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YOUTH COUNCILS
Video Competition Winners
Three recognized for showcasing creativity and commitment to communities by Eryn Russell Florida League of Cities
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he Florida League of Cities is pleased to announce the winners of the 2021 Youth Council Video Competition. This year’s video competition asked Florida’s municipal youth councils, “What is the most critical youth issue your youth council would like to address in the upcoming year?” Three youth councils were selected as winners.
GULF BREEZE MUNICIPAL YOUTH COUNCIL
The Gulf Breeze Municipal Youth Council identified clean water as the most critical issue in their community. To address this issue, the Youth Council is planning a community service project to plant oyster gardens in the City of Gulf Breeze’s surrounding waterways. As the video explains, oysters help filter seawater. By planting an oyster garden, the Youth Council will help the eastern oyster population increase throughout the local marine and coastal ecosystems.
SANFORD MAYOR’S YOUTH COUNCIL
Promoting a diverse and inclusive environment within the City of Sanford was the top issue identified by the Sanford Mayor’s Youth Council.
PHOTO COURTESY OF CITY OF GULF BREEZE
PHOTO COURTESY OF CITY OF SANFORD
The Youth Council plans to create multifaceted diversity and inclusion workshops for elementary, middle and high school students. Each workshop will be adapted for the audience’s age group and will include topics such as unconscious bias and microaggressions.
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