About
Mission
Emphasis on the prevention of harm from the rise of drugs and alcohol through students' choice of positive lifestyles. This is being accomplished through education, life-style wellness activities, community outreach and charitable humanitarian endeavors.
Who?
- It is a group of students from grade 5 to grade 12
What?
- Create and organize programs/activities/events to promote healthy lifestyle choices among children and youth
- Create and organize programs/activities/events to reduce the use of drugs and alcohol among children and youth
Where?
- In 19 schools from the Brandon School Division
When?
- During student's free time
Ojectives
- Become positive leaders in the schools and the community
- Help and inspire others
- Develop positive relationships in the schools and the community
- Educate and mobilize the community
- Generate solutions that will engage more children and youth
- Increase safety in the schools and reduce violence in the community
- Increase good physical and mental health in the community
- Volunteer in the community
- Promote economic growth in the community
- Promote social justice and social responsibility
- Develop the leaders of today and tomorrow
- Become part of a leadership group recognized in the schools and the community
Benefits
- Develop employability skills
- Make a difference
- Become a community leader
- Address community issues
Recognition & Awards
- April 17, 2012 - 2011-2012 Premier's Volunteer Service Award
- September 10, 2012 - Acknowledgement from Brandon Suicide Prevention Implementation Network for inspiring others in making healthy life choices
- September 28, 2012 - Certificate of recognition for excellent BNRC project implementation by youth - "Better High Parent Forum"
- May 1, 2013 - Reh-Fit Healthy Living Centre Award
Other Objectives
- Promote the Youth Revolution in the community
- Create new partnerships in the community
- Support all the Youth Revolution groups
- Organize and facilitate events
- Deliver team building activities for the Y-R groups, in the K-8 schools
- Update the website and create press releases
- Fundraise
- Work together with community organizations
- Network with other leadership groups in the community and the country