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To: Town Commission
From: Cathy DeKarz, Management Analyst
Date: 1/15/2019
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Belleair Teen Council Awards Presentation
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In both March and October of 2018, the Belleair Teen Council was honored for their hard work and achievements by the Florida League of Cities, as the League selected our group to win two distinguished awards. Here tonight is Mr. Mark Sittig from the League, who will be formally presenting these awards to members of the Teen Council in attendance tonight.
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Background/Problem Discussion: In March of 2018, the Belleair Teen Council was selected as the first place winner for the Florida League of Cities “Youth Council Community Service Project Contest” for their work on Socksgiving in 2017. That year, the teens exceeded their goal to collect 500 pairs of new socks by ultimately donating 683 pairs to persons in need in our local community. In recognition of this hard work, staff submitted a nomination on the group’s behalf, and we were thrilled to be selected as the winner!
Later, in the fall of 2018, Town staff worked with the Teen Council again in order to create and submit a video for the League’s 2018 “Youth Council Video Competition.” The final video was based on the theme of “We Love Belleair,” and features the teens giving a tour of the town while talking about what they love about it. After submitting this video, the Teen Council was again honored to be selected as a winner of this prestigious award.
The Town’s staff and elected officials are incredibly proud of the Belleair Teen Council for their efforts that lead up to the presentation of tonight’s awards. Congratulations to all involved!
Additional information on both of these awards is attached to this agenda item.
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