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Thank you to everyone that joined us this year for our 5th Annual MLK March for Peace. We had a great turnout with over four hundred individuals of all ages and from everywhere in the community. Thanks again for all of your support and we hope to see everyone April 24th for SeLebration!!
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We've moved!
Project YES is excited to announce that we have moved to a new, larger location! As of April 27, 2009 Project YES will be located at 1306 Centaur Village Dr. in Lafayette, CO . Please feel free to stop by and visit our new, improved space! Stay tuned: we will be holding an Open House and Project Unveiling near the end of the summer. You can reach us at 303-926-0306.
SeLebration 2010!
SAVE the DATE...SeLebration 2010 will be held on Saturday, April 24th.
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On January 15, 2007 Project YES hosted its 2nd Annual MLK Day March for Peace
Joining Project YES were hundreds of individuals from the Lafayette community and beyond who gathered in the single digit weather to celebrate the vision of peace, service, and empowerment of Martin Luther King Jr.
The march proceeded up Public Rd. in Lafayette culminating at Pioneer Elementary where marchers warmed themselves while enjoying music and presentations from individuals and groups including the Peacemakers (the event founders) and Ms. Norma Johnson, who recited an original piece recounting her experience as an African American growing up in America.
Thanks to all the amazing folks that made this year's event possible:
City of Lafayette, Pioneer Elementary, Naropa University, AmeriCorps*VISTA, and Kids Park Lafayette.
See you next year!
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Project YES and the YMCA of Boulder Valley, with support from Foothills United Way, is exanding support to youth and families in Lafayette!
Identified by the Foothills United Way (FHUW) Community Impact Committee as consistently providing effective leadership programming for Lafayette’s youth, Project YES has been invited to build on its existing partnerships with the YMCA of Boulder Valley and the Boulder Valley School District (BVSD), during the 2006-2009 academic years. Through a three year grant provided by FHUW, Project YES and the YMCA will collaborate with BVSD to address the growing needs of youth and families transitioning from elementary to middle school in the Lafayette community.
While Project YES will expand and enhance existing after-school service-learning programs at Escuela Bilingue Pioneer, Ryan Elementary, Sanchez Elementary, Lafayette Elementary and Angevine Middle School, the YMCA will provide support for the families of participating third through fifth grade students through educational and recreational opportunities.
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Project YES Launches Lafayette Youth Advisory Committee with City
As part of the Lafayette Youth Project, a Project YES and Naropa University initiative, the Service-Learning Partnership recently collaborated with city officials to create a Lafayette Youth Advisory Committee (LYAC). An extension of the Lafayette City Council, the Committee will provide local secondary students with an opportunity to both engage in local politics and address community issues. Meetings, which will be held at the Bob L. Burger Recreation Center, will take place twice monthly.
Youth, ages 11-18, who are interested in applying to serve as a member of the Youth Advisory Committee, are encouraged to contact Kristin at (303) 926-0306. Applications, which are available to students, who reside in Lafayette or attend a Lafayette school, will be accepted as of August 2006.
Applications may be downloaded at http://www.cityoflafayette.com/News.asp?NewsID=1189
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