{"id":5210,"date":"2018-05-03T18:04:42","date_gmt":"2018-05-03T18:04:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/new.brethren.org\/news\/?p=5210"},"modified":"2018-09-29T18:07:12","modified_gmt":"2018-09-29T18:07:12","slug":"nyc-speech-contest-winners-are-announced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2018\/nyc-speech-contest-winners-are-announced\/","title":{"rendered":"NYC speech contest winners are announced"},"content":{"rendered":"

Church of the Brethren Newsline
\nMay\u00a03,\u00a02018<\/b><\/p>\n

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Elise Gage and Taylor Dudley, winners of the NYC 2018 Speech Contest.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

by Kelsey Murray<\/p>\n

It is with great excitement and anticipation that we announce the winners of the National Youth Conference (NYC) 2018 Speech Contest. These two youth will get to share their speeches with those attending NYC this summer in Fort Collins, Colo.
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\nNYC takes place July 21-26\u00a0 at Colorado State University for youth who have completed 9th grade through 1 year of college, or the age equivalent, and their adult advisors. There is still time to register for NYC. Go to\u00a0www.brethren.org\/nyc<\/a>\u00a0.<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t forget to celebrate National Youth Sunday on May 6. Free resources are at\u00a0www.brethren.org\/yya\/national-youth-sunday.html<\/a>\u00a0. Share photos of National Youth Sunday celebrations with the Youth and Young Adult Ministry by sending them to\u00a0cobyouth@brethren.org<\/a>\u00a0. We would love to see your youth participating in worship leadership!<\/p>\n

NYC Speech Contest winners<\/strong><\/p>\n

The National Youth Cabinet helped in choosing speech contest winners Elise Gage and Taylor Dudley.<\/p>\n

Gage, a high school freshman, is an active member of Manassas (Va.) Church of the Brethren. She particularity enjoys science and hopes to pursue a career as a renewable energy engineer. In her school\u2019s athletics program, she is a center hitter for her volleyball team, a cross-country runner, and a track MVP and captain. Shee is an avid reader, loves writing creative stories, and enjoys hanging out with friends and family.<\/p>\n

Dudley, a rising sophomore at Ferrum College who was born and raised in Franklin County, Va., is majoring in social work, which she hopes to pair with animal therapy. She is a member of Smith Mountain Lake Church of the Brethren in Hardy, Va. She is a collegiate swimmer, and also spends her summers working as a camp counselor at Camp Bethel in Fincastle, Va.<\/p>\n

We look forward to these young women sharing their thoughts, stories, and ideas on the NYC stage this summer.<\/p>\n

— Kelsey Murray is coordinator of National Youth Conference, serving through Brethren Volunteer Service (BVS).<\/em><\/p>\n

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