Teen Empowerment Summit

MOULTRIE, Ga. — The first Moultrie-Colquitt County Teen Empowerment Summit will take place Saturday, July 21, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Southwest Georgia Community Action Council Inc.

The objectives of the Teen Summit are to enhance middle school and high school students’ social, passionate, mental and general self-improvement to make sure they are productive members of their community and to teach the importance of abstinence from underage drinking and tobacco use.

Bernetta Quimbley, community involvement specialist with HEARTS for Families, has spearheaded this event and wants to make sure they get a positive message out to everyone who attends.

“The purpose of the Teen Summit is to empower and equip the youth with tools to help them make positive decisions,” said Quimbley. “Whether it’s conflict resolution or refraining from alcohol and tobacco use. We will also provide financial awareness. We want to give them the tools they need at an early age.”

The Teen Summit is a joint venture between STEP Up-Moultrie and The Southwest Georgia Community Action Council Inc. and it has been in the works for months now. Randy Weldon, CEO of The Southwest Georgia Community Action Council, Inc., is glad he can lend a helping hand.

“Anytime you can get the attention of the youth with an event that grabs their attention and builds their skills, it’s always good,” said Weldon. “It just builds our future because these kids are gonna be our leaders of tomorrow and we want them to be productive and contributing members of society.”

Planned activities for the Teen Summit includes guest speakers, a live DJ, and surprises for the people in attendance.

Quimbley is thankful for the support the community has given her to make this event possible and hopes that the Teen Summit can become a new tradition in the Moultrie- Colquitt County area.

“Everything for this event has been donated or sponsored,“ said Quimbley. “Those contributions took most of the stress off me, and I’m thankful for that.”