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Community ImpactEmerging Leaders
There is a clear desire for younger professionals to become more actively involved in the civic life of Brevard. With a strategic focus on increasing civic involvement in the community, United Way of Brevard’s Emerging Leader Initiative encourages up-and-coming leaders to give their time, talent and treasure through United Way in order to meet needs in the community. This group of young professionals takes an active role in effecting positive change through volunteer efforts, networking and development opportunities and personal giving. Current Activities include:
Easter Egg Love
Take 15 Emerging Leaders volunteers, 30 children from the DOCK, multiple cups of dye, and 6 dozen hard-boiled eggs. Mix them all together and insanity ensues! It is a crazy, fun stickers-all-over-your-face insanity and we wouldn’t have missed it for the world! Check out the pictures. Maybe you’ll want to sign up for our next volunteer project!! Fan us on Facebook to see more photos! Dayle Olson, President of Brevard Achievement Center, shares his “Life’s Lessons” with Emerging Leaders
On February 16th, 20 young professionals convened at Brevard Achievement Center to listen to Dayle Olson tell the story of his life and how he came to Brevard County from Iowa in 1985 and took up the helm of Brevard Achievement Center. In his 25 years with BAC, they have grown from an annual budget of $2 Million and 80 paid workers, to having a budget of over $25 Million and 700 paid workers at locations in Florida, Georgia and Puerto Rico. His presentation included what he felt were his top Life Lessons, some of which were:
Emerging Leaders Give Back to Community!On January 20th, nearly 20 Emerging Leaders got together to assist Healthy Start Coalition in preparing information packets for new mothers in Brevard. For over two hours volunteers collated, bagged, tied, sorted and boxed (and told stories, joked and laughed). At the end of the evening Healthy Start had 6,000 packets for new moms – enough to last them for months to come!
Emerging Leaders Give Back to Community!The Emerging Leaders partnered with Harris’ GRAD group to volunteer at the South Brevard Sharing Center on Saturday, August 22, 2009. Volunteers spent the morning repainting the lines in SBSC’s parking lot as well as removing weeds and landscaping. At the end of the morning, everyone was tired and sweaty with sore backs and arms, but the SBSC parking lot had been completely transformed. It was a great day’s work! A really big THANK YOU to all of the volunteers who participated in the project!!
“Sure it may be hard to landscape and paint parking lots on a warm August Saturday morning in Florida, but it makes it a breeze when you know that your hard work is going to help a worthwhile group like the South Brevard Sharing Center or any of the other groups United Way Emerging Leaders support.” - Doug Blair, a Harris GRAD member Emerging Leaders giving $10 per week or more are recognized here and are invited to recognition events throughout the year. United Way recognizes the challenge it can be for professionals just beginning their career to give at a leadership level, and now offers a Step-Up giving program for young professionals who have committed to reaching the leadership level within three years. Suggested levels are $250 in year one, $350 in year two, and $500 in year three. Step-Up giving participants are immediately recognized as Chairman’s Club donors. The following Emerging Leaders are recognized for their 2009 leadership gifts: Torch Society – Gold Circle Torch Society – Silver Circle Torch Society – Bronze Circle Torch Society – Crystal Circle Chairman’s Club
Who are Emerging Leaders?• Individuals between the ages of 20 and 40 • Individuals who want to get involved in the community but have no conduit to achieving this goal • A group of individuals who are underrepresented in the civic, cultural, health and human service and professional associations of the community • Individuals who are climbing the ladder within the structure of his or her workplace or career Goals for the Initiative:• To develop relationships with younger professionals in Brevard County and increase their knowledge of United Way not only as a fundraising organization, but a community innovator. • To educate these individuals about the needs in the community and how they can be a part of the solution, effecting positive change. • To provide opportunities for these individuals to become involved in the community through United Way initiatives, both existing and specially created. • To contribute to the personal and professional
development of these individuals through volunteerism, networking and mentoring
activities. Committee MembersJoy Suttles - Chair |  |
EventsBreakfast with Leaders
Dr. Jenny Gessler – 12/8
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Professionals
20 to 40 years of age
