AKA SEEKS MIDDLE SCHOOL GIRLS READY FOR LEADERSHIP IN LOUDOUN COUNTY
Tuesday, December 21, 2011--Alpha Kappa Alpha (AKA) sorority members in Loudoun County will officially launch the Emerging Young Leaders (EYL) program in January 2012. The leadership development program, led by Ms. Monique Hutcherson, provides activities and quality workshops designed to cultivate academic achievement, promote community activism, and encourage personal growth within the lives of middle school-aged girls. The program provides exposure to strong African-American female leaders in the community through mentoring relationships between members of the Pearls of Loudoun Interest Group and participating young women in grades 6 – 8. The program aligns with Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority’s national leadership initiative for young women.
EYL extends the vision of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated by cultivating and encouraging high scholastic achievement through leadership development, educational enrichment, civic engagement, and character building in young women. The 2011-2012 program year includes local community service opportunities, team and character building exercises, a career panel featuring non-traditional careers for women, self-esteem classes, and more. The year culminates with a “Rites of Passage Tea”, where the young leaders will coordinate and present a special program for their family and other invited guests.
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The program is free and is open to girls in grades 6-8 in Loudoun County. Interested young ladies should get their parents’ permission and submit a completed application. The Pearls of Loudoun Interest Group will host an Open House for parents and young women on Saturday, January 7, 2012, at 10:30 am at the Cascades Library, located at 21030 Whitfield Place in Potomac Falls, Virginia. To request an application, please contact Ms. Monique Hutcherson by email at POLPrograms@gmail.com or by phone at 703.953.0269. Applications must be postmarked by Tuesday, January 31, 2012 and should be addressed to Pearls of Loudoun, P.O. Box 1606, Leesburg, VA 20177. The Pearls of Loudoun looks forward to the start of this exciting journey for young women in Loudoun County.
For more information on the Loudoun County Emerging Young Leaders program, please contact Ms. Monique Hutcherson at 703.953.0269 or POLPrograms@gmail.com.
