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Are you a Young Leader or know someone who is?
We are looking for young leaders of all ages who are interested in becoming involved with their community.
A Young Leader Like...
David Perez
David Perez has lived in Ventura County for most of his life, born in Santa Paula, and graduating from St. Bonaventure High School in Ventura. He attended Stanford University, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Human Biology. Foregoing a calling in medicine, he has pursued a career in Marketing with over 10 years experience in the biotech and the travel/hospitality industries, with roles in corporate brand strategy, project management, CRM database administration, and all areas of online marketing.
Currently he is the Marketing Manager at Pacifica Hotel Company, a hotel management/development company, located in Santa Barbara. Passionate about the value of education, David has volunteered with the Reading to Kids program based in Los Angeles which provides inspiration and the love of reading to underprivileged kids in the Downtown area.
He hopes to continue his commitment to promoting education with his recent inclusion on the Young Leaders Society Board of Directors. In his free time, he is a prolific reader and writer with interests in economic and foreign policy.
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Tuesday,November 17
6:00 P.M. at Nordman Cormany Hair & Compton
Tuesday, December 8 6:00 P.M. at United Way of Ventura County
OPPORTUNITIES
G: GIVE
A: ADVOCATE
V: VOLUNTEER
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SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT
IF YOUR HAVE FOUND VALUE IN THE WORK CHAMPIONED BY OUR YOUNG LEADERS SOCIETY, PLEASE CONSIDER BECOMING A MEMBER OR RENEWING YOUR MEMBERSHIP GIFT THROUGH UNITED WAY'S WORKPLACE CAMPAIGN AT YOUR EMPLOYER.
EVERY SINGLE CONTRIBUTION GOES TOWARD SUPPORTING THE EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND.
UNITED WAY PLEDGE FORM DESIGNATION FEES OF 15% DO NOT APPLY.
ALL PROCESSING FEES ARE WAIVED.
YOUR TAX-DEDUCTIBLE GIFT HELPS IMPROVE THE LIVES OF THOSE HIGH SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENTS WHO WISH TO ADVANCE THEIR EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT.
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What is the Young Leaders Society?
Established in 2005, The Young Leaders Society (YLS) spearheads a movement of passionate, young, successful, professionals that GIVE, ADVOCATE and VOLUNTEER in their community.
The Young Leaders Society helps advance the common good by creating opportunities to empower young people by advocating for educational advancement, preparing youth for a smooth transition into the workforce, and helping develop leadership values that inspire philanthropy and volunteerism.
YLS Board of Directors
Timur Taluy
FileYourTaxes.com*
Chairman of the Board
Sandra Walker
Camarillo Chamber*
Vice-Chair, Operations
Cecilia "Ceal" Potts
Wilderness Trail Bikes*
Vice-Chair, Recruitment
Serjey Arutyunyan
Santa Barbara Bank & Trust*
Ashley Bautista
Paladin Principle*
Chris Collier
Rincon Strategies*
Francisco Estrada
Community Volunteer* Jessie Hawkins
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney*
Matt Hostetler
MHD Services*
Chinh Shan Lai
Wells Fargo*
Chris Kunke, Esq.
Nordman Cormany Hair & Compton*
Tiffany Lopez
Boys & Girls Club of Greater Oxnard & Port Hueneme*
Cheryl Ann Peay
Federal Express*
David Perez
Pacifica Hotel Management*
Nancy Rodriguez
Gold Coast Broadcasting*
Erica Roundy
California Lutheran University*
Su-Lin Rubalcava
Ventura County Star*
Eitan Yodkovik
General Motors*
Pedro Alberto Chavez
Staff Liaison
United Way of Ventura County*
*For Identification Purposes Only
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Second Wave of Young Leaders Join the YLS Board of Directors
 Two additional young profressionals joined the ranks of the Young Leaders Society Board of Directors at the October meeting.
YLS welcomes Ashley Bautista of Paladin Principle and Serjey Arutyunyan of Santa Barbara Bank & Trust.
