WPOA seeks Student Ambassadors

Attention high school students who will be juniors or seniors for the 2023 to 2024 school year!

The Western Property Owners Association (WPOA) is offering the opportunity for high school students to serve as “Student Ambassadors” to the WPOA. The WPOA is a civic organization, whose purpose is to advocate for the interests of residents in the Western Section of Garden City. The Student Ambassador Program is designed to introduce high school students to Village Government through attendance at Village meetings, participation in WPOA meetings, and the development and coordination of a community service project.

Qualifications for candidates include the following:

• Be a resident of Garden City whose parent(s) or guardian(s) are members of a POA;

• Preferred, but not required, resident of the Western section of Garden City;

• Be available for Village meetings and WPOA meetings and special events, such as the West’s annual Tree Lighting;

• Have an interest in learning about and participating in local government.

Student Ambassador responsibilities are as follows:

• Attend WPOA meetings (a schedule will be provided);

• Attend one or two monthly Village government meetings (Village Trustees, Traffic, Environmental/ Zoning, Recreation, etc.), School Board or Library Board meetings, and report back to the WPOA on issues discussed. Dates and agendas for Village government meetings can be found on the Village website at http://www.gardencityny.net/

• Completion of the Ambassador’s agreed service project;

• Delivery of a report to the WPOA at the end of the Ambassador’s term outlining his/her accomplishments and thoughts on ways to further improve the program.

Interested students may download the application from the WPOA website at https://www.gcwpoa.com and mail the completed form to WPOA, P.O. Box 7976, Garden City, NY 11530 or email it to WPOA Schools Director Anna Surrett at anna.mistretta@gmail.com. Following submission of an application, representatives of the WPOA will contact applicants before the selection of Ambassadors is made.

The deadline for Student Ambassador applications is Friday, April 21, so that our Ambassadors can begin their volunteer service this spring.