The following press release was received from the organisers of Leading Edge, a rural leadership program.
The group is working with a local committee which includes Trissia McAllister, the Agricultural and Creative Services Coordinator for Northumberland County, Erica Meekes, executive assistant to Northumberland-Quinte West MP, Rick Norlock, Jamie Simmons from the Community Futures Development Corporation and Barinder Gill from the Northumberland Youth Council.
Cobourg, Roseneath and Campbellford, February 20, 27 and March 6, 2010:
Building Strong Individuals to Build Strong Rural Communities is the focus of a leadership skills training program now being offered in Northumberland County. Leading Edge: First Steps is a three day, six-session skills-based rural leadership training program for people of all ages. “Whether people have leadership experience in the community already, or they are new to town, Leading Edge: First Steps will show that individuals who are interested in leadership development can do something great right here at home,” says Kelly Robinson, Local Program Coordinator.
Leading Edge: First Steps is focused on building basic personal leadership skills and knowledge that will help participants to be more effective in their local organizations, while developing local networking opportunities. Participants will develop a greater understanding of the value of leadership in this region, enabling them to build teams that work together more effectively.
Leading Edge: First Steps is part of Steps to Leadership, a continuum of leadership development opportunities designed to build leadership capacity in rural Ontario. The program is a collaborative initiative of The Centre for Rural Leadership, 4-H Ontario, The Ontario Rural Council and Foundation for Rural Living, managed by The Centre for Rural Leadership in Guelph, and is funded in part by the Agricultural Adaptation Council and Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada.
“We see leadership as a key component of capacity building in rural Ontario: the greatest potential for success is in reaching the next generation of leaders” says Alicia Evans, Project Manager for Steps to Leadership. “The program brings participants in contact with existing leaders, and fosters them through a continuum of leadership learning opportunities.”
Leading Edge: First Steps is coming to Northumberland County!
The first two sessions in the Leading Edge: First Steps program will be held at the County of Northumberland Administration Building, located at 555 Courthouse Rd, Cobourg on Saturday February 20, 2010 from 9am – 3:30pm. Following sessions will be held on Saturday February 27, 2010 from 9am-3:30pm at the Alnwick Community Centre in Roseneath and Saturday March 6, 2010 from 9am-3:30pm at the Campbellford Community Centre. The cost to participants to attend the Leading Edge: First Steps program is only $120 and financial assistance is available. All interested participants can apply to attend the program by contacting Kelly Robinson at (905)377-8976 or at kkrobinson6@hotmail.com or by visiting the Steps to Leadership website at http://www.stepstoleadership.ca/
About The Centre for Rural Leadership:
The Centre for Rural Leadership, incorporated in 2002, is an Ontario organization designed to offer agricultural and rural leadership programming, ensuring the delivery of leadership development programming to suit the many needs of today’s current and emerging leaders.
For further information, please contact The Centre for Rural Leadership at (519) 826-4204, info@stepstoleadership, or visit www.stepstoleadership.ca.
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