Youth Voices Conference this Friday and Saturday

Join Pillsbury United Communities at the Youth Voices Conference this Friday and Saturday at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum.

The Youth Voices Conference is the first youth-planned and hosted national conference put on by the University of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum. The highlight of the conference will be creative presentations given by teams of youth from different garden-based programs from around the nation. Listen as they present lessons learned, memories, and the impacts of
garden programs on their lives.

Youth are rarely given the opportunity to influence the direction of program planning, design and implementation. Join us for a truly extraordinary experience, where youth are given the opportunity to share their take on things. Your job is to listen in an effort to improve program goals and enhance outcomes. With an emphasis on youth employment, leadership, and empowerment through garden-based programs, this is sure to be a one-of-a-kind experience!


Pillsbury Youth will be there. Will you?

For more information or to register, visit the Youth Voices Conference website by clicking here.

Volunteer at the PUC Fall Festival Event

Volunteer at the PUC Fall Festival Event

Where: Oak Park Neighborhood Center
When: Friday, October 30, 2009

This is the perfect opportunity this fall for Volunteer Groups, families and friends to join together and lend a hand, all while having a great time.

This fun filled event caters to youth of all ages. PUC needs volunteers who can provide four hours of service to help with:

• Food service
  
• Handing out candy to Trick- or - Treaters
  
• Game supervision
  
• Face painting
  
• Haunted House Staff
  
• Clean up Crew

If you love working with youth, come out to see the smiles on the faces of Minneapolis youth. You can make a difference in the lives of Minneapolis youth today.

To learn more about this opportunity, contact Volunteer Coordinator Jovon Perry at (612) 302-3407 or perryj@puc-mn.org. Deadline to volunteer is October 15th.

Oak Park Youth Shoots the Breeze with the Lynx

One of the common misconceptions about nonprofit organizations is that the only way to donate or effect change in an organization is to give money. While we'll always welcome monetary donations, sometimes the most effective gifts are those giving our participants experiences they'll never forget.

Minnesota Women Lawyers, along with Former Senator Mark Dayton recently donated tickets to Pillsbury United Communities for Wednesday's Minnesota Lynx game and the Minnesota Women Lawyers "Back to School" event. Staff member Lisa Dunlap took some of Oak Park Youth Prgoram's amazing young women to the game.

The Minnesota Lynx, Minnesota Women Lawyers and Pillsbury United Communities are unified and committed to the empowerment and education of girls. Together, an amazing opportunity was provided to girls from Oak Park to experience a WNBA game and spend time with some exciting women from MWL and the WNBA.

Pillsbury United Communities thanks Minnesota Women Lawyers, Mark Dayton and the WNBA for giving our girls an experience they won't soon forget!

• View more photos from this great field trip here.
  
  
• To find out more about Youth Programs at Oak Park and other Neighborhood Centers, click here.
  
  
• To learn more about supporting the work of PUC through donations and volunteerism, click here.