City Year Facts
City Year Pledge
The City Year Logo
RANDOMS
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Who is the President of City Year?

Jim Balfanz

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What is the first sentence in the pledge?

I pledge to serve as a City Year member to the very best of my ability...

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What do the four segments mean?

The four different seasons

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WHAT YEAR WAS CITY YEAR FOUNDED?

1988

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What Year was City Year Tulsa Founded?

2014

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Fill in the blank. TO HONOR THE ... OF CITY YEAR,TO RESPECT MY ... TO PROVIDE EXCELLENT SERVICE,

RULES AND EXPECTATIONS and COLLEAGUES AND THE PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES WE SERVE

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WHAT DOES THE INNER RED CIRCLE STAND FOR?

Symbolizes energy, idealism and a warming force.

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HOW OLD IS BEYONCE?

39

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What are the City Year Values? 

SERVICE TO A CAUSE GREATER THAN SELF, STUDENTS FIRST COLLABORATION ALWAYS, UBUNTU, BELIEF IN THE POWER OF YOUNG PEOPLE,TEAMWORK INCLUSIVITY, EXCELLENCE, EQUITY, LEVEL FIVE LEADERSHIP AND SOCIAL JUSTICE FOR ALL.

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Fill in the Blank... TO LEAD BY EXAMPLE AND BE A ROLE MODEL TO CHILDREN ... TO SERVE WITH AN OPEN HEART AND AN OPEN MIND,

TO CELEBRATE THE DIVERSITY OF PEOPLE, IDEAS AND CULTURES AROUND ME

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WHAT DO THE COMPASS POINTS STAND FOR?

It's showing the four cardinal directions—North, East, South and West—reflect the Native American belief that the meeting point of the four directions is a gathering place.

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WHO WAS THE 44TH PRESIDENT 

BARACK OBAMA

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How many Sites does City Year have?

29

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Fill in the blank... TO BE QUICK TO HELP AND SLOW TO JUDGE,TO DO MY BEST TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF OTHERS ... 

AND TO BUILD A STRONGER COMMUNITY, NATION AND WORLD FOR ALL OF US.

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WHAT DO THE TWELVE YELLOW TRIANGLES STAND FOR?

The months of the year

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WHAT COLOR ARE THE TRIANGLES IN THE CITY YEAR LOGO?

YELLOW.

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How many International Affiliates are there? Name who they are.

2, SOUTH AFRICA and UK

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What's the full Pledge? 

I PLEDGE...TO SERVE AS A CITY YEAR MEMBER TO THE VERY BEST OF MY ABILITY,TO HONOR THE RULES AND EXPECTATIONS OF CITY YEAR,TO RESPECT MY COLLEAGUES AND THE PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES WE SERVE,TO PROVIDE EXCELLENT SERVICE,TO LEAD BY EXAMPLE AND BE A ROLE MODEL TO CHILDREN,TO CELEBRATE THE DIVERSITY OF PEOPLE, IDEAS AND CULTURES AROUND ME,TO SERVE WITH AN OPEN HEART AND AN OPEN MIND,TO BE QUICK TO HELP AND SLOW TO JUDGE,TO DO MY BEST TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF OTHERS, AND TO BUILD A STRONGER COMMUNITY, NATION AND WORLD FOR ALL OF US.

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WHAT DOES THE NAME OF CITY YEAR STAND FOR?

The idea that a year of service should be part of every young person’s life experience.

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WHO ARE THE FOUNDERS OF CITY YEAR?

MICHAEL BROWN, ALAN KHAZEI