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Southeast Volunteers Sought for Community Leadership Academy

The Horizon Foundation is launching a new Community Leadership Academy to provide training for local volunteers and emerging leaders. The first group of participants will be limited to residents in the Southeast area of Howard County. The 5-session program begins Feb. 12.  Participants will meet once a month, from 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m., at Countryside Fellowship Church in Savage. Breakfast will be provided.

The mission of the Community Leadership Academy is to empower individuals to create vibrant communities.  It is designed to provide current and aspiring leaders the opportunity to sharpen skills in facilitation, conflict resolution, consensus building, planning and evaluation.   

Focus on community leadership is one of the key elements in the Southeast 2015 initiative, a 5-year effort by the Horizon Foundation and other partners to enhance the health and well-being of the North Laurel-Savage community and its individual residents. 

Participants in the Community Leadership Academy will be selected on the basis of interest in community leadership and service.  Efforts will be made to include a diverse selection of residents with regard to age, gender, ethnicity, race and location of residence within Southeast Howard County.  There will be no charge for those selected to participate in the 2011 Community Leadership Academy.