New York Yankees Community Council Youth Leadership Award

deserving students nominated by Bronx Community Board #10 to receive the Youth Leadership Award.

Applicants must have performed 50 hours of leadership/volunteer work as a tutor, mentor, community unity developer, and/or as an advocate against violence or substance abuse in their community.

Bronx Community Board #10 is seeking high school seniors who reside in the Bronx Community Board #10 service area and meet the service requirements.

Applicants are required to submit a completed nomination form and attach a resume stating the applicant’s name, address, education, voluntary and/or extracurricular activities, work experience, awards, etc., to Bronx Community Board #10, 3165 East Tremont Avenue, Bronx, NY 10461, via mail, email (bx10@cb.nyc.gov), or by hand (normal business hours: Monday through Friday between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m.), by Friday, April 21, 2023. All submissions must be received by this date. If mailing a submission, please Community Council Youth Leadership Award” in the subject line.

A nomination form can be downloaded from the Bronx Community Board #10 website, www.nyc.gov/bronxcb10, under Announcements, or on Facebook.com/Bronx-

Students from P.S. 153 have attended the gardenfodils planted there.come in,” says Shelley.

Gardeners share their yield of tomatoes, herbs, basil, spinach, garlic, and wild onions with members of the community. All of their operations are made possible by the Steering Committee which consists of president, Gail Sharbaan; vice president, Leslie Peterson; treasurer, Valerie Gunn; and secretary, Denise Shelley. The garden itself has received support from the New York BotanGreen Up” and theirgram, as well as the New York Restoration Project, and the NYC Parks department’sgram.