Dorchester Youth Council receives honorable mention in MassVote/Eye on Democracy video contest

January 28, 2009 by Dorchester Yout...

The youth council members found the video contest to be a very interesting one. We were all very excited when we got the news about receiving honorable mention and about how much money we went (which, in case you were wondering, was $500!). For the members, the goal of this project was to get us thinking about why people were voting in the November 4th election, and what their experiences were.

My favorite part of the event was interviewing people and hearing what they had to say about the election. A lot of people talked mostly about the economy being the main reason why they were voting. After we got all the videos together we gathered together as a group to discuss how we were going to edit these videos. Each member had different ideas, but we were able to choose the one that seemed right for the contest.

I believe that the main reason why this project was so very successful was because the council members put a lot of effort outside of our weekly meetings. The lesson that we all learned was that the key to success is teamwork.

~Michael Magbagbeola
Dorchester Youth Council Member

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