To say the past few months have been a whirlwind would be
quite an understatement! Since about mid-July, a team of incredibly dedicated,
smart, and clever people have been working diligently to launch the inaugural
program of YGC! These people constitute the Board of Directors of YGC, and I
consider myself truly fortunate to count myself among them. I hope you will all
be able to get to know your Board of Directors and see firsthand what it means
to be a passionate, active, contributing member in this community. In fact, you’ll
find that every adult connected with YGC is passionate about its mission, and
each of us brings a unique talent to the leadership team.
In addition to putting in hundreds of hours planning YGC, we
have also debated, collaborated, and come to consensus on myriad issues, guided
always by the question, “What would be best for the participants?” Yes, some of
the issues we grappled with were perhaps less important—Should we serve
sandwiches or pizza?—but others carried considerable weight, like the high
standards to which we hold you, the YGC Class of 2016.
You see, we truly
believe in the incalculable potential you each hold: the potential to enact
positive change in our community and in our world; the potential to lead
others; the potential to develop collaborative, powerful relationships that
accomplish more than any one of you might accomplish alone. And we believe in
the potential of your accomplishments to ripple throughout our community and
the world and leave both better for those who will follow. Welcome to each of
you. May you find the coming months challenging, enlightening, and fulfilling.
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