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| Kaylee Stockwell, Mekenzie Rodibaugh, Sarah Thornsberry and Tempis Rysdam with the tree they decorated for the Festival of Trees for the YLC Group |
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| Chase Murphy, Tristan Sample, Emily Housh and Makinzie Fields decorating the tree in the Keosauqua Park for Christmas for the YLC Group |
Van Buren County Youth Leadership
Council Members have been busy this holiday season. The students chose to again
take part in helping to make the season a little brighter for the community.
High school YLC members spent a cold morning decorating the Christmas Tree that
is in the Keosauqua City Park. This is a project they look forward to every
year as it provides a festive look to the town as visitors approach from the
bridge. The members that assisted with the decorating this year were; Tristan
Sample, Chase Murphy, Emily Housh and Makinzie Fields. YLC members also
decorated a tree for the Lions Club Festival of Trees event. The students like
to be able to give back to the community that has provided so much for them and
they feel this is one way they can do so. They received donated ornaments and
lights for the tree and choose a day to go out and decorate the tree according
to the theme. They put a lot of work into the tree so that it looks great and
brings a high bid for the auction. The money raised from this event goes to the
Christmas for Kids program in Van Buren County and any contribution they can
make to support the cause is great! The students who
assisted with the tree decorating this year were; Kaylee Stockwell, Mekenzie Rodibaugh,
Tempis Rysdam, and Sarah Thornsberry.
YLC members are also working to raise
money this year for new YLC t-shirts in order to do this they will be holding a
variety of fundraisers throughout the year. The first one they participated in
was working at the high school basketball game on December 3rd in
the concession stand. The YLC members look forward to getting shirts so they
are recognizable in the community as they participate in their project and
activities.
YLC members will be gearing up for
spring activities soon where they participate in National Drug Facts Week, Kick
Butts Day and Alcohol Awareness Month. Be watching for these students out in
the community!
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