COLTON COURIER We ekly
August 25, 2022
Vol 150 , NO. 35
Ci ty o f Colto n celebrat es receiving over 1 ,400 vo lunteer
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hour s fro m mo tiva ted t eens in t he co mmunit y
By Manny Sandoval
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uring the summer of 2022, nine Colton residents between the ages of 13-15 years old volunteered over 1,400 service hours with the city.
The Community Service Department’s VolunTeen Program requires participants to volunteer at least 150 hours during summer break to receive a cash stipend.
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“The program typically runs six to eight weeks when school is out. But it has been inactive since the summer of 2019. The stipend had not been increased in many years, and this year’s VolunTeens were unaware of the stipend increase when they applied to the program in the spring,” said Community Services Department Recreation Manager Heidi
Strutz. Volunteers of the program participate in executing events, programming, and service initiatives - garnering skills that will carry them forward in the future.
“In this program, our volunteers are taught customer service skills and are given programming experience across our three divisions of the community services department. I want to thank the city council for approving the funding for the program, including the increased stipend this year,” concluded Strutz.
During the presentation, it was shared that many past volunteers have landed a job with the community services department. In contrast, other volunteers have launched careers in the medical, education, and photo CITY OF COLTON recreation industry. Colton’s VoluntEEN program encompasses training in customer service, VolunTeen, cont. next pg.
library operations, recreational leadership and more.
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ribal leaders, vendors, and community partners united for this year’s golf tournament to raise over $400,000.
The annual event commenced on July 31 with a celebration and check presentation at Yaamava’ Resort and Casino at San Manuel. Eight inspiring local and national non-profits received $50,000 each to provide support through health services, environmental conservation and cultural development for tribal communities. Four Tribal and four local non-profits were awarded for their commitment to Yaamava cont. next pg.
photo YAAMAVA peter Arceo (left), General Manager at Yaamava' Resort and Casino at San Manuel, and Ed Duro (right), Member at Large, present a $50,000 check to tahlia Natachu (center), Executive Director of Zuni Youth Enrichment project, at the 23rd Annual San Manuel Golf tournament at Yaamava’ Resort and Casino.