The Make a Difference Conference is an annual event sponsored by Iron Range Youth in Action. Over 500 students from 15 area high schools attend this event to learn how to make a difference in their communities. Each year, we feature a nationally recognized motivational speaker as our keynote speaker. Attendees have their choice of 9 break-out sessions that they can attend.

The 2010 Conference will feature keynote speaker: Craig Hillier (www.craighillier.com). Craig's approach is fun and upbeat, and he doesn't pretend to have all the answers to all the challenges young people face. However, he does have ideas that can send or keep youth going in a positive direction.
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Generation W is a 501c3 non-profit corporation that is completely run by youth. First published in 2002, it has grown into the largest youth-run newspaper in Minnesota. With a following of over 65,000 readers, it is one of the Iron Range's most circulated publications. Generation W is distributed 5 times yearly in the Mesabi Daily News, the Hibbing Daily Tribune, the Chisholm Tribune, the Cook Timberjay, the Ely Timberjay, and the Tower Timberjay, as well as having copies available at 22 Northern Minnesota high schools and 10 Midwestern colleges and universities. Generation W is often used as curricula in high school communications and social studies classes.
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