MAYOR'S YOUTH ADVISORY BOARD LAUNCHES CAMPAIGN TO END BULLYING ON OCT. 29 (PHOTO)
News Release from City of Beaverton
Posted on FlashAlert: October 17th, 2014 11:43 AM
Downloadable file: The Mayor's Youth Advisory Board representatives in Washington D.C. for the National League of Cities conference in March 2014.
The Mayor's Youth Advisory Board (MYAB) i nvites the public to join Mayor Denny Doyle and Beaverton School District Superintendent Jeff Rose as they discuss the city's Campaign to End Bullying on Oct. 29, from 6-8:30 p.m., located at the Arts and Communications Magnet Academy (11375 SW Center Street).
"Everyone deserves to be valued and we must work with our kids to end this destructive behavior," said Mayor Denny Doyle.
The event is free and will open with a screening of the award-winning movie BULLY. Following the film, Mayor Doyle and Superintendent Rose will hold a forum for the public to share their thoughts on bullying prevention. Parents and children are encouraged to attend.
MYAB teamed up with The U.S. Conference of Mayors and The BULLY Project as part of a national initiative to develop solutions and programs to prevent bullying in schools. The city will have access to technical support from a team of education specialists at the University of Illinois. The experts will provide advice and research on how to approach bullying.
For more information on the Campaign to End Bullying please, call 503-526-2227.
MYAB was established in 2000 to provide a voice for youth in the Beaverton community. The committee reports to the Mayor and City Council on issues of concern to youth. MYAB's mission is to serve the common good of the community and provide a voice for youth in decisions and policies of the city. MYAB focuses on community service projects, promoting youth activism, and youth involvement. The committee is made up of 30 members from Beaverton-area high schools. For information about MYAB or to apply, please visit www.BeavertonOregon.gov/MYAB.
Beaverton is a welcoming and responsible city that enjoys one of the most diverse populations in Oregon. In 2014, Beaverton was recognized as the safest city in the Pacific Northwest. Recently, the city's award-winning finance department received the Distinguished Budget Presentation Award as well as the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting. In 2012, the city was awarded the Mayors' Climate Protection Award from the U.S. Conference of Mayors. It was named one of the 100 Best Places to Live in America by Money magazine and recognized as one of the best places to raise kids by BusinessWeek magazine. The city was named one of the top 25 Suburbs for Retirement by Forbes.com and one of the 100 Best Walking Cities in America by Prevention magazine. The city also received the Recycler of the Year award from the Association of Oregon Recyclers, named a Tree City USA by the Arbor Day Foundation, received a Bronze Award Bicycle Friendly Community design ation by the League of American Bicyclists, and recognized as one of the Environmental Protection Agency's Green Power Communities. Lastly, the city's nationally acclaimed visioning program was named Public Involvement Project of the Year--Best Planning Project by the International Association of Public Participation (IAP2) Cascade Chapter and also received the prestigious 3CMA Award of Excellence.
For more information, reminders and community news, visit www.BeavertonOregon.gov. Also follow Beaverton on Facebook at www.facebook.com/CityofBeaverton, or Twitter at www.twitter.com/CityofBeaverton.
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"Everyone deserves to be valued and we must work with our kids to end this destructive behavior," said Mayor Denny Doyle.
The event is free and will open with a screening of the award-winning movie BULLY. Following the film, Mayor Doyle and Superintendent Rose will hold a forum for the public to share their thoughts on bullying prevention. Parents and children are encouraged to attend.
MYAB teamed up with The U.S. Conference of Mayors and The BULLY Project as part of a national initiative to develop solutions and programs to prevent bullying in schools. The city will have access to technical support from a team of education specialists at the University of Illinois. The experts will provide advice and research on how to approach bullying.
For more information on the Campaign to End Bullying please, call 503-526-2227.
MYAB was established in 2000 to provide a voice for youth in the Beaverton community. The committee reports to the Mayor and City Council on issues of concern to youth. MYAB's mission is to serve the common good of the community and provide a voice for youth in decisions and policies of the city. MYAB focuses on community service projects, promoting youth activism, and youth involvement. The committee is made up of 30 members from Beaverton-area high schools. For information about MYAB or to apply, please visit www.BeavertonOregon.gov/MYAB.
Beaverton is a welcoming and responsible city that enjoys one of the most diverse populations in Oregon. In 2014, Beaverton was recognized as the safest city in the Pacific Northwest. Recently, the city's award-winning finance department received the Distinguished Budget Presentation Award as well as the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting. In 2012, the city was awarded the Mayors' Climate Protection Award from the U.S. Conference of Mayors. It was named one of the 100 Best Places to Live in America by Money magazine and recognized as one of the best places to raise kids by BusinessWeek magazine. The city was named one of the top 25 Suburbs for Retirement by Forbes.com and one of the 100 Best Walking Cities in America by Prevention magazine. The city also received the Recycler of the Year award from the Association of Oregon Recyclers, named a Tree City USA by the Arbor Day Foundation, received a Bronze Award Bicycle Friendly Community design ation by the League of American Bicyclists, and recognized as one of the Environmental Protection Agency's Green Power Communities. Lastly, the city's nationally acclaimed visioning program was named Public Involvement Project of the Year--Best Planning Project by the International Association of Public Participation (IAP2) Cascade Chapter and also received the prestigious 3CMA Award of Excellence.
For more information, reminders and community news, visit www.BeavertonOregon.gov. Also follow Beaverton on Facebook at www.facebook.com/CityofBeaverton, or Twitter at www.twitter.com/CityofBeaverton.
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