Key Leader

Great News!
Key Leader is not only secured for Friday May 3 through Sunday May 5 at Beautiful Camp Stella Maris in Livonia, NY, there is also one a week prior on Friday, April 25 through Sunday April 27 at the Lovely Huguenot YMCA Camp in Huguenot, NY.
Both facilities offer so much to the experience and I know there are students who are eager to participate. While official online registration does not open until December 2013, an application for signing up students now has been devised by PLTG David Morse of the Hudson River West Division. We already have sign-ups for the Huguenot Camp and are looking for many more.
A little bit about Key Leader
Key Leader is an intense Leadership Training Camp for students between 14 and 18. They may come from the general high school population and in some cases the junior high, and they will be a mix of Key Club members and students who might become potential club members. On occasion we may see a new Key Club form as a result. The general cost of the program is $200 for main stream students, $175 for Key Club Members, $115 for Student Facilitators (Student Facilitators are experienced Key Leader students who facilitate the camp experience).
Key Leader provides both a classroom component and hands-on outdoor workshops which reinforce the classroom teachings. Students learn integral life skills focused on Integrity, Community Building, Pursuit of Excellence, Personal Growth and Respect. It's a great experience. The program really makes you stop and take stock of your values and encourages you to reach beyond and think outside your comfort zone.
We need a minimum of 60 students for each program, with a maximum of 80. Let's set the goal of needing a waiting list! Key Leader also needs fun-loving adults who like to work with young people and watch them bloom. I have several openings for both camps. We need both men and women to chaperone. The students truly do make an amazing transformation from Friday-Sunday. Please contact me if you are interested.
I'd like to extend a heartfelt thanks to my team, Key Club Lt. Gov. Danielle Richardson who is my counterpart in Key Club and a Key Leader graduate, Past Lt. Gov. David Morse and Barbara M. Ewanciw of the Huguenot YMCA and Dean Beltrano and Ann Holevinski of Camp Stella Maris for all their inspiration and help!
I would also like to thank retiring Gov. Al Norato, all of his board of lieutenant governors and incoming Gov. Joe Aiello and his board for their strong support of the Key Leader Program.
If you know of a young person in whose life you want to make a difference, please consider making them a Key Leader!
For more information, visit www.Key-Leader.org website or contact Mary Jean Sprague, askmj@hvc.rr.com.

Column Posted on Web Site November 10, 2013