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EB Youth Council April Newsletter!

3/29/2024 - 1:15 PM

Happy (almost) April, Youth Council!

Global Volunteer Month is in April! Check out next month’s newsletter to see all that we are doing to celebrate!  
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PVSA and Community Service Timesheets/Essays:
All information regarding the President’s Volunteer Service Award and submitting your Community Service Timesheets and Essays will be announced on April 5th via email and social media.

Graduating Seniors:
Are you interested in continuing your volunteer work after high school? The Bonner Foundation is a great way to continue helping the community and offer opportunities for scholarships. Many state universities and some private universities already have a Bonner Americorps program that you can join. For more information, please visit https://www.bonner.org/ or  https://www.bonner.org/bonnernetwork.

Social:

  • FriYAY Nights at the Youth Center: Hangout at the newly renovated Youth Center! Every Friday night from 6-9pm at the Youth Center, you can play video games, watch movies, play arcade games, create art, and more! Sign up on Volunteer Matrix.
  • R.A.C. Adventures: Thanks to a new grant from the Department of Children and Families - Office of Resilience, Norwescap, and the Regional Aces Collaborative (RAC), we are happy to offer fun, social day trips for our Youth Council Members. All trips will be between $10-$15 and will include transportation*, admission/tickets, and lunch**.
    • Upcoming Trips & Events:
      • April 6: Taylor Swift Eras Viewing Party
      • April 14: Color Run
      • April 21: Somerset Patriots Game
      • May 11: Mean Girls the Musical at the State Theater of New Jersey
      • June 15th: Memphis the Musical at Playhouse 22
      • And more surprise adventures to come!
Community Service:
Make sure to sign up for these cool upcoming events on Volunteer Matrix: 
  • BINGO Setup at Temple B’nai Shalom
  • Daisy Tricky Tray
  • Drive Event: Aldersgate Food Drive
  • EB Park Clean-ups
  • EBYC Day of Service!
  • Fast Break Buddy Ball
  • Fishing Derby Design Contest
  • Freecycling
  • Frost School Family Book BINGO Night
  • Fundraiser: Panera Bread
  • Fundraiser: EBYC Trivia Night
  • Leadership Program: Being a Teen Leader + How YOU Can Make a Difference
  • Learn and Earn: Parent/Child Drug and Alcohol Contract
  • Learn and Earn: Town Council Meetings
  • Learn and Earn: “Why I Volunteer” Flipgrid
  • R.A.C. Adventures: Dave and Busters
  • R.A.C. Adventures: Maricel’s Kitchen
  • Saturdays at Daisy
  • Seedling Sorting
  • TOP Soccer
  • Tri-Synagogue Purim Carnival
  • Trainings and Classes: 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens
  • Trainings and Classes: Teen Mental Health First Aid Training
  • Volunteering at the Chelsea
  • Warnsdorfer Family BINGO Night

Teen Mental Health First Aid:
  • Youth Council takes the Mental Health of our members very seriously, and we want to do everything in our power to better the mental health of our young people. Our staff have taken the training classes to provide Teen Mental Health First Aid for free to all our Youth Council members in grades 10-12. If you are interested in receiving Teen Mental Health First Aid, please sign up on Volunteer Matrix. Our next training starts on March 25.

7 Habits of Highly Successful Teens:
  • 7 Habits of Effective Teens is a best-selling book that revolutionized the way teachers, parents, and students thought about how to navigate the pressures of teenager-hood. It includes ideas that everyone can grasp and utilize, and they help teens blossom. There are 8 total classes that you will need to take in order to earn credit. Classes are from May 7 to June 25. If you are interested in receiving this training, please sign up on Volunteer Matrix.

New Events:
  • New Events will be released in bulk on the 1st and 3rd Sundays of each month at 5pm! We do recommend that you still regularly check Volunteer Matrix, because you never know when a surprise event may appear...

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Want to learn more about the above events? Visit ebyc.volunteermatrix.com to get all of the details and sign up for a shift! 

Please make sure to email ebyouthcouncil@eastbrunswick.org if you have any questions or concerns! 

East Brunswick Youth Council
334 Dunhams Corner Road
East Brunswick, NJ 08816
732-390-6797

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