Thursday, March 8, 2018

Youth attend Day on the Hill

Representative Phil Miller, Sydney Goemaat, Lacey Smith,
Kris Rankin, Shaley Finley, and Lacey Smith

On Wednesday, February 21, 2018 four Van Buren Youth Leadership Council (YLC) members attended Day on the Hill in Des Moines. This event is held for students to take part in advocacy at the capitol. The students are given the opportunity to speak to elected officials about changes they want to see in our state as well as be a part of a press conference to advocate for change.


Students attending from Van Buren County included; Lacey Smith, Rose Rankin, Shaley Finley and Sydney Goemaat. The students provided Representative Phil Miller with information on underage drinking and marijuana use in Van Buren County. They stressed to him the importance of youth access to alcohol and marijuana and ways in which the access can be reduced.

The students were also a part of substance abuse prevention press conference that the Alliance of Coalitions 4 Change sponsored. The press conference included a variety of speakers from youth to prevention specialists to law enforcement all advocating for changes that will support reducing youth access to alcohol and marijuana.

The students learned a great deal about the legislative process and were able to use their public speaking skills as a part of this event. Students are selected to attend this event based on their involvement in the YLC organization.

For more information on this event or any Youth Leadership Council activities please feel free to contact the SAFE Coalition office at 319-293-3334 ext. 107 or info@vbsafecoalition.com. 

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