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Foster City Youth Advisory Committee
2024 Year-End Report
Goal: To continue to be leaders for the teens in the community.
Accomplishments:
Attended a teambuilding event to build team camaraderie, learn effective ways to work as a team, and how to set an example for other teens in the community
Established subcommittees in which each member had the opportunity to play a leadership role.
Goal: To enhance individual member’s personal skills in leadership and in service.
Accomplishments:
Members practiced parliamentary procedure to conduct meetings in a fair and organized manner.
Required each member to serve on the established sub-committees and gave each the opportunity to be the Chairperson for at least one event/activity.
Goal: To continue to serve charitable or community organizations.
Accomplishments:
Made monetary contributions via the Halloween Festival, and the Spaghetti Feed Fundraiser to the Foster City Youth and Teen Foundation.
The members of the Youth Advisory Committee volunteered at these events.
Goal: To collaborate with other committees.
Accomplishments:
Members of YAC volunteered at the Foster City Citizen Sustainability Committee Earth Day event, where they assisted in the planning and execution of the event.
Goal: To expose members of the community to different cultures with food.
Accomplishments:
Assisted Bowditch Middle School PTA with organizing a cultural food fair at the school’s open house. Members reached out to local restaurants to donate food and volunteered their time to serve food at the event. This event was a fundraiser for the Bowditch Middle School 8th grade class graduation.
Goal: To assist 8th grade students with having a smooth social transition to high school. 2 9
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Accomplishments:
YAC prepared presentations and held a lunchtime assembly at Bowditch Middle School. The presentations included unique classes for each school, available clubs, sports teams and spirit days/activities. They shared their personal experiences and opened a Q&A at the end of the presentations.
Approved by the Foster City Youth Advisory Committee at its special meeting of January 8, 2025.