Coming up on May 29, local youth will have the opportunity to participate in a fun and  dynamic event dedicated to empowering them make a difference in their community.  SUMMIT UP 2010, free to all youth participants, will take place from 11:00-4:00 pm at the Youngstown Cultural Arts Center on Delridge.

SUMMIT UP 2010 will offer food, entertainment, workshops, service learning hours, and the chance for young people to check out paid internship and job opportunities.  Youth participants in SUMMIT UP 2010 will have free admission to the after party Saturday evening, which is 8$ at the door for nonparticipants.  The event has been organized by the Youth Media Institute of Seattle, and will be hosted by the Youngstown Cultural Arts Center.

WHAT: SUMMIT UP 2010 youth summit, free for all youth participants

WHEN: Saturday, May 29, from 11:00 am to 4:00 pm. Afterparty from around 7:00 to 11:00 pm.

WHERE: Youngstown Cultural Arts Center, 4408 Delridge Way Southwest, Seattle, 98106.  Metro bus routes #120 and #125 stop directly in front of the Center.

INFO: For more information, visit the Youth Media Institute’s website, or contact estevan@youthmediaseattle.org.

Nearly 800 freshmen and transfer students from Seattle Pacific University will participate in an annual community service project in White Center on Saturday, Sept. 26th called “CityQuest.”

Students and staff will be at the following locations from 10:30am to 2:30pm doing various community service projects:

• Nature Consortium at 14th Ave SW & SW Holly. Their tasks will include mulching, weeding, and possible trail work.
• Green Seattle Partnership at 5951 Delridge Ave SW. They will help with urban forest and creek restoration by invasive plant removal and mulch spreading.
• Lincoln Park, 8011 Fauntleroy Way SW. They will remove invasive plants.
• Hicks Lake, at 10 Ave SW, near the intersection of SW 112th Street. They will remove blackberry bushes and scotch broom.

CityQuest brings together students, faculty, staff, & alumni for more than 30 different community service projects throughout Seattle.

So if you see a group of college-aged students wearing work clothes cleaning up the ‘hood on Sept. 26th, be sure to thank them!

For more info on SPU’s CityQuest in your neighborhood, call SPU Urban Program Coordinator Owen Sallee at 206-427-1296 (cell).