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Rocky Mount Area Youth Council reports 1,200 volunteer hours, statewide engagement
Summary
The Rocky Mount Area Youth Council told the City Council Committee it logged about 1,200 volunteer hours, hosted the mini-grant conference, attended National League of Cities events, and recognized graduating seniors and community service performers.
Cheyenne Shahada, outgoing president of the Rocky Mount Area Youth Council, presented the council's 2025-26 year-end report to the Rocky Mount City Council Committee.
Shahada said the council currently has 36 participating members who attended state youth leadership conferences and the National League of Cities City Summit. The council hosted the mini-grant conference (which the presentation said Rocky Mount has hosted for over 15 years), held community-service activities (including the Rocky Mount Senior Center Christmas event and Martin Luther King Jr. Commission activities), ran a Hearts and Action Community Food Drive funded by a state youth endowment grant, adopted a section of Main Street through the Keep America Beautiful program, and piloted a LinkedIn Launchpad workshop for area youth.
Shahada said the council recorded approximately 1,200 volunteer hours this year and recognized 12 graduating seniors at a human-relations end-of-year dinner. Council members congratulated Shahada and the outgoing officers and asked where students plan to attend college; Shahada said she will attend Fayetteville State University and study political science.
The presentation was received with commendations from council and staff and concluded without action items.
