Lincoln Leadership Institute at Gettysburg Purchases Bicycles for Underprivileged Youth in Adams County
Lincoln Leadership Institute at Gettysburg Purchases Bicycles for Underprivileged Youth in Adams County
Gettysburg, PA (PRWEB) August 24, 2011
The National Park Service in Washington, D.C. has announced that Steven B. Wiley and The Lincoln Leadership Institute at Gettysburg has supported a National Park Service Youth in Conservation programs initiative in Gettysburg, Pa.
Wiley and The Lincoln Leadership Institute at Gettysburg funded and purchased materials for 10 bicycles, helmets and accessories that were donated to underprivileged youth in Adams County, Pa.
The National Park Service’s Learning and Development Leadership Team in Washington, D.C. worked with the Gettysburg-based nonprofit organization, Manos Unidas, to select the recipients of the bicycles.
Manos Unidas is a Gettysburg-based youth services organization that promotes diversity in Adams County through cross-cultural service programs.
Members from the National Park Service Learning and Development Leadership Team assembled the bicycles as part of an experiential team building service learning project for park staff.
The bicycles were presented to 10 youth from the Hispanic community of Gettysburg and Adams County on Tuesday, Aug. 23, in Gettysburg.
“It’s a privilege to partner with both the National Park Service and Manos Unidas on this project,” said Angela Sontheimer, managing director for The Lincoln Leadership Institute. “We hope these bicycles make a positive impact and provide lots of fun for the children who receive them.”
National Park Service Director Jonathan B. Jarvis has designated inclusion, diversity and youth programs as an important area of emphasis for the organization and its desire to educate diverse youth populations about the national park system.
National Park Service staff from both Gettysburg National Military Park and Monocacy National Battlefield in Frederick, Md., worked together to create a Spanish version of Gettysburg National Military Park’s Junior Ranger Program booklet.
Thirty youth from Gettysburg and Adams County participated in the National Park Service’s Junior Ranger Program and were sworn in as official Junior Rangers at the conclusion of the activities on Tuesday, Aug. 23.
“The Lincoln Leadership Institute at Gettysburg has been a tremendously valuable partner to the National Park Service. Not only has The Lincoln Leadership Institute always worked with us to provide top-notch leadership development opportunities for our NPS employees, but they believe in investing in the local community,” said Katherine L. Hanson, chief of learning and development for the National Park Service.
“We thank Steve Wiley and The Lincoln Leadership Institute for their generous donation of all of the bicycles, helmets and locks for these deserving children of the Gettysburg community. Additionally, the folks at The Lincoln Leadership Institute have committed to continuing this program to include more children in the near future,” she said.
For more information about Steven B. Wiley and The Lincoln Leadership Institute at Gettysburg’s leadership development programs, call 717-338-9971 or visit http://www.gettysburgleadership.com. “Like” The Lincoln Leadership Institute at Gettysburg on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/GettysburgLeadership and follow “LincolnLeader” on Twitter.
About Steven B. Wiley and The Lincoln Leadership Institute at Gettysburg
Steven B. Wiley is a proven entrepreneur, author and highly acclaimed speaker who has trained and entertained tens of thousands of top executives from around the world.
He receives—without exception—the highest ratings possible from his audiences, which include the top executives from the world headquarters of Apple, Merck, State Farm, Pfizer Pharmaceuticals, Bristol Myers Squibb, Novartis, the Centers for Disease Control, the National Institutes of Health, the Department of Homeland Security, Black & Decker, Shell, IBM, Caterpillar, the L.A. Times, Orlando Sentinel, USA Today/Gannett, Pharmetica, Frigidaire, Century 21, Johnson & Johnson, PhRMA, ExxonMobil and the Ford Motor Company.
Steve’s strong leadership ability has earned him recognition in top publications, including Venture Magazine, USA Today and Entrepreneur Magazine.
He is the president of The Lincoln Leadership Institute at Gettysburg and the founder of the Institute’s Communicating with Executive Presence program as well as its Transformational Journey from Gettysburg leadership development experience.
Through The Lincoln Leadership Institute at Gettysburg, Civil War history becomes a metaphor, and the battlefield a classroom, as Steven B. Wiley leads your organization toward unprecedented success by developing leaders at all levels.
Through the unique and creative use of historical metaphor and an examination of the lives of historic characters we develop “bookmarks” in the minds of participants.
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