Connecting With Kids Leadership Award
CONNECTING WITH KIDS LEADERSHIP AWARD
ABOUT THE AWARD: Connecting With Kids believes that the community and all of its members have a powerful influence on the development of our youth. To encourage more community members to actively seek out ways that they can connect with kids, we will host a Leadership Breakfast on Thursday, February 24th, 2010. The breakfast will honor individuals and organizations within the city of Edina that have consistently worked to build assets in our youth with Leadership Awards.
Connecting with Kids believes that the community and all of its members have a powerful influence on the development of our youth. We are currently accepting nominations for the Leadership Awards. Click here for more information and to nominate an individual or group for this award.
AWARD CRITERIA: We are currently accepting nominations for the Leadership Awards. Individuals or groups nominated should share our vision to be a community where all children have the support they need to grow up to be responsible, healthy and caring adults. They do not need to be currently affiliated with Connecting With Kids, the City of Edina, or Edina Public Schools, but the nominees must have had a direct and positive impact on the youth of Edina.
SUBMIT YOUR NOMINATION: Please include:
Submissions must be received no later than Friday, January 21st, 2011. Send them via e-mail to info@connectingwithkidsedina.org, or mail them to Connecting With Kids, 5701 Normandale Road, Edina MN 55424.
YOU'LL BE NOTIFIED: The winners of the 3rd annual Connecting With Kids Leadership Awards will be chosen by the Connecting With Kids Board of Directors. Winners will be notified prior to the Leadership Breakfast.
PAST WINNERS:
EDINA ROTARY CLUB and EDINA MORNINGSIDE ROTARY CLUB, for sponsoring, coordinating and leading Camp Enterprise, an annual business camp. For the past 30 years Camp Enterprise has hosted up to 100 high school seniors, including many from Edina. There they learn more about the business world and are inspired to take their place in it.
Asset: Positive View of Personal Future
MICHAEL PRETASKY, Dean of Students at Edina High School, for reaching out to all students, including those who are at risk of not graduating because of barriers to their education. Through the newly implemented Options program and its emphasis on personalized learning, Michael has kept many of these students engaged at the high school.
Asset: Achievement Motivation
MARY SMITH,ESL teacher at Cornelia Elementary School, for her efforts to support her students without reference to the school calendar. Year round, Mary helps students and their families find solutions to transportation needs, cultural competence and language barriers.
Asset: Caring School Environment
PAMELA MILLS, Fairview Southdale Hospital Volunteer Services Manager, for coordinating a joint effort between hospital employees and their families and the resident of the Edina Care Center to assemble care packages for our troops on the Edina Day of Service. She clearly identified how business and the community can work together for the benefit of all.
Asset: Caring
JERRY'S ENTERPRISES, for their ongoing support of our youth and youth organizations in general and more specifically for their wide support of the Edina Day of Service. Jerry’s participated in the Edina Day of Service through publicity, volunteering and donating goods to other service projects.
Asset: Community Values Youth
DR. HAROLD HANSON, for combining his expertise in woodworking with his care of children and disabled young adults. He adapted woodworking projects so that younger hands could assemble them and taught them how to safely use their tools while modeling kindness and patience.
Asset: Adult Role Models
BOB GUBRUD, for his long-time volunteer service to Edina Public Schools. He helps in both Cornelia Elementary School and Edina High School with reading skills, homework help, life-skill planning and helps connect kids to the value of learning.
Asset: School Engagement
SOBER SQUAD, for promoting a positive alcohol, tobacco and other drug free lifestyle for themselves, other students and the community at large. They engaged their peers, younger students and families in conversation about the benefits of a substance-free life.
Asset: Restraint
Connecting With Kids, established in 1998
5701 Normandale
Road, Edina MN 55424
email: info@connectingwithkidsedina.org
tel: 952-688-8081
Healthy Kids, Healthy Community