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Conference Aims To Help Middle Schoolers Tackle Life

Posted on 04 November 2010. Tags: ,

Participants in the 2009 conference engaged in a team-building exercise.

SANATOGA PA – Helping middle school students make good lifestyle and health choices is the goal of the 14th annual “Build Up Youth Leadership Conference,” being planned by the non-profit TriCounty Community Network for next Wednesday (Nov. 10, 2010) from 8:30 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. at the Berean Conference Center, 2675 E. High St., Pottstown PA.

Conference leaders and speakers hope to guide students in navigating problems they encounter almost daily, according to network Executive Director Jen Doyle. Its sessions include discussions of – and hands-on projects involving – entrepreneurship and financial literacy, team building and conflict resolution,safe social networking, green awareness, drug and alcohol awareness, understanding media, and physical activity and technology.

Pottstown native David Charles, owner of the borough-based High Street Music Company and a professional singer, will serve as the conference’s keynote speaker and offer what Doyle described as a “fun, interactive experience” for the hundreds of students expected to attend. A multimedia presentation titled “Tomorrow” also will be presented by a company known as Motivational Productions.

Conference attendance is free as part of the Pottstown PA network’s mission to improve health, social and environmental conditions in western Montgomery, northern Chester and eastern Berks counties. Schools or parents interested in having children participate should call 610-705-3301 Ext. 2 or send an e-mail.

Network members collaborate in providing six different programs: Build Up Youth, Caring in Alternative Residential Environments (CARE), environmental awareness, family literacy, Supporting Abuse Free Environments (SAFE) and workforce development. TCN’s offices are located at 260 High St., Pottstown.

Photo from TCN

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