young people at a Yankees game and provides each a $750 stipend.
Committee Chair Alex Ellison said the board selects five winners who “get to go out on the field before the game,” and noted the award’s financial stipend: “They also get a $750 stipend,” he said. Ellison described the basic eligibility as young people who live in the district or perform community service there and are nominated by local organizations.
Members confirmed the program is aimed at people roughly ages 14 to 20 and noted that nominees generally must document about 50 hours of leadership or volunteer work. “I'm not exactly sure what's…
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