“One of the recurring themes is, when a leader gets better, everybody wins,” said Joe Patton, director of OhioMeansJobs Allen County. “But a lot of people don't realize they can lead from where they're at. So I think that's a big thing. We like to bring our leadership team, from both management on down to line staff, because we're trying to develop future leaders at our agency and for the county, and this is a great place where they can get inspired.”
The program, which is open to children ages 6 to 12, gives kids the chance to spend their summer meeting new friends and learning more about themselves. Throughout the eight-week program, participants will go on field trips, hear from guest speakers, take part in a variety of activities, and, of course, play games.
Nine interns from Project Search turning their tassels on Friday as they graduate from the program and move into the next chapter of their lives.
Allen Lima Leadership partnered with Heroic Leadership to offer this program, aimed at “ALL” alumni and others in the region seeking self-improvement. Attendees expressed their satisfaction with the workshop and the valuable lessons it provided.
A pair of local students demonstrated the true meaning of optimism today in the re-launched annual competition hosted by the Lima Noon Optimist Club.
Participating adults and high school students listened to various presentations and engaged in different scenarios to help understand peer similarities and differences and how those things can unite to make the community a better place.
