Through the Kiwanis Key Leader program we are on our way to impacting the lives of young people in the New York District with the positive message of service leadership. Kiwanis will be the premier provider of programs that develop competent, knowledgeable, and ethical youth and adult leaders.

The program is designed to focus on teaching ethical leadership skills to teens, ages 14-16. The program is open to any student from any school. Multiple students from an individual school may attend. Participants do not need to be members of Key Club. Participants may also attend an event anywhere in the world (you are not limited to NY State events).

Click on the forward arrow in the graphic at left to see a slide show of the May 2007 event at Camp Stella Maris in Livonia. The show also is available on You Tube, as is a video from the event.

The picture above shows the 49 teens and 10 adult leaders who participated in the Key Leader event.

The Key Leader newsletter for February 2008 also can be downloaded.

Clubs are encouraged to partner in the following ways:

• Help select and encourage youth to attend.
• Help educate school administrators.
• Sponsor attendees.
• Volunteer to chaperone at the event site.

Future events in New York:

• May 14-16, 2010 - Camp Stella Maris (Rochester area)
• Nov. 12-14, 2010 - Silver Bay (Albany area)

For more information about the Key Leader Program, please contact District Chairperson Kim Scharoff.

For more details of the Key Leader program go to: http://www.key-leader.org.

District Chairperson		Kim Scharoff 25 W. Broadway, Apt. 302 Long Beach, NY 11561 (H) 516-432-0850 E-Mail:  kscharoff@gmail.com
Co-Chair		Mary Jean Sprague 103 Plains Road New Paltz, NY 12561 (H) (845) 255-0969 (F) (845) 255-0969 E-Mail:  askmj@hvc.rr.com