December 27, 2017

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Contact: Wilda Alessi, Executive Director Phone (daytime): (717) 846-5323 Email: [email protected]

FUTURE LEADERS OF YORK ANNOUNCES 2018 CLASS Thirty six high school sophomore and junior students representing twenty York County school districts kicked off the Future Leaders of York 2018 class this fall with a one day retreat. FLY is a nine-month, experiential leadership development program. The program helps students develop their leadership skills, such as building consensus to solve problems. It also introduces them to local nonprofits and community leaders and educates them about how our community functions. The students also learn about the grant making process, and will award $5,000 in grants to area nonprofits, thanks to funding from York County Community Foundation and United Way of York County. The class develops the field of interest, selection criteria, and process for requesting proposals. Local nonprofits are able to submit an application, and the class will review and allocate funds based on their selection criteria. Leadership York’s mission is to train, connect, and inspire individuals to serve the York community in leadership positions. The organization was founded in 1978 and boasts over 3,500 graduates from its six programs. Those graduates provide leadership to over 250 nonprofit organizations and serve thousands of constituents in state and local government. Leadership York is the primary resource for developing inspired leadership for our changing community. For more information, visit www.leadershipyork.org.

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PHOTO CAPTION Program participants and their sponsoring school districts pictured left to right:

Row One: Sarah Ginn, Hanover Area School District; Megan Hale, York Catholic High School; Alexis Shoemaker, Red Lion Area School District. Row Two: Kayleigh Deisley, Red Lion Area School District; Megan Thomas, South Eastern School District; Mackenzie Topper, Spring Grove Area School District; Jonah Dougherty, Eastern York School District; Madison Butler, Dallastown Area School District; David Wentzel, Susquehannock School District. RowThree: Breanna Harvey, West York Area School District; Madisyn Deller, York County School of Technology; Cassidy DeLuca, Dallastown Area School District; Grace Frizzell, Delone Catholic High School; Nzinga-Noni Williams, Dallastown Area School District; Shyanne Fleming, Dover Area School District; Margaret Senft, York Suburban School District; Zakeera Montouth, Logos Academy. Row Four: Silas Barnes, Dover Area School District; Emma Raubenstine, South Western School District; Ellie McNally, Central York School District; Olivia Fetterolf, West Shore School District; Jae Fitch, School District of the City of York. Row Five: Cody Lemonovich, York County School of Technology; Paul Heard, Northeastern School District; Rachel Means, Northeastern School District; Riley McCracken, West Shore School District; Gabrielle Griffiths, York Country Day School. Row Six: Robert Hirko, York Country Day School; Nicholas Shaqfeh, Spring Grove Area School District; Matthew Tracey, South Eastern School District; Kaitlyn Arrow, Central York School District; Brian Harris, South Western School District. Row Seven: Alex Fuhrman, York Suburban School District; Demonte Martin, Eastern York School District; Andrew Guy, West York Area School District; DeJuan Gibbs, School District of the City of York.