State Farm® now accepting applications for Associate Youth Advisory Board
members
Deadline for applications is March 31, 2009
Aurora, ON, February 2, 2009 -- State Farm Youth Advisory Board is seeking Associate Board Members
to serve through 2010.
Associate Youth Advisory Board members receive a $3,000 scholarship to be used for postsecondary
education. Associate members may become Board members with a second year of service and receive a
$5,000 scholarship.
“The State Farm Youth Advisory Board is an opportunity to serve on a national board with other highly
motivated, autonomous young people,” said a current Youth Advisory Board member. “We are
empowered by a dedicated corporation to create real, longlasting
change.”
The State Farm Youth Advisory Board is comprised of 30 young adults ages 1720
from communities
across Canada and the United States. Applicants are being sought from the provinces State Farm
operates within Canada: Alberta, Ontario and New Brunswick. The Board’s mission is to create and
oversee a signature service learning
initiative to address pressing issues that have a direct impact on
communities. Youth Board members are responsible for identifying these issues, overseeing the site
selections and grant making process, providing technical assistance to the site grantees, and assisting
with communications and outreach.
“State Farm has a strong commitment to young people and to the leadership they provide. We’re excited
to engage youth in our work and to have them help us develop meaningful service learning
programs in
communities across the United States and Canada” Kathy Payne, State Farm’s Sr. Director of Education
Leadership, said.
The application deadline to join the Youth Advisory Board is March 31. Selected applicants will be notified
by the end of May. Information and applications are available at State Farm® Youth Advisory Board web site.
About State Farm
State Farm® has been serving Canadians since 1938. It is the fourth largest auto insurer, and eighth largest property and casualty insurer in Canada. State Farm’s more than 500 Canadian agents and more than 1,400 employees currently provide insurance and financial services in Ontario, Alberta and New Brunswick. State Farm is ranked No. 32 on the Fortune 500 list of largest companies. State Farm's Corporate Headquarters is in Bloomington, Illinois, USA. For more information,
please visit StateFarm.ca®.
About the Youth Advisory Board
The State Farm Youth Advisory Board is a diverse group of 30 youth, ages 1720, who were chosen through a competitive process to lead and oversee this $5 million/year signature service learning initiative. The Youth Board identified the issues, issued competitive grants and will now provide technical assistance, communication and oversight to site grantees.
To learn more about the Youth Advisory Board visit their web site. |
