“Food for Thought:  Strawberries in December”
 
March 16, 2010
9 AM - 1 PM, North Shore Community College, Lynn Campus Gym
                       
Our choices of local food and agricultural practices can impact the planet as much as driving our cars! This year we propose to focus on and promote local and organic growers, food production, sustainable gardening practices, nutrition etc. Everyone is invited, including staff, faculty, students and the public!
 
Speakers include:
The Food Project: Youth Program & Urban Gardening, Heifer International:Sustainable Agriculture Globally, 
Farmers' Market of Marblehead: The Inside Story, 
Zumi’s Umesh Bhuju/Gordon College: Fair Trade Movement
, First Light Farm: Sustainable Agriculture Locally

Some of the tables and exhibits include:
Northeast Harvest, Valley View Farm (Goat cheese making), 
Hydroponics, 
Community Gardening, 
Local restaurants using local foods, 
Container Gardening
,Composting, 
Rain Barrels
, Alfalfa Farm Wines, 
Freecycle
, Lynn Time Bank, 
Carbon Footprint of meals, 
The Natural Step, 
Ford School Organic Gardens, 
Mass. Department of Agriculture
, NSCC Horticulture Department, 
NSCC Culinary Arts Department, 
NSCC Green Curriculum
, NSCC Green Jobs Training Information

The next HALT planning meeting will take place March 17th at Girls Inc (50 High St) at 3:30 PM.  Any organizations interested in participating or donating to the cause should contact Tosha Duester.  Her contact information is listed below:

Tosha Duester
SCI AmeriCorps Member
Youth Leadership Coordinator
Girls Inc. of Lynn
Phone: 781-592-9744 ext.210
tduester@scilynn.org
www.girlsinclynn.org

The 9th annual Cambodian New Year Celebration will be taking place Saturday, April 17 from 11 AM till 4 PM at Lynn Temple Sanghikaram, 110 Chestnut Street, Lynn MA.  There will be music, food, dance, games, resources and health screens.  For more information, or to volunteer, contact Harry at 781.780.7457

This event is brought to you by the Khmer Cultural Planning Committe of Lynn

The Youth Drop in Center is starting back up Saturday nights (March 6th through May 29th, June 19th and 26th) at the Lynn Vocational Tech Field House from 6:30 PM till 9:30 PM.  This program is being offered to teens ages 13 through 19.  Come out for sports, games and music.  All free!  For more information, call Lisa Nerich at 781.477.7096. 

This program is sponsored by the City of Lynn's Parks and Recreation Department and the Lynn Police Department.

Please Save the Date for the 12th Annual (HALT) Harmony Among Lynn Teens Conference on Saturday April 10th, 2010 from 4:30-11:00 p.m. at Lynn Tech.  The youth/adult planning committee has been very busy putting together what we think will be another great HALT Conference!  This annual conference gives teens resources to live healthy lives while demonstrating the positive contributions youth are making in the city.  Last year over 350 Lynn teens came out for this event to find out how they could make a difference.  This year's conference will have an anti-violence focus (specific theme to be decided this week).  The evening will include:
    •    Agency Resource Tables
    •    Summer Job Information
    •    Best Pizza in Lynn?  Teens eat & vote! (Over 15 Lynn Restaurants donate their pizzas for this)
    •    Youth Led Workshops
    •    Inspirational Speakers  
    •    followed by a Dance & free give aways!!!!
For more information about the HALT conference contact: Tosha Duester, Girls Inc of Lynn 781-592-9744 ext. 213 or Cathy Rowe, Lynn Housing Authority  781-598-4291

The next Lynn CITYWIDE Youth Council (LCWYC) meeting will be held at the Boys and Girls Club on March 8th, 2010 from 5:30 to 6:30 PM at 25 North Common Street in Lynn. Refreshments will be served.  

We have already starting planning for the Harmony Among Lynn Teens (HALT) conference & we are starting to plan for our Earthday Park Clean-up and tree planing event in Lynn. If you are interested in being an active member of Lynn's youth community then join us at the Boys & Girls Club in Lynn for the LCWYC!

Attached is the last HALT Planning Meeting notes for anyone who is interested.

If you have any questions please contact the SCI Lynn AmeriCorps Youth Leadership Coordinator, GayLynne Samsonoff at 781-599-1269.

This program is coordinated by SCI Lynn and sponsored by the Cabot Family Charitable Trust, Foley Hoag Foundation, and the Mass. Service Alliance.

The Young Professionals Council of Raw Art Works launches on Wednesday, March 24th, 7 to 10pm at Cloud Place, 647 Boylston Street. It is an opportunity to meet with  RAW’s inspiring young artists, view their amazing art work and films, meet other young professionals, and learn about the Young Professionals Council.

YPC Steering Committee member and area realtor Soraya Cacici says Raw Art Works is an organization that “Stole my heart…and continues to amaze me with the impact it has on the kids it serves – kids who might otherwise be on the street or in gangs, who are instead making beautiful art and then heading off to college - because through art therapy and lots of love, RAW has given them the desire to create and the confidence to succeed.”

The purpose of the Young Professionals Council (YPC) is to build awareness and raise funds in support of the mission of Raw Art Works. The Council is comprised of young, enthusiastic professionals who serve as RAW ambassadors to their business associates, social acquaintances, and prospective RAW friends.  Each year over 1,200 youth aged 6-19 participate in RAW’s free programs in downtown Lynn’s Central Square. RAW offer groups in visual and expressive arts led by art therapists, an award-winning film school, leadership development, and teen employment opportunities. In Project Launch, mentors from the community guide RAW’s high school juniors and seniors through the college admissions and financial aid process. RAW graduates have gone on to RISD, Mass Art, Harvard, and USC.

Please click here to RSVP for this event.

Family and Children's Service of Greater Lynn has made their Teen Scene calendar for March available.  Teen Scene is a great opportunity for youth ages 10 through 14 to participate in fun after school activities.  Family and Children's Service of Greater Lynn Youth Drop-in Center is located at 111 North Common Street, Lynn MA.  Please see the attached PDF for schedule information.