Staff Reports
The community needs potential leaders and it needs them now.
As part of the Horizons program a group of New York Mills residents is participating in the LeadershipPlenty training program, which begins this weekend, and more potential leaders are needed. LeadershipPlenty is a train the trainers program and 25 people need to participate this weekend for the community to qualify for a $10,000 grant upon completion of Horizons.
Training will take place over two weekends: April 20, 5-8 p.m & April 21, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.; May 18, 5-8 p.m. & May 19, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Training will be held in the high school media center. Food will be provided.
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LeadershipPlenty is a comprehensive, 9-module curriculum focusing on how groups can work together on common problems in their community. The curriculum teaches vital civic skills including conflict management, strategic planning, media relations, and other skills that will enhance the leadership ability in their existing community service programs, or prepare them to start new organizations to tackle pressing problems.
"We wanted to increase the community's capacity to work together and solve tough problems," said Amy Wallgren, one of the local trainers for LeadershipPlenty.
Four NY Mills residents - Marcia Abbott, Amy Wallgren, Julie Adams, and Michelle Helmeke were trained in a LeadershipPlenty train-the-trainer seminar and will be holding training for the group of 25 this coming weekend and in May.
LeadershipPlenty is one of the segments of the Horizons program, which strengthens leadership and civic engagement systems in rural communities of between 500 and 5,000 that have experienced decline in population, income and resources.
In order for the community to successfully complete the Horizons program more people are needed to participate in this weekend's training.
