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Each year, the YouthPOWER board actively recruits new members from all high schools in Linn County. The board strives to represent a diverse range of life experience, ethnicity and point of view.
2009-2019 Youth POWER Board Pictured:
Back Row- Amanda Ellenberger, intern; Jason Milke, Max McGee; Ellen Gardner; Elizabeth Cwik Pollard, GCRCF grant associate and Youth POWER Coordinator; Britt Berquist
Front Row- Kerry McCartan; Amanda Smith; Nathalie Folkerts; Emily Kratovil; Isaac Halyard
Not pictured: Kate Pitz and Christine Smith
For the 2009-2010 school year, Youth POWER board of directors consists of the following local high school youth from throughout Linn County:
Amanda Ellenberger, Youth POWER Intern, Coe College
Britt Bergquist, Junior, Washington High School
Nathalie Folkerts, Junior, Linn-Mar High School
Ellen Gardner, Senior, Alburnett High School
Isaac Halyard, Junior, Washington High School
Emily Kratovil, Senior, Washington High School
Kerry McCartan, Sophomore, Xavier High School
Max McGee, Junior, Washington High School
Jason Milke, Senior, Xavier High School
Kate Pitz, Senior, Xavier High School
Christine Smith, Senior, Washington High School
The core activities surround grant making involves conducting a needs assessment through research, learning more about the role of philanthropy in addressing community needs, creating a grant application, develop a marketing plan of the Youth POWER grant program to local nonprofits, review and score grant applications, interview grant applicants, and recommend grant decisions to the Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation board of directors for approval. Applications to serve on the 2011-2012 Youth POWER board of directors are due April 4, 2011. If you are interested in joining YouthPOWER please fill out and return the application below. New members are recruited in late spring for the following school year. For more information or questions, contact Elizabeth Cwik, Youth POWER coordinator at 319.366.2862. |
