Festival of Children Foundation & Volunteer Center of Orange County to Hold Teen Leadership Summit.Erin Gruwell, Subject of "Freedom Writers" Book and Film is Keynote Speaker COSTA MESA Costa Mesa (kŏs`tə mā`sə), city (1990 pop. 96,357), Orange co., S Calif., on the Pacific south of Santa Ana; inc. 1953. It is a transportation, residential, and light industrial center. , Calif. -- Festival of Children Foundation and Volunteer Center of Orange County announce their first collaborative effort, "Take the Lead," a teen leadership summit to take place at Cal State Fullerton on Friday, March 23rd, 2007 from 8:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. The largest youth conference of its kind in Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, , the 2007 summit will be able to accommodate 400 high school students. The goal of the teen leadership summit is to promote volunteerism, develop leadership skills, and increase awareness of social trends at local, state and national levels. Erin Gruwell, the Long Beach based educator, author, and subject of the newly released film The Freedom Writers will be the featured keynote speaker. Kent Healy, a young motivational author, who along with his brother Kyle wrote Cool Stuff They Should Teach in School a book with practical skills of life in a fun and easy-to-read format will also speak. To date, there are twenty-four scheduled speakers and workshops for students to choose from. "Take the Lead" curriculum meets academic core standards. "We are excited about the opportunity to engage youth in services and provide leadership skills!" said Dan McQuaid Dan McQuaid (born October 4, 1960 in Cortland, California) was an American football offensive tackle in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins, Indianapolis Colts, and the Minnesota Vikings. He played college football for the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. , President/CEO of the Volunteer Center of Orange County. "Working with the Volunteer Center on this collaborative effort has been a pleasure," says Sandy Segerstrom Daniels, Founder and Executive Director of Festival of Children Foundation. "The 'Take the Lead' event will be an excellent platform to instill in·still v. To pour in drop by drop. in  stil·la tion n. in our teens the importance of serving their communities and inspiring others to do the same." Cost to attend is $20.00 per student. Boxed lunches have been donated by Corner Bakery at South Coast Plaza South Coast Plaza is an upscale shopping mall in Costa Mesa, California, USA, in Orange County, and one of the most notable shopping centers in the United States. In 2004, Women's Wear Daily . To register, please visit www.taketheleadoc.org. About Festival of Children Foundation Festival of Children Foundation is based in Costa Mesa, CA. Their mission is "improving the lives of children by strengthening the charities that serve them." For more information on their work call 1-877-5437(KIDS) or visit www.festivalofchildren.org. About Volunteer Center of Orange County Volunteer Center of Orange County is based in Santa Ana Santa Ana, city, El Salvador Santa Ana (sän'tä ä`nä), city (1993 pop. 129,873), W El Salvador. It is the second largest city in the country and the commercial and processing center for a sugarcane, coffee, and cattle region. , CA. Their mission is "advancing volunteer action and nonprofit A corporation or an association that conducts business for the benefit of the general public without shareholders and without a profit motive. Nonprofits are also called not-for-profit corporations. Nonprofit corporations are created according to state law. success." For more information on their work call 714-953-5757 or visit www.volunteercenter.org. |
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