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Youth Leadership
Our PurposeVisionTo become the unifying youth organization promoting and supporting philanthropy in the Greater Sandpoint community. MissionTo instill a lifelong ethic of community service for emerging leaders in an effort to build better communities in the Greater Sandpoint area. ProgramOverviewSandpoint is a dynamic community. This energy and constant reshaping presents many challenges and opportunities for the citizens of Sandpoint. Keeping our community vibrant and healthy requires insightful leaders who have the ability to communicate and work effectively with a wide variety of groups. Youth Leadership is a program designed to facilitate the development and growth of the leaders of tomorrow and provides opportunity to interact with community members as the class explores community issues. ApplyingRegistration for the 2008/09 program is available to rising sophomores and juniors residing in Bonner County. Click here for a registration form and submit by June 30, 2008. Tuition$200 (includes class sessions, meals, materials, and group transportation from respective schools) *Students can also seek businesses to sponsor their participation in the program. Email amy@sandpointchamber.com for more info. AttendanceYouth Leadership consists of eight interactive sessions. Participants are expected to attend all sessions and must not miss more than two classes in order to graduate. CommitmentEach participant will attend the sessions the first year and organize with their classmates a community project. They are also responsible for volunteering at a nonprofit organization/s for 25 hours. After graduation students will be asked to coordinate the next year's class.
Thank you to our 2007/2008 Sponsors!Special thanks to Diane Gibson with DMG Consultancy and Phyllis Foro with TEAMWORKS for all the time they've contributed to launch this new program! Student Sponsors:Antelope Mountain Supply & Nursury Bird Aviation Museum & Invention Center Bonner General Hospital Century 21 on the Lake Chris Bassett with First Horizon Home Loans Coldwater Creek Community Cancer Services First American Title Garage Village Hays Chevron Idaho Department of Fish & Game Shawn Keough with Idaho State Senators Natoni & Lewis General Dentistry Percussionaire Corporation Quality Collision Repair Sandpoint Rotary Skeyes the Limit The River Journal Thorne Research Inc. Graduation Sponsor:Tomlinson Sandpoint Sotheby's International Realty Rokstad Ford Coldwater Creek Lunch Sponsors:Subway Skeyes the Limit Di Luna's Bonner General Hospital Coldwater Creek Handyman Services DMG Consultancy Connie's Cafe Business & Commuity Supporters:Staples Bonner Awards & Engraving Bonner County Daily Bee Sandpoint Rotary Seasons at Sandpoint Cedar Hills Church Ascent Department of Labor Panhandle State Bank Quest Aircraft Kinderhaven Panhandle Special Needs First Christian Church Life Pregnancy Center Lake Pend Oreille School District University of Idaho Extension Office Bonner County and over 60 community leaders who spoke to our young leaders! Youth Leadership Council 2007/08Phyllis Foro TEAMWORKS Phone: (206) 948-2179 Email: tmwrx@aol.com Diane Gibson DMG Consultancy, LTD. Phone: (509) 747-0449 Email: diane@dmgconsultancy.com Heather Bennett Greater Sandpoint Chamber of Commerce Phone: (208) 263-0887 x204 Email: heather@sandpointchamber.com |
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| GSCC • 900 N. 5th Ave. • P.O. Box 928 • Sandpoint, ID 83864 • TF 800.800.2106 • Tel. 208.263.0887 • Fax 208.265.5289 • Email info@sandpointchamber.com | |||