Governor Mark Parkinson has issued a proclamation declaring the week of Aug. 30 as Kansas Community Leadership Week, asking residents to care more and become more engaged in their communities.
“Community leadership programs encourage Kansans to address existing and emerging issues in communities; helps citizens recognize and address the real barriers to civic progress, energizes others about the importance of civic engagement, and clarifies how their personal civic leadership attributes can help them leverage those attributes in pursuit of improving their communities,” stated Parkinson in the proclamation.
In recognition of this, the Kansas Leadership Center announced the Leadership McPherson, along with 20 other city and county-wide leadership programs, will participate in the Kansas Civic Leadership Initiative Summit, which will be held in October.
“Kansans have told us again and again that a lack of civic leadership has stymied progress on the issues they care about most, such as health care, education, crime and immigration,” said Kansas Leadership Center President and CEO Ed O’Malley. “We believe we need a new kind of leadership, capable of reaching across factions and making progress on daunting issues. We see that new brand of leadership emerging in community leadership programs.”
Leadership McPherson has been offering community leadership programs for some time, according to Chamber of Commerce executive director and Leadership McPherson Board Member Jennifer Burch.
“We have one of the oldest leadership programs in Kansas,” Burch said, adding the program was modified to be more civics-focused in 2000.
Leadership McPherson will begin accepting applications for it’s 2011 class soon. Forms will be available at the chamber office later this month. The program’s tuition is $275. For more information, contact Burch at 241-3303.
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Governor Mark Parkinson has issued a proclamation declaring the week of Aug. 30 as Kansas Community Leadership Week, asking residents to care more and become more engaged in their communities.
“Community leadership programs encourage Kansans to address existing and emerging issues in communities; helps citizens recognize and address the real barriers to civic progress, energizes others about the importance of civic engagement, and clarifies how their personal civic leadership attributes can help them leverage those attributes in pursuit of improving their communities,” stated Parkinson in the proclamation.
In recognition of this, the Kansas Leadership Center announced the Leadership McPherson, along with 20 other city and county-wide leadership programs, will participate in the Kansas Civic Leadership Initiative Summit, which will be held in October.
“Kansans have told us again and again that a lack of civic leadership has stymied progress on the issues they care about most, such as health care, education, crime and immigration,” said Kansas Leadership Center President and CEO Ed O’Malley. “We believe we need a new kind of leadership, capable of reaching across factions and making progress on daunting issues. We see that new brand of leadership emerging in community leadership programs.”
Leadership McPherson has been offering community leadership programs for some time, according to Chamber of Commerce executive director and Leadership McPherson Board Member Jennifer Burch.
“We have one of the oldest leadership programs in Kansas,” Burch said, adding the program was modified to be more civics-focused in 2000.
Leadership McPherson will begin accepting applications for it’s 2011 class soon. Forms will be available at the chamber office later this month. The program’s tuition is $275. For more information, contact Burch at 241-3303.
