Wednesday, August 29, 2007 for the following counties: Bell, Casey, Clay, Garrard, Jackson, Knox, Laurel, Lee, Lincoln, Madison, McCreary, Owsley, Pulaski, Rockcastle, Wayne and Whitley counties Luncheon

Thursday, August 30, 2007 for the following counties: Bath, Breathitt, Estill, Floyd, Harlan, Johnson, Knott, Lawrence, Leslie, Letcher, Magoffin, Martin, Menifee, Morgan, Perry, Pike, Powell, Rowan and Wolfe counties

9:30 a.m. - Check-in

10 a.m. to 10:10 a.m. - General assembly welcome session

10:15 a.m. to 11 a.m. - Youth workshops

11:15 a.m. to Noon - Lunch

Noon to 12:15 p.m. - Keynote presentation

12:15 p.m. to 1 p.m. - Awards ceremony

1 p.m. - Adjourn

Wednesday, August 29 - The Center For Rural Development, Somerset

Thursday, August 30 - The Mountain Arts Center, Prestonsburg

The purpose of the "Uniting to Serve" Youth Summits is to inform and motivate elementary, middle and high school students to become involved in the ongoing educational mission of Operation UNITE.

The summits are intended for all youth and teachers, with a limit of 15 students per school due to space limitations.

Regional UNITE Club of the Year and UNITE Substance Abuse Counselor of the Year awards will be presented. Overall winners will be announced durng the UNITE Coalition Education Conference and Awards Luncheon to be held at the Eastern Kentucky Exposition Center in Pikeville on Friday, November 9, 2007.

UNITE Club of the Year nomination packets must be received no later than Friday, June 1, 2007. To download nomination form click here.

RSVP deadline is Friday, August 17, 2007. RSVP to Christy Woodall, 1-866-OP-UNITE (1-866-678-6483) or cwoodall@centertech.com