Each year hundreds of Winnipeg youth are taking action to build and strengthen our community through a variety of youth initiated projects. This story is part of our Shaw United Way Youth Connections year in review 2008-2009. To view a list of all 2008-2009 projects, click here.
On Tuesday December 16th 2008, 500 students participated in Collège Jeanne Sauvé’s “Sauvé…En Santé”. The conference was a day long event focusing on various aspects of leading a healthy lifestyle. Students attended a keynote session first, and then one other workshop/class of their choice before being provided with a healthy lunch. They then attended two more worshops and the closing ceremonies. All workshops and speakers included information on healthy living. The project team hopes to see a spiderweb effect, that the information will spread throughout the school and the community. Members of the project team developed an understanding of what it takes to motivate themselves and others.
Shaw United Way Youth Connections Grant Program works to foster youth involvement and initiative, community spirit and positive relationships through volunteerism. The program is designed to motivate and encourage youth to become involved in their schools and communities as it provides funds to support youth-driven volunteer projects that offer creative youth-initiated solutions to community issues.
Since it began in 1999, Shaw United Way Youth Connections has granted over $123 000 to student initiated projects. Between September 2008 and June 2009, more than $14 000 was granted to 16 projects led by youth.
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