2025 Youth Service Leadership Summit, presented by Suncoast Credit Union

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The Ryan Nece Foundation and Community Tampa Bay invites you to join us this Valentine’s Day, Friday, February 14, 2025, at Feeding Tampa Bay’s new Causeway Center for our 5th annual Youth Service Leadership Summit, presented by Suncoast Credit Union. This event is open to all high school teens aged 14 to 18 years old. February 14th is a Non-Student Day for most Hillsborough and Pasco County public school students. Please note: For any students where February 14th is a student day, please seek out permissions from your school (you can involve us in that process) to be involved.

The mission of our Youth Service Leadership Summit, presented by Suncoast Credit Union, is to help build, shape, and mentor the next generation of servant leaders in our community, by engaging high school students in a morning of community service, followed with an afternoon of leadership education with talented speakers. Our hope is students will develop a heart for others this Valentine’s Day!

Overview of Day

Between 7:45 a.m. and 9:45 a.m. – Service Projects Start (learn more here)
By 11:30 a.m. – Leave Service Project for Feeding Tampa Bay
12:00 p.m. – Lunch
12:15 p.m. – Welcome Remarks
12:30 p.m. – Opening Activity, Service-Learning Discussion, Ice Breaker
1:00 p.m. – Keynote: Rachel Bender (@rachcutiepie) on Having a Heart for Others
1:30 p.m. – Feeding Tampa Bay Tour
2:00 p.m. – Hurricane Recovery Update with Caulin Donaldson (@TrashCaulin)
2:30 p.m. – Financial Literacy Fun with Suncoast Credit Union
3:05 p.m. – Team Building
3:45 p.m. – Mission Moments with Ryan Nece Foundation and Community Tampa Bay
4:00 p.m. – Dismissal

Meet Our Keynote – Rachel Bender on “Having A Heart For Others”

Rachel Bender (she/her) is a 19-year-old content creator from the Greater Tampa Bay Area with 70k+ combined followers across platforms. She has a niche focus on awareness of invisible disabilities and the chronic illness experience, while also shedding light on related sociopolitical issues. She started utilizing TikTok as a means to connect with people with similar medical experiences in 2021, and by using her imagination, she is consistently reshaping her experiences for the better. She has since worked with multiple 501c3 and c4 organizations on campaigns she finds to be impactful for her audience, and this is where her creativity truly shines.