Ashley Bautista is an Associate with Paladin Principle, a public affairs firm located in Ventura. With a background in community education and marketing, Ashley joined the Paladin team with a focus on developing organizational and marketing goals for the Gold Coast Hispanic Business Council and the World Affairs Council as the Executive Director of both organizations. She looks forward to continuing her commitment to give back to the community through her leadership as a member of the Young Leaders Society Board of Directors.
Serjey Arutyunyan has been in the financial services sector for the past six years and currently serves as the Branch Manager of the Channel Islands Office at Santa Barbara Bank & Trust in Port Hueneme. He has been involved with Habitat for Humanity, Junior Achievement and the Segue Career Guidance Program and is currently the Site Coordinator for Food Share's Brown Bag Program in Oxnard and a committee member of Relay for Life in Port Hueneme. He is excited to have joined the efforts of the Young Leaders Society as a member of its Board of Directors, where he hopes to make a positive impact in the lives of our young people.
"The YLS Board of Directors continues to incorporate the diversity found in the community by inspiring talented individuals like Ashley and Serjey. We are very excited to have these individuals join our group of young professionals with a passion for improving the lives of our young people." expressed YLS Chairman Timur Taluy. |
YLS Promotes United Way Programs at Rio Real School
YLS Board Member Chris Kunke providing United Way information in Spanish to Fair Participants
On Saturday, November 14, members of the Young Leaders Society participated at the Healthy Start Fair held at the Rio Real School located in the heart of the El Rio community.
The Healthy Start Fair was developed by the Rio School District as a means of providing parents and kids with health-related resources available to them in the community they might need to improve their lives.
United Way of Ventura County has several different programs and services that are accessed by many in our community. Our community outreach efforts held this weekend focused on a couple of these resources:
- 2-1-1: a social service line that connects people's need with help in their community. Many individuals have lost their work and with that their jobs and medical insurance. 211 can connect these individuals and families with the safety net of non-profit and community clinics where they can receive treatment at little or no cost.
- Familywize: A prescription drug discount program accepted at major pharmacies that gives individuals an average of 30% off on their prescription drugs. "Providing crucial information about United Way programs to the community is a great way to raise public awareness and increase access to these services." stated YLS Board Member Chinh Lai.
Special thanks to Rio School District for the invitation to participate and to Chinh Lai, Chris Kunke and Pedro Chavez for spending several hours on a Saturday to help promote United Way's work to advance the common good.
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Special Offer on EyeWear for Kids
Lens Crafters in Ventura is having
a FREE EYE EXAM and GLASSES Day on Tuesday, December 1, 2009.
Parents need to make an appointment by calling 650.3196.
This is a RARE event, no questions regarding insurance will be asked!
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NFL, UNITED WAY & MOTOWN GET MOVING THIS THANKSGIVING
Performances by Melanie Fiona, KEM, Shontelle, Forever the Sickest Kids, Vita Chambers and Hal Linton
NFL fans will be dancing in their seats at home and at Ford Field in Detroit during the 2009 United Way Thanksgiving Day Halftime Show: A Motown 50th Anniversary Tribute. The Motown tribute will take place during halftime of the first game of the NFL's Thanksgiving tripleheader when the Detroit Lions host the Green Bay Packers on Thursday, November 26 at 12:30 PM ET on FOX.
This special halftime event features six of the brightest talents from the current roster of Universal Motown Records performing classics from Motown's All-American songbook.
Bringing the unforgettable songs of Motown back to the Motor City are: MELANIE FIONA, who brings together vintage grooves in her debut album; KEM, a leader in the neo-soul movement with two gold-plus albums and two No. 1 singles; international Top 10 hit singer/songwriter SHONTELLE; and the alternative rock/electronic six-man band FOREVER THE SICKEST KIDS. The halftime show also features two newcomers: VITA CHAMBERS, who honors Motown's classic era with a mix of rock, pop, and soul, and HAL LINTON, who updates the great vocal tradition of Motown's Marvin Gaye and Stevie Wonder for the new century.
The halftime show set list will be taken from the golden era of Motown, the company founded by BERRY GORDY that revolutionized contemporary music in the late Fifties through Seventies with its influential fusion of pop, blues, R&B, rock and gospel elements.
