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New Co-operative in Town


Over the last year, Atlantic Co-operative Youth Leadership (ACYL) has been hard at work re-structuring its organization to align itself with its sponsoring organizations. Governance Committee members, Bobbi MacEachern (Credit Union Central of Nova Scotia), Diane McCaie (Co-op Atlantic), Paul Paruch (Credit Union Central of New Brunswick), Shirley Richard (The Co-operators) have been working diligently with Trevor MacDougall (Program Coordinator – ACYL) and the Co-operative Enterprise Council of New Brunswick in this process. On December 15, 2010 the Atlantic Co-operative Youth Leadership officially became Atlantic Canada’s newest co-op. “I’m so pleased that we were all able to pull this together the way we did…. this is a huge accomplishment”, says Paul Paruch, “This will be the start of an even brighter future for ACYL and Co-operatives in Atlantic Canada.” ACYL looks forward to working on youth related projects with co-operatives, credit unions and co-op councils in the upcoming year. We are eager to secure new member co-operatives to work with existing members, Atlantic Central, Co-op Atlantic and the Co-operators by enabling youth to engage co-operatives around the region. 		 
 

 
 

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Testimonials

‘This ACYL seminar EXCEEDED my expectations!  It was a jam packed weekend of personal growth.’


"All I can say is that this was the best experience of my life." – Participant, ACYL Killdevil, 2009

‘Coming back to this camp as a junior staff would be an amazing experience!’

When asked what she liked best about the ACYL seminar – "Everything – what an amazing experience!" – Wendy Harvey, Volunteer Facilitator

‘As a result of what I learned, I will try to become more of a leader in my community.’

‘This ACYL seminar surpassed my expectations because I was unsure of what this new experience was going to be like.  However, I met the most amazing and incredible people and it was a weekend I will never forget.’

"I have attended a number of different youth conferences and your's rates right up there with the best!" – Valarie Davis, Psychologist/Guidance Counsellor, St. Kevin's High School, NL 		 
 

 
 

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