Birmingham Patch features local videos from YouTube.
Tyler Austin speaks in front the Birmingham Optimist Club on Wednesday, May 1 in this video recently uploaded on YouTube. In the video, "Tyler's Voice," Austin - speaking in front of 200 people - shares his story of growing up with hypotonia. The Birmingham Optimist Club works to improve the lives of local youth through empowerment, service projects and educational programs. Find more information on the club here. This is part of an occasional series on Birmingham Patch. Do you know of a YouTube video that highlights Birmingham? Send the link to jessica.schrader@patch.com and it could be featured next week.
Here's what you need to know about Birmingham this week.
City Commission to meet Monday: The Birmingham City Commission will meet at 7:30 p.m. Monday at City Hall. On the agenda is a proposed "Farm to Table" block party scheduled for September. For more, check out the complete agenda. School board to meet Tuesday: The Birmingham Board of Education will meet for its first meeting of 2013 at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the district's administrative offices. For more, check out the agenda. Transportation "visioning" workshop Thursday: Residents will be able to weigh in on Birmingham's multi-modal transportation plan Thursday during a "visioning" workshop from 7-9 p.m. at Baldwin Public Library. During the workshop, residents can help the city refine its objectives and identify areas where transportation …
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Birmingham City Hall
151 Martin St, Birmingham, MI
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Birmingham Public Schools — Administrative Offices
550 W Merrill St, Birmingham, MI
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Baldwin Public Library
300 W Merrill St, Birmingham, MI
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Dick O'Dow's
160 W Maple Rd, Birmingham, MI
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The Birmingham Youth Assistance will seeking nominations for their second annual Youth in Service Appreciation Awards until March 9.
- VOLUNTEERS IN THE NEWS
- Laura Houser
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Friday, February 24, 2012
Birmingham Youth Assistance (BYA) and the Birmingham Optimists Club are currently looking for nominations for the second annual Youth in Service Appreciation Awards, to be held April 18 at The Community House. The Youth in Service Appreciation Awards typically honors 40-50 teens in the Birmingham, Bingham Farms, Beverly Hills and Franklin area. Local middle school and high school students can be nominated by their principals, teachers, school counselors, community school organizers and youth clergy. To be considered, teens must either live within the Birmingham Public School district or attend a local school within the district. Both private and public school teens are eligible for nomination. "The nominees are a collection of great kids …
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The Community House
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