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Minutes 11-21-96 MINUTES OF THE ADVISORY BOARD ON CHILDREN AND YOUTH MEETING HELD IN COMMISSION CHAMBERS, CITY HALL, BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA, ON THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1996, AT 6:00 P.M. PRESENT Shanna St. John, Chairwoman Beth Bailey, Public Information Offc. Angela Girtman, Vice Chairwoman Bob Borovy Marie Lengert Denise Panton Betsy Wallshein, Alternate Hattie Miller, Alternate Amy Williams, Student CALL TO ORDER Chairwoman St. John called the meeting to order at 6:20 p.m. She thanked everyone for attending tonight's meeting, and asked Vice Mayor Jaskiewicz to address the attendees. Vice Mayor Jaskiewicz welcomed everyone on behalf of the City Commission. She expressed pride in the participants and thanked the board for sponsoring an event that shows youngsters in a positive environment. She encouraged the board to continue to conduct more activities that will involve our children. Chairwoman St. John introduced Sandra Richmond and invited her to the podium. Ms. Richmond expressed delight to be present for this very important evening. She thanked and honored the parents and family members of these children for the support they are giving to their children. She also thanked the children and encouraged them to keep up the good work and stay focussed. RECOGNITION OF SPONSORS Vice Chairwoman Girtman thanked the following sponsors of the Youth Expo: (A list of sponsors is attached to the original copy of these minutes on file in the City Clerk's Office: Boynton Beach Mall Sun-Sentinel Security Bank Suburban Mortgage Services Deck the Walls Timex Hanover Shoes Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Treasure Chest Early Learning Center Boynton Beach Chiropractic Center Burger King McDonald's Cellular Warehouse Explorations Little Palm Family Theatre Children's Theater Guild WXEL Public TV Delray Beach Playhouse East/West Karate Chick-fil-a Bob's Quick Printing RECOGNITION OF JUDGES Art ContestCreative WritingDrama Rufina Appel Bonnie Altenheim Amy Williams Sam and Jean Gibbons Henrietta Smith Janice Webber Jim Pegg Mrs. Appel enjoyed and appreciated being selected as a judge, and is pleased there are so many 1 MEETING MINUTES ADVISORY BOARD ON CHILDREN & YOUTH BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA NOVEMBER 21, 1996 artists in our community. (Max Appel accepted their certificates.) RECOGNITION OF BOOTH PARTICIPANTS Ms. Wallshein recognized the following booth participants: Delteens Harmony PBC School Board Boy Scouts Children's Theater Guild 4-H Optimist Club NationsBank Beach Dogs Family Services Boynton Beach Police Department Boynton Beach Library Boynton Beach Fire Department Camelot Children's Services RECOGNITION OF ENTERTAINERS Ms. Panton recognized the following people/groups who provided entertainment: Reverend Henry Ackermann Girls' Scouts Santaluces Chiefettes Junior Jazzercize That's Dancing East/West Karate Southern Dance Henrietta Smith Laura McGrath Suzuki Strings So. Florida Dynamics Children's Theater Guild PAL for Bull Dogs Cheerleaders Tomodachi Judo Club LA-Dance Javier Del Sol Boy Scouts Guatemala-Maya Center Bahai Youth Group Traditional Tae Kwon Do RECOGNITION OF ALL ENTRANTS At this point in the ceremony, Amy Williams recognized all students who entered the contests. She distributed Certificates of Appreciation and awards to the winners. A list of all entrants and winners is attached to the original copy of these minutes on file in the City Clerk's Office. PUBLIC AUDIENCE Mark Leahy, West Palm Beach, congratulated Boynton Beach and the surrounding areas for the service of healing racism and uniting mankind. Mr. Leahy explained that he is part of a group of artists who are planning an event to be held in celebration of Martin Luther King's birthday. The group in charge of this event intends to put together a calendar. Their original intention was to have artists donate art work for the calendar. However, when this Youth Expo took place, Mr. Leahy received a phone call urging him to get over to the Boynton Beach Mall to view the art work dealing with the subject of harmony which was submitted by school students. Mr. Leahy was amazed at the quality of the art and the creative writing. He now plans to use some of this material as part of the calendar. He thanked everyone for working to raise the awareness of race unity. Mr. Borovy is active with children and youth as part of his work with the VFW. He congratulated everyone, and would like to see some of these students receive the VFW's awards for scholarship. 2 MEETING MINUTES ADVISORY BOARD ON CHILDREN & YOUTH BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA NOVEMBER 21, 1996 Vice Chairwoman Girtman thanked everyone for attending the ceremony this evening. She explained that this board has not had a great deal of participation from the community. That was one of the reasons why the board prepared a survey which was filled out during the Youth Expo. She urged the parents to provide comments that would assist the board, and she encouraged them to attend these meetings. She further encouraged young people to join the board as student members. She advised that the Education Advisory Board also has student positions available. ANNOUNCEMENTS Chairwoman St. John announced that there will be a T.N.T. Concert tomorrow evening, and the "Deck the Walls" Multi-Cultural Festival will be held on Saturday at Boat Club Park. She thanked for framing the first, second, and third place winners in the art contest. She also thanked the City Clerk's Office, the City Manager's Office, and Beth Bailey for their assistance, and the students, parents, and teachers for their support and participation. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to come before the board, the meeting properly adjourned at 7:15 p.m. Janet M. Prainito Recording Secretary (Two Tapes) 3