Leadership For Service
Commitment to Volunteerism
“We make a living by what we get, we make a life by what we give.” – Sir Winston Churchill
As you will learn this weekend, one of the most powerful ways to show
leadership is through service to others. HOBY believes so strongly in the
idea of servant leadership that we answered the call and a created an
initiative that challenges all Ambassadors to continue their HOBY
experience long after the seminar concludes. Leadership for Service (L4S)
is HOBY’s service-leadership program intended to prepare young people to
contribute to their communities through service-learning and volunteerism.
The objectives of Leadership for Service are:
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To inform Ambassadors about the role and impact of community
service;
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To facilitate setting short-term community service goals;
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To provide opportunities to connect with community service
organizations; and
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To provide documentation of program impact and effectiveness.
Each Ambassador is challenged to return to his/her community and
conduct at least 100 hours of community service in the year following the
HOBY Leadership Seminar.
Ambassadors are asked to make a year-long commitment to
strengthen their communities through volunteerism, and to track their
success by logging their hours on the HOBY website, www.hoby.org in the
Alumni section. Since the implementation of HOBY’s Leadership for Service
program in 1998, participants have logged over 1.5 Million volunteer
service hours.
Through HOBY’s Leadership for Service programs, Ambassadors gain
the tools, passion and commitment to serve others. To help young people
realize the personal and s ocial benefits of volunteerism and service, HOBY
awards each Ambassador who successfully completes and logs 100 hours a
special recognition packet, which includes recognition by the White House
and the President’s Student Service Award.
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