On Saturday, October 29th, more than 125 high school-aged youth from across Central and Western North Carolina including Wilkes will come together to attend the Sixth Annual North Carolina Youth Giving Summit. The WESTERN Summit will occur on October 29th at the Winston-Salem Marriott (425 North Cherry Street) from 10:00am - 4:00pm. Entitled "The POETRY Of Giving", the Summit is designed to prepare how and where these high school students will grant over $20,000 to help their communities. The funds have been donated from philanthropic organizations across the state and will be entrusted to these youth for allocation. The planning and training for the decision-making is taking place, but actual decisions on how to spend the money will take place in individual communities later in the year.  The WESTERN Summit (10/29) draws youth and adults from throughout the Central and Western part of the state, including Forsyth County, Mecklenburg County, Guilford County, Wilkes County, Jackson County, Cleveland County, and the Cherokee Reservation along the Great Smokey Mountains National Park.  This Summit marks the only annual convening of all of these counties for youth philanthropic efforts.