Media Advisory: Parliamentary Secretary to Attend Youth Ventures Award Luncheon

Keith Hutchings, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Human Resources, Labour and Employment, will present the Mentor of the Year award at Youth Ventures� 12th Annual Awards luncheon tomorrow (Thursday, August 20) at 12:30 p.m. The luncheon will take place at the Mount Peyton Hotel, located at 214 Lincoln Road in Grand Falls-Windsor.

Youth Ventures began in 1992 and has helped more than 1,700 student entrepreneurs start a variety of small businesses. At present, there are 21 site co-ordinators located throughout the province to help young people begin their own enterprises.

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Media contact:
Jennifer Collingwood
Director of Communications
Department of Human Resources, Labour and Employment
709-729-0753, 690-2498
jennifercollingwood@gov.nl.ca

2009 08 19                        10:10 a.m.