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Shelby Farms Youth Alliance

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The Shelby Farms Youth Alliance is a youth empowerment and leadership program for teenagers ranging from 14-19 years of age, sponsored by the Shelby Farms Park Conservancy. As Park ambassadors, the Youth Alliance members engage in a wide variety of park projects, events and programs promoting environmental stewardship, community service and park advocacy. The Youth Alliance was formed to give youth a voice in the future of the park, to acquaint them with their natural environment, to use teens to reach out to other teens in the region, to provide a forum for youth leadership and to help youth hone leadership skills that will last a lifetime. The Youth Alliance is charged with the following responsibilities:

  • The creation and implementation of programs and events in the park for teens
  • Stewardship of the park and advancement of the Conservancy’s mission
  • Representing the Youth Alliance and Conservancy at various functions
  • Hosting community service projects
  • Advocacy and outreach for the park and teens who use it
  • Adopting and maintaining volunteer projects at the park

Some membership benefits of membership in the Youth Alliance include:

  • Designing projects and implementing ideas within the park
  • Building professional skills such as public speaking, program planning, community outreach, writing, horticulture and other job readiness techniques
  • Exposure to new experiences and environments
  • Recognition as a steward of Shelby Farms Park
2008-2009 members of the Youth Alliance:

Branden Asemah, Middle College High School

Nick Dyson, White Station High School

Cory Atkins, City University School

Aurelia Patterson, Central High School

Lee Perkins, Central High School

Jennifer Mosby, Central High School

Brianna Woods, White Station

Adrianne Gore, Central High School

Chris Bloodworth, Memphis University School

Taylor Rudolph, St. Benedict at Auburndale

Bronson Worthy, Whitehaven High School

Bryson Whitney, White Station High School

Jasper Page, Craigmont High School

McKenzii Webster, MASE

Garrek Thompson, White Station High School

Ebone Ingram, Cordova High School

David Johnson, White Station High School

Natalie Jacewitz, St. Mary's Episcopal School

Jasmine Becton, Middle College High School

Alyse Woods, Craigmont High School

Latrice Otis, Middle College High School

Mike Martin, White Station High School

Cody Nelson, White Station High School

Youth Alliance Mission Statement

The mission of the Shelby Farms Youth Alliance is to preserve the future of the park, to inform youth, families and communities about the park and to raise awareness about environmental issues while providing an entertaining recreational area for the community.

 

For questions about the Youth Alliance, contact Jen Andrews at jandrews@shelbyfarmspark.org.

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