Aney Paul, Nanuet Lions’ Club Set Youth Leadership Workshop

NANUET, NY — Rockland County Legislator Aney Paul, in partnership with the Nanuet Lions’ Club, is sponsoring a Youth Leadership Workshop on July 27.

“Helping our youth to obtain leadership skills is an important part of their education because in the very near future, they will be the ones leading our society and determining solutions to the issues we are likely to confront,” Paul said in an announcement about the program. “The issues will range from local to global, from how we will provide proper care to senior citizens to how we will address the impacts of climate change.”

Additionally, Paul said, providing leadership skills to youth helps to empower them to take charge of their own lives because they are being educated about the need to make smart choices, as well as how to identify the options as they determine their best choices.

Francisco A. Garcia-Quezada, Youth Development Educator for Cornell Cooperative Extension of Rockland, will address participants to give them information about how they can find their passion in life, what to do once they feel that spark within themselves, how they can prepare to nurture and grow, how to set priorities, and how to make the best use of their time and talents. Family life, college readiness, decision making, and more will be included.

Joseph Vayaumkal, Student Council President at Clarkstown North High School, will make a presentation about leadership from a student’s point of view.

Ryan V. Thomas, President of the Nanuet Leo Club – the youth chapter of Lions’ Club – will lead a group activity that includes information about how individuals can make a difference through leadership efforts.

The free program is open to all Rockland youth, ages 8 to 18, with certificates of attendance to be given to each participant who registers in advance. Snacks will also be provided.

The program runs from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Thursday, July 27, at Nanuet Public Library, 149 Church St., in Nanuet.

For more information or to register in advance, send an email to aneypaul@yahoo.com or call Legislator Paul at 845-304-1580 or Barbara Chuck of the Lions’ Club at 845-536-0928.