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Hello!  Below is an opportunity for people 18-25 years old in rural communities.  You can find more information about the National Rural Youth Assembly online at <a href="http://www.ruralstrategies.org/national-rural-youth-assembly-information">http://www.ruralstrategies.org/national-rural-youth-assembly-information</a>. If you have any questions, please contact the Center for Rural Strategies at 865-688-9546 or whitney@ruralstrategies.org.<br><br><div style="text-align: center;">             Katie Anderson, Library Development Services<br>* Youth Services Consultant * Oregon Center for the Book Coordinator *<br>       Oregon State Library, 250 Winter St. NE, Salem, OR 97301<br>               katie.anderson@state.or.us, 503-378-2528<br></div><blockquote style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 255); padding-left: 5px; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 0px;"><hr><b>From:</b> American Indian Library Association 
[mailto:<a href="mailto:AILA@SI-LISTSERV.SI.EDU">AILA@SI-LISTSERV.SI.EDU</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Hanks, 
Susan<b></b></blockquote><blockquote style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 255); padding-left: 5px; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 0px;"><b><span></span>Sent:</b> Monday, February 01, 2010 5:07 PM<br><div class="OutlookMessageHeader" align="left"><font face="Tahoma"><b>To:</b> 
<a href="mailto:AILA@SI-LISTSERV.SI.EDU">AILA@SI-LISTSERV.SI.EDU</a><br><b>Subject:</b> FW: [ARSL-L] Fwd: Rural Youth 
Assembly -- seeking nominations<br></font><br></div>
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<div align="left"> </div><span class="714400501-02022010"></span><font face="Tahoma"><span class="714400501-02022010"><font face="Arial">from 
the Association of Rural and Small 
Libraries </font></span><br></font><br>
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<div>Dear Friends and Gentle People -</div>
<div>Here's an opportunity for you to think about for possible nominations from 
your local community.</div>
<div>Cheers  -  Don<br><br>>>> "Tim Marema" 
<<a href="mailto:tim@ruralstrategies.org">tim@ruralstrategies.org</a>> 2/1/2010 2:09 PM >>><br></div>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">The National Rural 
Assembly will be producing a Youth Assembly April 22-25, 2010. 
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">We're looking for 
help spreading the word to folks who might nominate young people (ages 18-25) to 
attend.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">The National Rural 
Assembly will select 50 young people from around the country for the Youth 
Assembly and will cover participants' costs.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">The email below has 
links to the application packet and more information. If you could pass this 
along to people and organizations you think might be interested, we would 
appreciate it.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"><strong><font color="#ff0000">Nominations are due Feb. 26, 2010.</font></strong> Thanks for your 
help.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Sincerely,</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Tim 
Marema</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Center for Rural 
Strategies</span></p>
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            <p class="MsoNormal"><b>Call for Nominations!</b></p></td>
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            <p class="MsoNormal"><strong>February 1, 2010</strong></p>
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            <p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><b><u><span style="font-family: 'mceinline','serif';">NATIONAL RURAL YOUTH 
            ASSEMBLY in Santa Fe, New Mexico</span></u></b></p>
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            <p class="MsoNormal"><strong>The National Rural Assembly will host a 
            National Rural <u>Youth</u> Assembly on April 22-25, 2010, at the 
            <span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"><a href="http://www.iaia.edu/"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Institute for American Indian 
            Arts</span></a></span> in Santa Fe, New Mexico.</strong></p>
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            <p class="MsoNormal"><strong>The Assembly seeks 50 young adults from 
            rural communities across the country who will gather to discuss the 
            issues they see as critical to their lives and communities. 
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            <p class="MsoNormal">The National Rural Assembly Steering Committee 
            asks rural leaders and mentors to nominate young people who are 
            interested in rural issues and invested in making an impact in their 
            local communities.</p>
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            <p class="MsoNormal">The <a href="http://capwiz.com/ruralassembly/utr/0/?u=http://www.ruralstrategies.org/national-rural-youth-assembly">National 
            Rural Youth Assembly</a> will engage young people on the key policy 
            areas of the Rural Assembly including the quality of education, 
            stewardship of our natural resources, investment in our communities, 
            and the health of rural people.  Youth will represent the 
            diversity of rural America in geographies, races, cultures, genders, 
            incomes and sexual orientations. </p>
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            <p class="MsoNormal"><strong>Criteria:</strong></p>
            <p class="MsoNormal">Nominated participants must 18-25 years old and 
            represent a rural community.  For further criteria, please 
            review the Youth Assembly application <a href="http://capwiz.com/ruralassembly/utr/0/?u=http://ruralstrategies.org/sites/all/files/Youth_Assembly_Packet.doc">packet</a>.</p>
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            <p class="MsoNormal"><strong>Deadline for Applications:</strong></p>
            <p class="MsoNormal">All application packets are due 
            <strong><i>Friday, February 26<sup>th</sup> by 5 p.m. 
            EDT.</i></strong></p>
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            <p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://capwiz.com/ruralassembly/utr/0/?u=http://ruralstrategies.org/sites/all/files/Youth_Assembly_Packet.doc">Click 
            here</a> to download the Youth Assembly Application Packet</p>
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