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Caring Youth Presentation
Given By
Jacque Larson
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City of Hopkins
PROCLAMATION
CARING YOUTH DAY
WHEREAS, a community -wide event, sponsored by the cities of Golden
Valley, Hopkins and Minnetonka, along with the Hopkins and Minnetonka
school districts and the Glen Lake Optimists, is being planned to recognize the
youth in our communities who have demonstrated through their behavior and
lifestyle that they care about others; and
WHEREAS, those young people who have involved themselves
unselfishly in a cause or situation that benefits others will be recognized at the
Caring Youth Award program Thursday, March 21, 2013, at the Minnetonka
• Community Center; and
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Hopkins City
Council joins the cities of Golden Valley and Minnetonka in declaring March
21, 2013, to be caring Youth Day, and calls upon residents in these cities to join
in this salute to all caring youth.
WHEREFORE, I set my hand and caused
the seal of the City of Hopkins to be affixed
this 5th Day of March, 2013.
Eugene J. Maxwell, Mayor
City of Hopkins
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Brief Description: Presentation and Proclamation for 2013 Caring Youth Recognition
Recommended Action: Hear the presentation and approve the proclamation
Background:
Twenty-two youth who have given outstanding service to others will be honored at the Caring
Youth Recognition event Thursday, March 21, 2013, at 7:00 p.m. at the Minnetonka Community
Center, 14600 Minnetonka Blvd., Minnetonka.
The Caring Youth Recognition salutes young people in grades 7 through 12 who have
unselfishly involved themselves in a cause or situation benefiting others. It is designed to honor
young people who demonstrate caring by reaching out to others or whose day-to-day lifestyles
reflect uncommon concern for others. Caring Youth supports the attitude of giving without
expectation of reward or recognition. It encourages an attitude of recognizing the needs of others
and responding to those needs in a personal, caring way.
Civic and service organizations, schools and faith community members in the Golden Valley,
Hopkins and Minnetonka communities nominated the youth.
• The Caring Youth Recognition event is a collaborative effort among the cities of Golden Valley,
Hopkins, and Minnetonka, the Minnetonka and Hopkins schools districts, and the Glen Lake
Optimist of Minnetonka.
The 2013 Caring Youth recipients' include the following:
• Abdullahi Abdulle, an Edina High School junior and Hopkins resident, volunteers as an
academic tutor with the Blake Road Corridor Collaborative.
• Heidi Allen, a Minnetonka High School senior and an Eden Prairie resident, volunteers
greeting and serving clients at the ICA Foodshelf in Minnetonka.
• Eileen Bayer, a Breck School junior and Minnetonka resident, volunteers with Jewish
Family and Children's Service in Minnetonka.
• Naomi Borowsky, a Hopkins High School junior and Minnetonka resident, started
Project Focus, providing cameras to homeless teenagers to document their lives.
• Alexa Bussmann, a Minnetonka High School freshman and Minnetonka resident, has
• volunteered since January 2011 at Gianna Homes in Minnetonka.
• Maggie Cool, a Minnetonka High School senior and an Excelsior resident, volunteers
greeting and serving clients at the ICA Foodshelf in Minnetonka.
• Ellie Crowell, a Minnetonka High School senior and an Eden Prairie resident, volunteers
on the Minnetonka High School Youth Development Council.
• Malia Elmeer, a Hopkins High School senior and a Minnetonka resident, volunteers with
the Hopkins High School Student Wellness Committee.
• Emily Facile, Minnetonka High School senior and Eden Prairie resident, has volunteered
for the past six years at All Saints Lutheran Church in Minnetonka.
• Sydney Fine, a Hopkins High School junior and a Maple Grove resident, has volunteered
for the past three years at Bet Shalom Congregation in Minnetonka.
• Joy Gresham, a Wayzata High School junior and a Minnetonka resident, volunteers at
St. Luke Presbyterian Church in Minnetonka.
• • Audrey Grinolds, a junior at Robbinsdale Armstrong High Schools and a Golden Valley
resident, volunteers at the Animal Humane Society in Golden Valley.
• Maddie Lokensgard, a Hopkins High School junior and a Minnetonka resident,
volunteers weekly at Faith Church in Minnetonka.
• Zach Matson, a Hopkins High School senior and a Minnetonka resident, volunteers
weekly at Faith Church in Minnetonka.
• JoAnn Moors, a Minnetonka High School sophomore and a Minnetonka resident, has
volunteered for three years at We Can Ride, Inc. in Minnetonka.
• Morgan Olsen, a Minnetonka High School senior and a Chanhassen resident, volunteers
on the Minnetonka High School Youth Development Council.
• Erin O'Neil, a Hopkins High School junior and a Minnetonka resident, has volunteered
• since 2011 with RAV Hockey Training & Development in Prior Lake.\
• Max Ostenso, a Hopkins High School senior and a Hopkins resident, volunteers as a teen
mentor with the Angel Foundation's Facing Cancer Together program.
• Deandre Singleton and KeAndre Singleton, Minnetonka High School seniors and
Minnetonka residents, volunteer with the Minnetonka Heights After -School Program.
• Jack Torborg, Hopkins High Schools senior and a Minnetonka resident, volunteers at
All Saints Lutheran Church in Minnetonka.
• Sam Weisber, Hopkins High School senior and a Golden Valley resident, volunteered on
Golden Valley's Human Rights Commission Task Force.
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