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Here we go again!
The 2019 Youth Poster Contest is Now Open

The 2019 Youth Poster Contest is now open. Our goal for 2019 is to greatly increase student participation from every middle and high school, both public and private, in Marin. Most especially, we will reach out and engage students from underserved communities. The deadline for poster submission is May 3, 2019. See contest rules for details.

Last year's contest saw a 250% increase in participation, so let's break that record! Start working on your ideas and posters now. Stand up and speak out on social justice, women's rights, firearms regulation, immigration, climate change, gender and sexual equality and other issues important to the youth of Marin.

The Youth Poster Contest has received a Certificate of Special Congressional Recognition from the United States Congress, a Certificate of Recognition from both the California State Assembly and Senate, and a Resolution from the Marin County Board of Supervisors. WOW....Be a part of this success!

Youthquake!

Defined as “significant cultural, political, or social change arising from the actions or influence of young people”, youthquake was chosen by Oxford dictionaries as the 2017 word of the year. In light of the recent tragedies, youthquake should also be the 2018 word of the year.

Youthquake sounds like it should - the rallying cry by our youth to shake up the stagnant ground upon which politicians and others who will not raise their voice, or their vote, against this madness. We must all join this youth movement for sanity and safety.

For the youth of Marin, now is the time to communicate your hopes, optimism and concerns about social justice, climate change, firearms regulation, and other issues important to you. Now is the time to stand up and speak out to our community.

Bruce Burtch, Producer, pro bono

Bruce produces, pro bono, the Youth Poster Contest. Beginning in 2017, the Youth Poster Contest provides an unprecedented platform for students to stand up and speak out about issues important to them.

Called the “Father of Cause Marketing,” Bruce retired as an internationally respected cross-sector partnership and cause marketing expert. Over his career, Bruce developed highly successful partnerships between the for-profit, nonprofit, education, and government sectors.

Bruce served as Public Affairs Manager for Marriott Corporation, Public Relations Director for the United States Olympic Committee, and Director of Marketing & Communications for the American Red Cross Bay Area. He founded three for-profit companies and three nonprofit organizations. The National Association of Community Leadership awarded Bruce the Distinguished Leadership Award for spearheading the development of the Tenderloin After-School Program in San Francisco’s crime-ridden Tenderloin District. For this effort, Bruce also received personal letters of congratulations from President Bill Clinton and Senator Dianne Feinstein.

While an undergraduate, Bruce conceived the degree-granting college, Honors Tutorial College, which opened in 1972 at Ohio University and will celebrate its 50th anniversary in 2022.

Bruce received the Certificate of Special Congressional Recognition from the United States Congress, the Certificate of Recognition from the California State Legislature, and other regional honors. Bruce has served on the Board of Directors or Advisory Councils of eighteen nonprofit organizations.

Bruce authored the highly acclaimed book on creating cross-sector partnerships, Win-Win for the Greater Good, and a biography of his father, Uphill, Both Ways, Truth and Lies My Father Told Me.

Here we go again! The 2019 Youth Poster Contest is Now Open

Youthquake!

Bruce Burtch, Producer, pro bono

Here we go again!
The 2019 Youth Poster Contest is Now Open