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Community Youth Foundation
The mission of the Muskingum County Community Youth Foundation is to give youth a voice to provide financial and human resources to projects and programs that benefit youth in Muskingum County.
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| During November and December 2008, the Community Youth Foundation collected more than 180 coats to benefit The Salvation Army and Eastside Community Ministry. Pictured are CYF members Sierra Moore, Lynsey Ridenour, Ely Bolitho, Levi Dosch and Kelli Paul sorting coats. |
The Community Youth Foundation (CYF) is a component fund of the Muskingum County Community Foundation. The Directors of the Community Youth Foundation are selected from area high schools. The CYF was established with surplus funds from the Foundation's 2000 Groundhog Day Celebration. Board members were introduced to the community during the National Philanthropy Day Celebration on November 14, 2000, at the Schultz Mansion in Zanesville. The first meeting of the CYF Board was held January 20, 2001.
Members have monthly meetings during the school year where they distribute grants to youth service groups, select local scholarship winners, and work on teambuilding and leadership activities with other members. Members also participate in additional service projects throughout the year, selected by them to improve the quality of life for youth in Muskingum County. For more information about CYF projects, please visit the
events page or
photo gallery.
If you have a community service project idea, are interested in assistance from CYF members on a project, or are part of another teen leadership group in the community that may be interested in partnering with CYF on a project, please contact advisor Jamie Hoover by calling (740) 453-5192 or by e-mail at
jhoover@mccf.org. Projects do not need to serve youth as their primary population, but all projects are considered and approved for member participation by the CYF Directors.
Community Youth Foundation Officers
2008-2009
Caleb Shuey, President
McKenzie Huston, Vice President
Frank Joseph, Treasurer
Monica Westerheide, Secretary
Fletcher Young, Social Chair
Olivia Durant, Communications Chair
Joseph Frame, Scholarship Scout Chair
Gavin Mawhorr, Fundraising Chair
The Community Youth Foundation currently has 54 members from local high schools.
| John Glenn High School | West Muskingum High School |
| Clare Adams | Courtney Bateson |
| Seth Durant | Aaron Clapper |
| Andrew Fitzgerald | Levi Dosch |
| Megan Normansell | Sarah Madson |
| | Gavin Mawhorr |
| Maysville High School | Macy Meadows |
| Jensen Buchanan | Kelli Paul |
| Vogue Hall | Lynsey Ridenour |
| Rebecca McGee | Caleb Shuey |
| Rick Sands | |
| Doug Sidwell | Zanesville High School |
| Karen Sidwell | Jordan Ashby |
| Taylor Tatman | Allison Bradley |
| | Krandall Brantley |
| Philo High School | Joseph Frame |
| Nick Dorman | Caden Heskett |
| Olivia Earich | Dick Joseph |
| Morgan Huey | Frank Joseph |
| Brandon Smith | Derald Madson |
| | Cheyenne Matz |
| Rosecrans High School | Jacob Masterson |
| Brandon Davis | Emma McGlade |
| Ian Durant | Spencer McGlade |
| Olivia Durant | Mackenzie Riley |
| Sarah Paisley | Fletcher Young |
| Langdon Thomas | Kaitlin Young |
| Monica Westerheide | |
| | St. Lawrence High School |
| Tri-Valley High School | Lany Kavulich |
| McKenzie Huston | |
| Max Kilgore | |
| Peter Kobunski | |
| Matthew Madden | |
| Marie McGinnis | |
| Rebecca McGinnis | |
| Michael Newsom | |
| Ethan Slaboden | |
Masthead Photo: Marco Adornetto working with students from the GEAR UP Summer Academy in 2008.
