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Youth Environmental Activists of MN

YEA! Minnesota (Youth Environmental Activists) is a youth run coalition of Minnesota High Schools with the common goal of improving the environment through education and action.

Mission Statement: YEA! MN connects, engages, and empowers youth to create clean, just, and sustainable communities.

Join us for our next YEA! MN Event:

YEA! MN Student Leaders Overnight

3pm Wed, June 16th to 3pm Thurs, June 17th

Sacajawea Retreat Center

Lebanon Hills Regional Park

5121 McAndrews Road
Apple Valley MN 55124

Print and complete the Consent Form and Behavior Agreement

We will try to organize carpools once we know where everyone is coming from.

Freshmen, Sophmores and Juniors from Metro High School Environmental Clubs will gather with our graduating seniors to PASS THE TORCH for student organizing to get ready for next fall!

Metro Area High School environmental Clubs involved with www.yeamn.org will meet up with student leaders from Youth Environmental Summit from Southwest MN and students active with Schools Cutting Carbon to

Learn fun new ways to bring in more students into your environmental club
Brainstorm school and community projects and find resources to help lead them
Team Building exercises – Frisbee, etc!
Nature hikes to explore the beautiful trails and ecosystems
Plan our national youth leadership summit for October 25, 2010
Review and celebrate accomplishments from the past year and create a vision for next year with YEA! MN
Hear from co-founders of YEA! MN about their experiences with their college environmental clubs

Facilitators – YEA! MN Steering team members: Peter Boisclair (Hopkins HS), Siiri Bigalke (Stillwater HS), Katie Paulson-Smith (SES)

All students will be required to bring the Release of Liability form signed by their parent or guardian or will not be able to stay overnight.

Up to 3 students per school are invited to participate. We would like representation from as many schools as possible!

What to bring:

Signed Consent Form

Signed Behavior Agreement

Food to contribute to Wed night pot luck

$5 to offset cost of food for the weekend

Sleeping bag

Sleeping pad (you will be sleeping on the floor)

Pillow

walking/hiking shoes or boots