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Monterey County Probation Department Youth Center education and treatment providers received certificates of appreciation on June 29, 2017 at the Youth Center’s Annual Appreciation Day.

Among them were three volunteers who provide bicycling education—bike repair and safety class, and bike ed nights. Those volunteers are Luciano Rodriguez, Frank Henderson, and Mari Lynch Dehmler.

Learn more about their efforts at the Youth Center, and how you can help, in “Youth Center – Teach Teens Well.”

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The information below was previously published in 2014.

Volunteers from the bicycle repair and safety class were among those honored at the Monterey County Probation Department Youth Center’s 11th Annual Appreciation Day on April 30, 2014 [and at the Annual Appreciation Day in 2015, 2016, 2017].

Thirty providers were recognized. See full list below.

This annual event is in recognition that “Each year community members and collaboratives enter the facility to offer support, motivation, and guidance to our youth….We appreciate all that you do. ‘It takes a village to raise a child.'”

The highlights of the 2014 Appreciation Day were two presentations by youth. The first was a talk and an a cappella vocal performance by a Youth Center resident and bike class student. The second presentation was a talk by a Youth Center aftercare resident.

Introductory remarks were made by Youth Center Director Richard Gray. A keynote talk was given by Retired Superior Court Judge John M. Phillips, founder of Rancho Cielo.

Mark Banks performed songs including John Mayer’s “Waiting on the World to Change” and Adele’s “Rolling in the Deep.”

Certificates of appreciation for providers came from California Senator Anthony Cannella, California Assembly Member Luis A. Alejo, Monterey County Supervisor Louis R. Calcagno, and Monterey County Probation Department Division Director Richard Gray and Probation Services Manager Joe Grammatico. Numerous local dignitaries were in attendance.

Certificates were presented by Probation Services Manager Joe Grammatico and Deputy Probation Officer Ana Argueta.

Following a video presentation with scenes from Youth Center activities, lunch was served.

The 11th Annual Appreciation Day Committee members were Ana Argueta, Novie Ayson-Blea, Maggie Contreras, Sandra Degnan, Janet Garibay, Patty Esparza, Richard Gray, Joe Grammatico, Anna Jimenez, Jeff Johnson, Desiree Saldana, and Mary Unruh-Tipton.

Want to be be part of helping to meet the needs of these local youth, like the 30 providers below? Have skills or enthusiasm to support youth in bicycling? See http://bit.ly/TeachTeensWell Especially needed at this time is someone to help with admin tasks–a Bicycle Class Coordinator–to help keep this class rolling in its third year. See http://bit.ly/3rdYrCoordinator

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Click name above image to learn about the instructor.

 Frank Henderson

Luciano Rodriguez

Mari Lynch

Complete list of community members and collaboratives

honored April 30, 2014 for their dedication to youth

of the Monterey County Youth Center

Arts Council of Monterey County

Bicycling Monterey

Bunny Crown Packing

California Youth Outreach

Calvary Chapel

Catholic Charities

California Forensic Medical Group (CFMG)

Cuidate

Cypress Community Church

Hartnell College

Healey Mortuary

Honey’s Children

Monterey County Behavioral Health

Monterey County Health Department

Monterey County Office of Education

One Stop Career Center

Peacock Acres

Presbyterian Church

Rancho Cielo/Drummond Culinary Academy

Real Choices

Sacred Heart

Salvation Army

SPCA of Monterey County

Sunrise House

Silver Star Resource Center

Trucha

Turning Point

United Evangelical Church

Victim Impact

Young Fathers

Bicycling Monterey joins the Youth Center in appreciating all of the above, along with the youth, who inspire this support.