Seventeen
high school Hands4Hope Club leaders participated in the 4th Annual
Hands4Hope Youth Leadership Camp, spending 2 nights and 3 days at the Coloma
Outdoor Discovery School (CODS) in Coloma. This camp provided an opportunity for all of the
Hands4Hope (H4H) High School Club leaders to come together from six
local high schools including: Union Mine, El Dorado, Ponderosa,
Oak Ridge, Folsom, and Mira Loma.
Hands4Hope
High School Club Leaders participated in both the low and high ropes courses at
CODS. In addition, the H4H Leaders participated in a series of workshops
focused on strength-based leadership development, meeting and project
development skills, and site-based teambuilding. We were also fortunate to have
El Dorado County Sherriff D’Agostini as our camp closing speaker.
These
teambuilding and leadership development opportunities provide an
excellent opportunity for Hands4Hope youth leaders to build foundational skills
essential for running a successful service learning club in the 2014-2015
school year. Hands4Hope staff will continue to support and offer
additional progressive leadership skill building opportunities for our young leaders
throughout the year.
Haley
Lehtola, this year’s Youth Board President, had this to say about Hands4Hope’s
Leadership Camp, “I have gone to camp for the past two year and can honestly
say that I use the skills from camp everyday. With Hands4Hope, I am pushed past
my comfort zone and grow as a leader. I also love getting the opportunity to
bond with my fellow leaders so we can work together throughout the year.”
Our high
school H4H Club leaders are excited to kick off the 2014 - 2015 school club
year; many have meetings scheduled for as early as mid-September.
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