Get Involved

How can you get involved?
Getting involved in ystark! can range from attending our events to serving on one of our four sub-committees or becoming a ystark! Ambassador. It's up to you to get as involved as you would like, so we have designed a wide variety of events and volunteer opportunities for you to choose from, not to mention all of the things happening in Stark County that you can get involved in.

Want to get more involved with ystark!?
Check out our four subcommittees and our Ambassador Program. Our committees provide input to help guide the actions and goals of ystark! We're the collective voice of engaged YPs - make sure you're being heard!

There are many ways to get hooked in beyond just joining the organization. Let us know what you’d like to be more involved in, but keep in mind that there are only so many openings to help out at ystark! and we can’t guarantee you’ll get to participate right away!

ystark! has four main committees and an Ambassador Program. Keep reading for more details:

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+EVENTS & SOCIAL PLANNING
This is a major core competency of our organization and is one of the things that really sets ystark! apart. This committee is in charge of planning all of our social and networking events. We offer everything from monthly after hours meet-ups to fun gatherings for families, as well as large-scale shindigs like Twenty under 40!

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+BUSINESS OUTREACH
Our Business Outreach Committee works with local Stark County businesses to communicate our presence and introduce management to ystark! The committee works together with area businesses to help attract and retain YP talent to Canton/Stark County, and develops unique programs to support businesses of all sizes in building a talented workforce.

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+EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH
The Educational Outreach committee works to build relationships with higher education entities (Stark County's five local colleges and universities) and secondary schools in community. The committee's goal is to root college students and recent grads in our community - exposing them to the huge offering of jobs, housing and activities available right here in Stark County. The committee communicates to students the importance of professional development, promotes our Fellowship Program and focuses on how to stem the "brain drain" phenomena by retaining students in the Stark County area after they graduate.

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+RECREATION
The Recreation committee plans our co-ed sports and recreation leagues, including the annual Golf Outing and Golf League, Dodgeball and Softball Leagues. We're always thinking about new recreation activities to provide for our members - and we welcome your suggestions!

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+AMBASSADOR PROGRAM
Our Ambassador Committee welcomes new members to ystark! and helps get new members engaged in our events through personal contact, strengthening the ystark! network.

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Interested in participating? Contact a committee chairman or Aimee Belden, to get more information.