Non-Profit Organization Gives Teen Girls a Lesson in Leadership
Online, March 22, 2010 (Newswire.com) - (Detroit, MI) Michigan Association for Female Entrepreneurs will host its Young Entrepreneurs Series Leadership Camp for girls ages 14 to 18. The camp will take place August 6 - 8, 2010 at Howell Conference & Nature Center located in Howell, Michigan.
Leadership Camp is an engaging, hands-on, 3-day residential camp designed to motivate and inspire teen girls to become self-confident, courageous and compassionate leaders in their communities. Leadership Camp empowers girls with the self-confidence to lead, the spirit to give back to their communities, and the awareness to live a healthy and balanced life.
"We believe in helping girls to become strong, confident leaders who reach for their own dreams and are committed to making a positive impact on the world around them," says Tonya McNeal-Weary, Executive Director. "Through this extraordinary program, girls walk away inspired and motivated to take on leadership roles and grow through positive self awareness," McNeal-Weary added.
Leadership Camp participants will learn teamwork, communication, diversity, cooperation, problem solving, and conflict resolution as they journey through challenges, adventures, and self-discovery. Activities will include obstacle courses, low rope challenge, tower climbing, zip line, team-building activities, nature hikes, horseback riding, canoeing, group discussions, interactive workshops, and more!
For more information and program registration, please call 866.395.4YES (4937) or visit the program's website at www.YoungEntrepreneurSeries.com.
About Young Entrepreneurs Series
Developed by the Michigan Association for Female Entrepreneurs in 2004, Young Entrepreneurs Series (Y.E.S.) is a community-based program that provides top-quality, hands-on, activity-based business and entrepreneurship training to teen girls ages 14 to 18. Through entrepreneurship education, young girls learn to enhance their economic productivity by improving their business, academic and life skills.