2012-13 Youth Philanthropy Initiative members named by Community Foundation
Selection of 2012-13 Youth Philanthropy Initiative (YPI) members has concluded with the naming of 18 new representatives from Knox County high schools and the home school community, Community Foundation Executive Director Sam Barone has announced.
True to the spirit of the initiative, selection of new members was conducted last month by the 11 youth members themselves, in cooperation with YPI Advisor Ellen Blanchard. Eighteen new members will join six returning YPIers next year, greatly expanding the breadth and depth of the organization.
YPI activity will resume in late August with an orientation for new members and planning for the year ahead. Preliminary plans include holding monthly YPI meetings onsite at various non-profit organizations in Knox County to better acquaint youth funders with operations at these agencies.
Last year the Youth Philanthropy Initiative awarded nearly $7,000 to support six different programs following interviews with eight prospective grantees, who had proposed projects with a youth-focus. It is anticipated this amount, or more, will again be available for youth-oriented grants to non-profit organizations when the YPI issues its second request for proposals in December of this year.
Students who will be involved in the grantmaking process as members of the 2012-13 Youth Philanthropy initiative are:
Centerburg High School:
*Dan Schuster ’13
Melissa Layton ’14
Danville High School:
*Brendan Urban ’13
*Monica Honabarger ’14
Lelia Jo Dustheimer ’15
East Knox High School:
Haley Shipley ’13
Joseph Byers ’14
Tony Gault ’14
Stephanie Probst ’14
Emmanuel Singletary ’15
Fredericktown High School:
*Rachel Shafer ’13
Drew Currier ’14
Rebekah Haip ’14
Kara Dilts ’15
Logan Singrey ’15
Home School:
Stephanie Harman ’14
Knox County Career Center:
Aaron Dickerson ’14
Morgan McCarthy ’13
Hannah Mickley ’14
Mount Vernon High School:
*Daniel Tharp ’13
Seth Badger ’13
Corin Sponsler ’14
*Amanda Tier ’14
Abby McClure ’15
* Denotes returning charter members of YPI
Members of the 2011-12 YPI who graduated high school this year include: Matthew Pozderac (Centerburg); Zachary Sawicki and Kayla Stephenson (East Knox); and Matthew Omahan and Levi Zolman (Mount Vernon). Also departing YPI is group advisor Ellen Blanchard, who graduated from Kenyon College this year.