PLEASE JOIN US in helping out to make our July 2022 Youth Meeting a successful one!
Please E-Mail our Youth Meeting Planners Amanda Sidell amanda.sidell@gmail.com & Kevin Peterson Kevindpeterson79@gmail.com if you can volunteer for the program! See below for list of volunteer needs.
- Dates: July 1-15, 2022
- Location: Orono/Bangor Area (undisclosed location–safety protocol)
- Five US States are being invited to send delegations. Delegations are comprised of four delegates, ages 12-13, plus an adult leader who is 21+, resulting in a total of 25 YM participants.
- Full Covid vaccination–plus booster- is required for Director, staff and all participants.
- YM´s theme is Piecing Together Peace and it will allow young people to explore intercultural issues in a regional context. The program reinforces core CISV values of diversity, human rights, sustainable development and conflict and resolution and builds leadership and organizational skills, while promoting long term cross cultural friendships.
- Delegate involvement in activity planning and implementation is encouraged and expected.
- The CISV YM program is described more on our website , with more detail in the Youth Meeting Program Guide
- The YM has a Director and a staff of three individuals, plus an additional 18 year old junior staff.
Volunteer Needs–any ways you can help would be appreciated!
- Site preparation and clean up
- Hospitality and food-we will be getting most food catered, but still need snacks and extras
- Supplies–art, cleaning, miscellaneous
- Program Go-fers (to run errands for staff)
- Laundry
- Medical/dental/psychological back up–on call person for each
- 1st Aid supplies, lockable cabinets for medications, valuables
- Communication supplies–fax , copier
- Publicity–gathering photos, writing and submitting a press release, to be submitted AFTER completion of program on July 15th (for safety and to protect privacy of delegations)
- Donations (cash and in kind gifts)
- Thank yous