State Farm® Now Accepting Applications for Youth Advisory Board Members

BLOOMINGTON, Ill., Aug. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- State Farm Youth Advisory Board is seeking Board Members to serve through 2011.

"Being on the State Farm Youth Advisory Board has allowed me to make a difference in communities across the country through service-learning," said Armand Ontiveros, a current Board member. "State Farm recognizes the power of youth to create long-lasting change."

The State Farm Youth Advisory Board is comprised of 30 young adults ages 17-20 from communities across the country and Canada. The Board's mission is to oversee a $5 million signature service-learning initiative to address pressing issues that have a direct impact on communities. Youth Advisory Board members are responsible for identifying these issues, overseeing the site selections and grant making process, providing technical assistance to the site grantees, and assisting with communication and outreach.

"State Farm has long believed that for communities to thrive, young people must be empowered as leaders and decision-makers to address real issues. We're excited to engage youth in our work and to have them help us develop meaningful service-learning programs in communities across the United States and Canada," said Kathy Payne, Senior Director of Education Leadership.  

The application deadline is Sept. 10. Selected applicants will be notified by November. Information and applications are available at: www.statefarmyab.com.

About State Farm®:

State Farm insures more cars and homes than any other insurer in the U.S., is the leading insurer of watercraft and is also a leading insurer in Canada. State Farm's 17,700 agents and more than 67,000 employees serve 81 million policies and accounts – almost 79 million auto, fire, life and health policies in the United States and Canada, and nearly 2 million bank accounts. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company is the parent of the State Farm family of companies. State Farm is ranked No. 34 on the Fortune 500 list of largest companies. For more information, please visit statefarm.com® or in Canada statefarm.ca®. 

About Service-learning: Service-learning is a teaching method which supplements classroom studies with hands-on projects that address pressing community issues and problems. To learn more about service-learning visit www.nylc.org, www.ysa.org, www.service-learningpartnership.org and statefarm.com/about/part_spos/community/ed_excel/servlrng.asp.

SOURCE State Farm

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