A Boulder, CO software became one of the first company’s from outside the outdoor industry to announce its search for delegates to attend the Outdoor Nation Youth Summit and Festival scheduled for New York Citys Central Park June 19-20.
Circadence Corporation said it was looking for young leaders from Mississippi, who will commit to championing the outdoors — as athletes, artists, advocates and ambassadors. Interested individuals (ages 16 – 26) are encouraged to visit www.outdoornation.org/circadence and complete the application by May 5, 2010.
“Circadence is excited to sponsor two of Tupelo’s most promising student leaders to serve as delegates to the upcoming Outdoor Nation Youth Summit, said R. Bradley Prewitt, Vice President of Mississippi Operations in Circadence’s Advanced R&D Facility. Our sponsorship not only confirms our corporate commitment to the environment, but recognizes that Mississippi, our operational home, is a state whose lands not only possess abundant outdoor opportunities but whose population values them as much as any state in the country.
Orchestrated by The Outdoor Foundation as a way to reengage youth in outdoor recreation and create a new generation of conservationists, the Outdoor Nation Youth Summit and Festival will provide a platform for young leaders to set an outdoor agenda and create youth-led solutions, and will also be a celebration of the active, outdoor lifestyle.
“Young people today have considerable power and influence — politically, socially and financially — and are developing new ways to coordinate, collaborate and communicate for the issues they care about,” said Chris Fanning, executive director of The Outdoor Foundation. “For the first time, through Outdoor Nation, youth are being empowered to become leaders on campuses and in communities — championing the outdoors and outdoor issues.”
On June 19, Outdoor Nation will turn Central Park into the ultimate, outdoor playground complete with concerts and cultural festivities, as well as activities such as kayaking, fishing, bouldering, bird watching and kite flying. In addition, Outdoor Nation will include a high profile Outdoor Career Fair that will enable people of all ages to learn about outdoor career paths as well as get information about specific employment opportunities.
On June 20, Outdoor Nation will convene the first-ever youth-led national summit on the outdoors, where delegations of young people from each of the 50 states will set the agenda, lead the conversations and identify solutions. Delegates will not only craft and deliver their message of change to the country, but strengthen the outdoor youth movement by infusing young leaders with new ideas, skills and connections.
Key Summit topics include: green jobs, health and wellness, diversity, service, recreation, education, media and culture. Following the Summit and Festival, young people will have the opportunity to apply for seed grants that will support their local projects in communities and on campuses.
