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Campbell Youth Commission pivots to open-house outreach, finalizes activities and business partnerships
Summary
At its Feb. 2 meeting the Campbell Youth Commission shifted a canceled event into an open-house format, approving plans for flyers, trivia based on pamphlet content, bracelet-making, possible face painting, social media promotion and local business gift-card donations; final prep is set for Feb. 23.
The Campbell Youth Commission on Feb. 2 retooled a canceled event into an open-house outreach plan, agreeing to distribute informational flyers, run a pamphlet-based trivia game and offer small prizes to attract teens and families.
The Chair said commissioners would hand out flyers at the start of the open house and run a quiz later in the program to encourage attendees to read the material. A committee member summarized the pivot: “At the beginning of the event, we'll hand it out, and then maybe, like, an hour, an hour and a half in, that's when we'll, like, do the quiz.”
Commissioners confirmed bracelet-making as a definite activity and discussed face painting as a possible addition if volunteers with the required skills are available. One commissioner said a volunteer who has done face painting for summer camp could attend a subcommittee meeting to offer tips.
Subcommittees also agreed to pursue local business partnerships for incentives. Life-skills and teen-health members reported outreach to downtown and Pruneyard businesses; the teen-health ad hoc said one gift card had been secured so far. Commissioners named target businesses to approach and were reminded to carry a tax-exemption form when soliciting donations to make contributions tax-advantaged.
Social-media promotion is part of the outreach plan: the life-skills ad hoc has two Instagram posts about goal-setting nearly ready for publication and plans member-introduction posts to boost visibility for the open house. Commissioners discussed division of duties, with each ad hoc expected to staff its area for most of the day and help on set-up and clean-up.
The commission noted Feb. 23 as an important working session: members said that meeting should include final touches for the open house. The exact open-house date and detailed schedule were not specified in the meeting transcript; commissioners were directed to continue planning in subcommittee meetings and by Slack.
What happens next: subcommittees will finalize flyers, confirm volunteers for activities, collect any needed tax paperwork and continue soliciting gift cards and vouchers from local businesses ahead of the Feb. 23 preparation meeting.
