Teen Leadership Board - Inaugural Meeting!
Overview:
In honor of Sunbeam Kids turning 13 this year, we're reimagining our Youth Board and creating something new for specifically for the teens of SBK! We are excited to launch the Sunbeam Kids Teen Leadership Board, a volunteer leadership group for teens who want to make a positive difference in our community through service and leadership. This will be our first meeting to start to get input from teens on what they would like to see in this new role and better shape the group to what interests them!
We know teens are busy so we want to emphasize that this group will be designed to be flexible and fun. Attendance at every Teen Leadership Board meeting is not required to participate, but we do hope you'll come to as many as you're able to! We want to create opportunities that our SBK teens are excited about and give them real leadership experience in whatever areas they are comfortable.
What to expect:
At our first meeting, we'll get to know one another, learn about the mission and values of SBK, and discuss what it means to serve as a Teen Advisory Board member. Teens will have the opportunity to share ideas for community service projects, discuss causes they're passionate about, and begin brainstorming ways they can make a meaningful difference. We'll also talk about the role of the Advisory Board, how members will work together to plan and organize future volunteer opportunities for SBK, and what leadership responsibilities they can take on throughout the year.
Bagels, donuts, and juice will be served!
Capacity & Age Recommendations:
This event is open to teens ages 12 and up. The Teen Leadership Board is open to members* only and we have room for as many teens as are able to join us at this initial meeting.
What to bring:
No need to bring anything special for this meeting.
Additional information:
This project will be held in the Heritage Room at New Berlin Public Library. Enter through the Main Entrance and the room is to down the hallway immediately to your left upon entering.
Consistent with our typical project policy, parents (or another responsible adult) of teens under age 16 are required to remain at the library during the meeting. Parents can sit in on the meeting if that is most comfortable for their family, or you are welcome to find a sunny corner of the library to relax for the hour and meet your teen at the end of the meeting.
Project leader: Mary Fenelon & Melissa Bushman
REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED.
Please only sign up if you know you can attend. We understand illness and emergencies do come up so if you register and can no longer attend, please let us know ASAP so we can allow others to fill the spot.
Looking forward to shaping this exciting new option for our teen volunteers together!
Amanda Barnhart
Board President
*While we rely on member donations to keep the good work going, we never want the $40/family/year to be a hurdle to volunteering with us. If you are in need of assistance, we do have a limited number of scholarships available that are 100% confidential, just email and ask!
