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Show r The Park Record A-18 AIRPORT PARKING Choices! Malcolm one of top teen volunteers 24 www. diamondparking. com *8«lf Parking *Val«t Parking Winter clothing drive earns TMMS eighthgrader service award Hour Shuttle FREE Y 50 S. Redwood Rd. Salt Lake City, Utah 355-PARK (7275) Car Wash 2-day minimum Wed/Thurs/Fri, February 9-11,2005 Expires 4/30/05 By JARED WHITLEY Of the Record staff Treasure Mountain Middle School eighth-grader Robbie Malcolm has been named one of the top youth volunteers in Utah. He's one of probably just a few 13-year-olds in America with his own non-profit organization. Last year. Malcolm's nonprofit Community Donations, Inc. gathered more than 800 coals, boots, gloves, hats, and snow pants for needy families. As such, the Prudential Financial selected him for its Spirit of Community Awards program. "I kind of forgot about it until the other day. until the principal came into my class and gave me this letter thai said I got third in the state," said Malcolm, the son of Maureen and Bruce Malcolm. The lop two volunteers in Utah will travel to Washington, D.C., in May for a nationwide competition. Malcolm won an engraved bronze medallion, a certificate of achievement, he qualifies for the President's Volunteer Award Challenge, and he got a letter from the White House congratulating him on his community service. "I thought it was really cool, everyone kept saying they were really proud of me, especially the principal," Malcolm said. Winning the award feels especially good considering the Not valid with other offers www. diamondparking. com Mm ••:•¥• M 4t. JL i \ COURTESY OF MALCOLM FAMILY Treasure Mountain students Clay Carazo, Robbie Malcolm, and Kelly McGuire (left to right) carry bags full of winter clothes gathered through Malcolm's non-profit Community Donations, Inc. amount of paperwork Malcolm requirement for the International never use, we would probably had lo do just to apply for it, School at Treasure Mountain. never use them again." he which he called a "long, grueling This year, his friends Kelly explained. "Donating them would project." Applying for non-profit McCJuire and Clay Carazo, also be a really good idea." status with the Internal Revenue eighth-graders have joined him in Malcolm thanks IB teacher Service was easier, he said. collecting old clothes and distrib- Terry Daenitz for offering her Malcolm decided to sel up a uting them to local charities, such "help the entire way." non-profit so he could accept as the Peace House or the "Due to the quality of his comfinancial donations as well, which Christian Center. munity service project. Bob makes donors eligible for tax So far, this winter, the three O'Connor and I recommended he wrile-offs. He has receipts avail- boys have collected more than apply for the award," Daenitz able for anyone who needs Ihem. 300 clothing items. said. "I am delighted lo see that Donation boxes are at a variety of "I think it's good because il he has received appropriate places in town, including the helps a lot of people who are cold recognition for his efforts. He office of orthodontist Jeff outside." Malcolm said. provides a model for others to Sumsion. the Summit Health He got the idea last year when emulate." Center. Silver Mountain Spa, and he and his family were doing their Malcolm can be reached at 649[he Racket Club. spring cleaning, and he noticed 2231 or rohbie91pc<5yahoo.com if The ongoing clothes drive ful- how many old coats they had. anyone's interested in making a fills Malcolm's community service "They're old coats that we'd donation. Exchange students share thoughts on P.C. • Continued from A-17 better," Cumin said. About Park City, she added, "It's very pretty. It's cold." Something Cumin has encountered is the stereotype that French people are all arrogant. "It's not like thai," she said. "You can't judge people. It's opened my mind a lot lo be here." Just because you don't agree with a country's politics, it doesn't mean you can't get along with someone from that country, she explained, an attitude that she's adopted here in the United States. "They shouldn't say they don't like French people," she said about Americans. Vicky Waro. 16, is from Lille. France. She's a student at West Jordan High School. About Park City, Waro said. "I think it's great. People are nice." People in the Salt Lake valley are busier than those in Park City, so Parkites are "more cool," she explained. High school in the United States offers a lot more selection than French schools do, Waro explained. In France, the school administration decides students' course schedule, but here the students do. -=* many options for college in America, students are more laid back about their studies here, she said. Some students she's met here in Utah don't even know where Thailand is. (It's in southeastern Asia, west of Vietnam.) Faklomgpan is from Bangkok, which wasn't affected by the recent tsunami disaster. Faktomgpan enjoys Utah, commenting that "It's so pretty and snows so much." But coming lo America wasn't her idea. "Actually my mom forced me to do it." she said, but now, "I love il. I don't want to go back." Surplus Property for Sale After Before "I can take things that I could never learn in France," Waro said. "My culture is like doubled." Pimtip Faktomgpan, 16. is an exchange student from Thailand at Cotlomvood High School. She enjoys learning more about the American education system, politics, and kids' lifestyles. Thailand is 95 percent Buddhist, she explained, so coining lo the predominantly Christian U.S. has introduced her to traditions like Christmas. In 'Hiailand, students are very competitive for positions at the universities there. Faktomgpan explained. Because there are so in Oakley City Oakley City is declaring as surplus property and offering for sale the following described parcel of land: Lot 6 River View West Subdivision, located at 4275 North SR 32. Approximate acreage is 7.052. This property will be offered for sale based not only on the price offered but also by the type of use being proposed. The sales price will be rated on a scale of one to ten, with ten relating to the highest price offered. There will then be a rating of one through ten being placed on the use of the property with ten being perpetual open space and one being straight commercial use. Each of the proposed rankings will then have a multiplier of five applied to it. The city council will then determine who the purchaser of the property may be. w- m 1 '\ -i^y J! v-i :•-••- Let Us MakeXI Over Sometimes the best makeovers are riot so extreme Use to be as follows: Points Perpetual Open Space 10 50% Open Space, 50% Low Income Housing 9 30% Open Space, 40% Low Income, 30% _ Acre Lots 8 50% Low Income, 50% _ Acre Lots 7 Residential 1 Acre Density 6 Residential _ Acre Density 5 25% Open Space, 25% Commercial, 50% Residential 4 50% Open Space, 50% Commercial 3 25% Open Space, 75% Commercial 2 Commercial Continuing Education at the University of Utih believes the best and most lasTing changes come from within. That's why we offer dozens of programs and hundreds of subjects to suit all interests and all age groups. N E W C L A S S E S S T A R T A Better Ton Starts Today E V E R Y W E E K CONTINUING EDUCATION AT THE www.contimie. rah.edu • 8 0 1 . S S I . 6 4 6 1 1 Oakley City will work closely with the purchaser on any development and will reserve the right for approval of the type of development approved, and will make sure that it complies with what was proposed when the property was purchased. Sealed offers will be received at the Oakley City Hall 960 West Center Street or P.O. Box 129 Oakley, Utah 84055 until February 14th at 4:30 p.m.. Bids must include not only the offer price, but also a detailed proposal of the use for the property and an estimated time frame to accomplish the development. Oakley City reserves the right to accept or reject any offer for the purchase of this property. If you have any questions please feel free to call the Oakley City Offices at 435-783-5734. |