Kiwanis host younger leadership weekend workshop

(CNS): A local service club will be hosting its annual leadership workshop later this month for sixty teenage students. Key Leader is a training event for 14-18 year olds in which the principles of service are used to build effective leadership skills, organised by the Kiwanis service club. In its sixth year the popular weekend event will take place at Saint Ignatius Loyola Hall on Walkers Road from Friday 19th to Sunday 21st October. It is a weekend experiential leadership programme for today's young leaders, organisers said, adding that students will learn the most important lesson of leadership that it comes from helping others succeed.

During the weekend, through carefully focused workshops, students have opportunities to learn leadership skills that will help them to change their schools, communities, and world for the better,” the club said in a release. “While exploring leadership in a whole new way, they will make amazing new friends and have experiences they will never forget. Positive, ongoing interaction with other Key Leader graduates offers continuing reinforcement, encouragement and growth of leadership skills.”

Kiwanis president, Kadi Merren, said: “The wonderful thing about Key Leader is that each year we have past attendees of Key Leader wanting to come back to the event to help others. They want to talk about the manner in which Key Leader has played a positive role in their own life and development. This cheque from RBC Wealth Management allows us to keep the Cayman Islands event unique in the world.”

Apart from a token application fee, Cayman Islands students pay nothing to attend. RBC Wealth Management meets the cost of the event which is about CI$175 per student. Celebrating its 40th year of service in the Cayman Islands, it donated CI$2,000.
Stephen Price, an Investment Advisor for RBC Wealth Management, presented the cheque.

“I am pleased to present this cheque on behalf of RBC Wealth Management to Kiwanis for its Key Leader programme. In the same way that RBC provides investment advisory services, we also invest wisely in the skills required by the young people of the Cayman Islands. The annual KeyLeader programme has a proven track record and we take great pleasure in being a sponsoring partner in this event.”

Parents of students in the age range 14-18 wanting further information can visit the Kiwanis website at www.kiwanis.ky and click on the Key Leader info link.