State Farm® now accepting applications for Associate Youth Advisory Board members

Deadline for applications is March 31, 2009

Aurora, Ontario.  February 02, 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. State Farm and its affiliates are the fourth largest auto insurance provider, and the seventh largest property and casualty insurer in Canada. In addition to providing affordable car insurance rates, State Farm has more than 540 Canadian agents and 1300 employees providing insurance and financial services including mutual funds, life insurance, vehicle loans, critical illness, disability, home and auto insurance to our customers in Ontario, Alberta and New Brunswick. For more information, please visit statefarm.ca, join us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter, or see us on YouTube.

About the State Farm Youth Advisory Board

The State Farm Youth Advisory Board is a diverse group of 30 youth, ages 17-20, 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. Visit www.statefarmyab.com for more information about the different projects being funded and about the YAB.