Following the halftime performance, fans can visit NFL.COM/THANKSGIVING to find out how to download a copy of the halftime medley as well as music from each of the artists. Proceeds will benefit United Way.
This is the 11th year that United Way has worked with the NFL on the Thanksgiving Halftime Show to inspire NFL fans across the country to get involved in their communities. Now in its 36th year, the United Way/NFL partnership is the longest running charitable collaboration of its kind and connects NFL PLAY 60 with United Way's goal of 1.9 million more healthy young people by 2018.
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Student United Way and the Movement to Engage A New Generation of Leaders
Throughout history, young people have led efforts to change communities and advance the common good. Today, students and young adults are key volunteers, advocates, and fundraisers in the United Way movement. And they will be leading the way into the future.
By 2010, the generation of today's young adults - the Millennials - will be the largest in United States history. Working together, United Way, young adults, college and university campuses, and communities LIVE UNITED.
Premier campus engagement strategies include
- Student United Ways are student-led community change organizations on college and university campuses.
- Student United Ways give, advocate, and volunteer to advance the common
good in the areas of Education, Income, and Health.
Along the way, student leaders develop a stronger connection with their community and alasting relationship with United Way.
Upon graduation, student leaders join an alumni network that helps them stay involved in community change for the long-term.
A map of Student United Ways across the country is found at www.tinyurl.com/studentuw.
United Way Alternative Spring Break (UW ASB) engages young people in a life-changing volunteer immersion experience. Through the use of new media including social networking, participants are recruited to spend their spring break serving others. This year, more than 300 young people gathered from across the country to spend spring break advancing the common good and showing what it means to LIVE UNITED. United Way Next is an e-newsletter for students, alumni, and all young people who LIVE UNITED.
Through the e-newsletter, young adults get monthly updates on volunteer and career opportunities, learn what others are doing to LIVE UNITED in their community, and stay connected with United Way.
To enroll young adults in the e-newsletter, send their email address to Gen Y at [email protected].
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YSA, State Farm and America's Promise Alliance launch GoToServiceLearning.org
11/6/2009: Youth Service America, America's Promise Alliance, and State Farm� Companies Foundation today unveiled an important new resource for teachers seeking to learn how to incorporate service-learning into their lessons. GoToServiceLearning.org is an interactive Web site housing a database of quality service-learning lesson plans from across the country, all tied to state academic standards. In a year where the need for volunteer service and civic engagement has received increased attention, the ability to offer all students an opportunity to combine academics and service as a way to improve their communities has never been more important. GoToServiceLearning.org makes this possibility a reality.
Service-learning is an effective teaching and learning strategy combining meaningful service to the community with classroom content. At GoToServiceLearning.org, teachers can search service-learning lesson plans across the K-12 spectrum using parameters such as academic content, service-learning themes, and grade level.
Renowned service-learning expert and consultant Cathryn Berger Kaye, who served as primary advisor to the site's development, explains the key purpose of this new resource: "This easy-to-use Web site invites teachers to learn from the experiences of their peers and then to upload their own service-learning success stories."
Educators and politicians alike have found another vital reason to consider service-learning as an imperative for our classrooms: skyrocketing high school dropout rates. Recent research from interviews with high school dropouts showed that more than 80% of the students believed that making real world connections in school would have improved their chance for success.
GoToServiceLearning.org officially launched today at the National Middle School Association Annual Conference in Indianapolis, Indiana. Kaye, along with Steve Culbertson, YSA president and CEO, and Susan Abravanel, YSA vice president of education, unveiled the Web site at the conference and promoted the importance of engaging middle school youth through service-learning as a way to increase relevance for all students and also the graduation rate.
"This new resource represents an important addition to the service-learning field," said Abravanel. "GoToServiceLearning.org will provide the teacher new to service-learning with models of exemplary practice. It's about recognizing classroom success and sharing that success with colleagues. It's about teachers supporting one another in developing real connections between community and classroom." To find service-learning lesson plans or to upload your own, visit www.GoToServiceLearning.org.
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Last year, many of our young leaders participated with Segue and conducted presentations and spoke to many Ventura high school students about their careers and professions. The Young Leaders Society welcomes the opportunity to continue this level of support. Here are some ways you can help:
