Dear School/Community Member

Dear School/Community Member,

South Lyon Area Youth Assistance is planning its 18th Annual Youth Recognition Program on Monday, May 1, 2017, for youth in grades 6-12 in the South Lyon School District.

We will again be awarding two scholarships for the “Julie Berz Outstanding Youth Volunteer” to exceptional youth who will be continuing on to college or trade school. We are also excited to continue our partnership with the Lyon Area Rotary Club, who will also be awarding two “Lyon Area Rotary Scholarships”.

The awards from both organizations are reserved for graduating seniors who have exhibited exceptional leadership and character within the area of community service and volunteerism. Please nominate students whose volunteer service is exceptional in quality, degree, or scope.Scholarship recipients will be selected on the basis of a commitment to volunteer services performed within the past year. While there is no minimum number of hours of service required, we want to recognize consistency and a quality of service which demonstrates a sincere desire to contribute. Volunteer work performed to fulfill other requirements should not be considered, nor would students performing paid or mandated services be eligible. If you nominate a student for the either the Julie Berz Scholarship or the Lyon Area Rotary Scholarship, you do not need to also nominate them for a Youth Recognition Award(Please note that there is a separate nomination form for the Youth Recognition Award).

SLAYA will receive nominations for consideration through Tuesday, March 21, 2017. The students and nominators will be sent an invitation to attend the Youth Recognition Program. Attached you will find the nomination form on which you may recommend deserving students. Thank you for helping us to make this program a success. If you need additional information, please don’t hesitate to call us at 248-573-8189.

Sincerely,

Angela BrownMark Hiller

ChairpersonCo-Chair

Youth Recognition Youth Recognition

South Lyon Area Youth Assistance

Student: / Nominator:
School: / Position:
Grade: / Address:
Parent(s): / City & Zip:
Address: / Phone Number:
City & Zip: / Email:
Phone Number:
Email:

Please include a summary describing why the nominated student should receive a scholarship. What volunteer service did they perform?

Please describe the factors that made their service exceptional.

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*All scholarship nominees will be recognized at the Youth Recognition Event.

*Family members of the SLAYA Board of Directors or year-round staff are not eligible for the either scholarship.

Please complete this form and return it by Tuesday, March 21, 2017 to:

South Lyon Area Youth Assistance

1000 N. Lafayette

South Lyon, MI 48178

(248) 573-8189 Main (248) 486-4067 Fax

or email