A haunted trail in its 52nd year, a student store that serves six hundred kids, a pantry line, a Capitol delegation, and a pipeline into paid work. Each one has a partner, a budget, and a number.
Since 1975
Utah's first family-friendly haunt, now in its 52nd year, and the fundraiser that pays for everything else the council does.
Fundraising Committee
Since 2021
A boutique-style store at Murray High where students take what they need. No sign-out, no stigma, no cost.
Service Committee
Ongoing
Sorting, shelving and packing for the pantry working to end childhood hunger in Murray.
Service Committee
Ongoing
Paid placements with Murray businesses and state apprenticeships, built on the council's Chamber partnership.
Career Committee
Ongoing
Kits, quiet referrals and warm gear for district students without stable housing.
Wellness Committee
Ongoing
A council delegation on the hill every general session, briefed, business dressed and asking real questions.
Advocacy Committee
Ongoing
The council runs everything except the clinical side, from reminders and check-in to the canteen and the follow-up.
Service Committee
Ongoing
Assembly-line meals for Murray's rehab centers and Senior Center, and Christmas packages for the Veterans Center.
Service Committee
Ongoing
Personal finance and emergency-response training, taught to members and opened to the wider student body.
Career Committee
$0
Raised in three nights
Haunted Woods funds every other project on this list
$0
Scholarship dollars to members
$14,000 one year, $6,000 the next, straight to students
0
Students served by the Spartan Closet
Clothing, hygiene supplies and food at Murray High
0
Students on the council
Across Murray's secondary schools
0
State and county honors
Award of Excellence, Commission on Youth, and a national feature
0
Standing partners
City departments, shelters, schools, and service clubs
Anybody on the council can start one. This is the entire process. There is no step six.
A member brings a one-page pitch to open floor at any council meeting. No template required, no permission needed.
If three members will put their name to it, the idea goes on the committee docket for the next cycle.
Nothing ships without a real partner behind it, whether that is a city department, a nonprofit or a business that needs the work done.
The treasurer scopes it, the committee runs it, and the person who pitched it leads it. That is the part most people are surprised by.
Every project reports out on pounds, hours, dollars and headcount. Good or bad, the number goes in the annual report.
