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Youth led town hall meeting addresses gun violence

November 23, 2013

Teens from the Lindsay Heights Youth Council and “Can You Hear Us Now” will host a town hall meeting focusing on gun violence on Thursday, Dec. 5 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Northside YMCA, located at 1350 W. North Ave.

The youth-led event consists of teens from August M. LaVarnway and North Division High School Boys & Girls Clubs, Neu-Life Community Resource Center, Urban Underground, and Running Rebels.

All youth serving groups are invited to attend.

To RSVP or for additional information please contact Sandra Malone by e-mail, sandram@boysgirlsclubs. org or via phone at (414) 702-1639.

At the town hall meeting, youth and adult panelists will address gun violence in the community.

Teens from Neu-Life, La- Varnway, Running Rebels, and Northside YMCA will be on the panel.

Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Milwaukee celebrates more than 126 years as the oldest and largest youth-serving agency in Milwaukee.

The Clubs offers high quality after-school and summer programming for children ages 5-18, focusing on those who have major life obstacles, most often poverty.

The Clubs operates 38 sites, which include six primary locations, 31 school sites, and Camp Whit- Continued from page 1 Continued on page 5 comb/Mason in Hartland.

Membership to the Clubs is only $5 per year, per child, but no one is ever turned away based on inability to pay.

For all the latest Club news, visit www.boysgirlsclubs.org, www.facebook.com/bgcmilwaukee or Twitter @bgcmilwaukee.

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