Key Leader is for High School age students 14-18 years old, if you are looking for a student or two to sponsor let me know and I will match you up, otherwise students can be found through Key Club, Big Brothers/Sisters, Clergy, Boys & Girls Club, and home school resources to name a few. The cost is $200 per student, $175 for Key Club members, and $115 for Student Facilitators (generally returning students). We need students to sign up now, ideally before Oct. 15, so that we may adequately prepare for them, and so that they don't miss the opportunity.

Key Leader provides both a classroom component and hands-on outdoor workshops which reinforces the classroom teachings. Students learn integral life skills focused on Integrity, Community Building, Pursuit of Excellence, Personal Growth and Respect.

It's a great experience, the program really makes you stop and take stock of your values and encourages you to reach and think outside your comfort zone.

Key Leader also needs fun-loving adults who like to work with young people and watch them blossom. Limited slots are open for both men and women to chaperone. The students truly make an amazing transformation from Friday-Sunday.

Another way to help is to donate towards snacks, right now we have a very limited budget of $2 per student and if you know teenagers at all you know that won't go far. We endeavor to provide healthy, but fun snacks to the students for every break session. We also host a Smore's making night complete with bonfire.

For further information or to volunteer, see the contact information below.

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:

• Nov. 11-13, 2011 - Silver Bay (Albany area)

For more information about the Key Leader Program, please contact the program administrator; contact information is below.

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

Administrator		Mary Jean Sprague 103 Plains Road New Paltz, NY 12561 (H) (845) 255-0969 E-Mail:  askmj@hvc.rr.com