Week Three: Being a Leader
Goal for the Week: Delivering the Community Service Project
Week Three: Day One: Details
Final Planning of Project
The large group meets to hear the progress of the subcommittees. Those who are finished should offer to help others who are not. The banquet and award committees are formed from those who have time to contribute. The large group should decide the scope of the banquet (who to invite – participants only, family members, invited speakers, representatives from the service organization, media, etc.) and charge the committee to move forward with the details. The committee may request assistance at specific points in the activity.
Banquet Committee
Formed to plan a celebration for the final day.
T-Shirts
Representatives from the T-shirt Committee pick up and distribute the shirts.
Week Three: Day Two: Details
Plan or deliver project
Week Three: Day Three: Details
Deliver project or plan banquet.
Week Three: Day Four: Details
Banquet, Reflection & Celebration
Appendix 1: Forms
Invitation Letter
Permission Form
Participant Emergency Information Form
Participant Contract
Parent Evaluation of We Lead!
Participant Evaluation of We Lead!
Example Logo
Invitation Letter
Your Logo
(date)
Dear parents and participants,
With summer sunshine comes summer activities and busy days for young people. The (name of your organization) knows summer can be the perfect time for participants to learn grow and explore. This is why we are pleased to provide a summer leadership development project for participants called WE LEAD! (name of your geographic area)!
WE LEAD! (name of your geographic area)! is an inclusive leadership development project including different participants from across (name of your geographic area) in a challenging and informative three-week project. The leadership project is designed to help participants understand each other, each other’s disabilities, civil rights, their personal leadership potential and the community in which they live.
Activities of WE LEAD! (name of your geographic area)! include:
Goal Setting
Leadership style assessment
Civil rights and disability history
Games
Self-esteem building
Lunch and snacks provided
Meeting new teens
A leadership service project in (name of your geographic area)
And $150.00 for participating!!
WE LEAD! (name of your geographic area)! Runs from (dates). Sessions are from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday through Friday at (name of site). Lunch is included. Those who complete the project will receive a $150.00 stipend.
If you have any further questions or comments please do not hesitate to contact me at ________ or via email at _________(lead staff contact number and email).
Thanks!
Signature lead staff
Permission Form
(Insert your organization’s letterhead here)
The signed form below gives my son/daughter permission to participate in the scheduled We Lead! (name of your organization)! activities. The named participant/parent below understands (name of your organization) are not liable. (Please attach a copy of your participants medical insurance card to this permission form.)
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Participant Name:_____________________________________
Parent Signature:____________________________________
Date:_____________
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Date of activity: (your dates)
Time of activity: 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday
Description of activity: Participants’ Leadership Development Program
Please call with any questions.
(lead staff name & contact information)