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NYLC and the Presidio Trust to Offer Youth Leadership Training
This summer, NYLC will offer the National Youth Leadership Training (NYLT) on July 20–27, 2013 at the Presidio of San Francisco. The training will be offered in partnership with the National Center for Service and Innovative Leadership, a new initiative of the Presidio Trust.
Twenty-Six High Schools Receive Project Ignition Grants to Promote Safer, Smarter Driving
Coordinated by the National Youth Leadership Council® and funded by State Farm®, Project Ignition has selected 26 high schools from throughout the United States and Canada to receive $2,000 in service-learning teen driver safety grants for 2013.
Colorado PeaceJam Founder Wins National Award
Dawn Gifford Engle, executive director and cofounder of PeaceJam Foundation in Arvada, Colo., is the recipient of a national honor recognizing her lifetime commitment to leadership and service. The Alec Dickson Servant Leader Award, presented by the National Youth Leadership Council and sponsored by the UPS Foundation, honors exemplary leaders who have inspired the service-learning field, positively impacted the lives of young people, and motivated others to take up the banner of service.
NYLC Welcomes New Board Members
After its annual meeting in November, the NYLC Board of Directors has the pleasure to announce two newly elected members to the Board: Ronnie Shaw, Director of Finance for the UPS Northern Plains District, and Mallory Keller, a high school student at Belton High School, Mo.
