Hello! My Name is Lola and I am running for student council to represent CCNY class of 2030!
★My experience★
I was an NYC Youth votes member for the 2024 cycle where I helped young people throughout New York register to vote.I would make phone calls, send messages, and set up accessible tables. I listened to their stories, answered their questions, and encouraged them to vote in elections all while keeping a neutral standing to ensure that their choice and voice was completely theirs. I also helped organize NYC Youth votes annual youth hearing event which allowed young New Yorkers to share their opinions regarding New York City’s local government. This summer internship inspired me to do something similar in my school which then led me to join the civics club the following year. I helped create a project labeled “No Food To Waste” where its main goal was to specifically prevent school food from being wasted. With the help of my fellow civics club members, a share table was implemented where students were allowed to put sealed food they didn’t want on the table for other students to enjoy. I also created a survey that was shared with not just my school, but the entire Washington Irvin campus which included other high schools. This survey showed food that was already on our menu and students just had to vote on what they liked best. After the voting period, I sent the results to District 2’s food office and students started seeing more of the food they liked, thus, wasting less food. I also
☆Why I want your vote☆
I want to help create an environment that is not just “student council voices above everyone else” because that was how it operated in my high school and it severely damaged school spirit. Everyone deserves to have input on what they want to see in their community and I would be honored to be one of the people who you can talk to and share ideas with. Whether it be what you want to see at events to what you want to do in your club, I’ll do my best to help you make it happen. At the end of the day, we are all people who ended up at the same place with great ideas!
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