Volunteers sought for youth leadership event
What: Wyoming Hugh O’Brien Youth Leadership seminar seeks volunteers for next summer’s event.
When: June 17-20
More information: HOBY is an international program that provides leadership training, service-learning and motivation-building experience to high-school sophomores selected by their schools to attend local HOBY seminars. The program helps students recognize their leadership talents and apply them in becoming effective, ethical leaders in their home, school, workplace and community.
How you can help:
Responsibilities and requirements for each position include:
General volunteers:
Organizing speaker panels and planning leadership building activities
Recruiting schools and students to participate
Assisting with fundraising and gathering donated items, or helping with tasks during the actual HOBY event. Volunteer dates depend on the assigned responsibilities of the volunteer.
Junior Staff
Must be HOBY alumni
Junior staff assists the seminar planning committee and facilitators with facility setup and cleanup, serving as seminar greeters, leaders of cheers and more
Provide a positive role model of volunteerism to younger peers
Ensure a sophomore student from their school is registered to participate in the seminar
Junior staff will be needed for the entire event
Facilitator
Leads an assigned student group within Wyoming HOBY
Must be at least 21 years old and does not need to be HOBY alumni
Will directly interact with students
Create a culture that provides a positive experience where HOBY students feel encouraged to participate freely in discussions, build upon their leadership qualities, work as a team within their groups, and set and realize goals at the seminar and beyond. Facilitators will be needed during the entire event.
For more information: Call or e-mail Annie Wood at 777-2844 or annie.wood@wybusiness.org, or Brandon Marshall at 777-2820 or Brandon.marshall@wybusiness.org.