GREATER NAPLES CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
  • MEMBERS
    • Member Login
    • Join the Chamber >
      • Chamber Champions
    • Benefits of Membership >
      • Affinity Partners
    • Business Directory
    • Chamber Investors
    • Job Bank
    • Ambassador Program
    • Business of the Month
    • Testimonials
    • Member Event Submission
    • Naples on the Gulf
  • PUBLIC POLICY
    • Workforce Housing
    • Workforce Training
    • Water Quality
    • Economic Opportunity
    • One-Cent Sales Surtax
  • ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP
    • Retention/Expansion
    • Workforce & Talent >
      • CCPS
      • Higher Education
      • Community Partners
    • Economic Development Partners
    • Certificate of Origin
  • LEADERSHIP
    • Leadership Programs >
      • Leadership Collier
      • Assoc. Leadership Collier
      • Youth Leadership Collier
    • Leadership Alumni
    • SUPPORT LCF
    • Emerging Leadership Council
    • Campaign For Leadership
    • Emerging Talent
    • Internship Opportunities
    • LCF Board
    • Volunteer Expo
  • COVID-19 Resources
  • EVENTS & PROGRAMS
    • Events Calendar
    • Wake Up Naples
    • Annual Meeting >
      • Greater Awards Nomination
    • Children's Business Fair >
      • CBF FAQs
    • Accelerated Networking Lunch
    • Chamber Classic
  • LIVE/VISIT
    • Visit
    • Local Resources
    • Demographics
    • Why Live Here?
    • Community Events
    • Visitor and Relocation Packet Form
  • ABOUT US
    • Chamber News
    • Board of Directors
    • Our Team
    • Brand Guidelines
  • Contact
  • Blog
  • Sign Up For Chamber Updates!
  • Sign Up For Advocacy Watch
  • Internship Toolkit
  • MEMBERS
    • Member Login
    • Join the Chamber >
      • Chamber Champions
    • Benefits of Membership >
      • Affinity Partners
    • Business Directory
    • Chamber Investors
    • Job Bank
    • Ambassador Program
    • Business of the Month
    • Testimonials
    • Member Event Submission
    • Naples on the Gulf
  • PUBLIC POLICY
    • Workforce Housing
    • Workforce Training
    • Water Quality
    • Economic Opportunity
    • One-Cent Sales Surtax
  • ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP
    • Retention/Expansion
    • Workforce & Talent >
      • CCPS
      • Higher Education
      • Community Partners
    • Economic Development Partners
    • Certificate of Origin
  • LEADERSHIP
    • Leadership Programs >
      • Leadership Collier
      • Assoc. Leadership Collier
      • Youth Leadership Collier
    • Leadership Alumni
    • SUPPORT LCF
    • Emerging Leadership Council
    • Campaign For Leadership
    • Emerging Talent
    • Internship Opportunities
    • LCF Board
    • Volunteer Expo
  • COVID-19 Resources
  • EVENTS & PROGRAMS
    • Events Calendar
    • Wake Up Naples
    • Annual Meeting >
      • Greater Awards Nomination
    • Children's Business Fair >
      • CBF FAQs
    • Accelerated Networking Lunch
    • Chamber Classic
  • LIVE/VISIT
    • Visit
    • Local Resources
    • Demographics
    • Why Live Here?
    • Community Events
    • Visitor and Relocation Packet Form
  • ABOUT US
    • Chamber News
    • Board of Directors
    • Our Team
    • Brand Guidelines
  • Contact
  • Blog
  • Sign Up For Chamber Updates!
  • Sign Up For Advocacy Watch
  • Internship Toolkit

NAples Chamber Blog

Madeleine Howe: My Experience at Youth Leadership Collier

11/30/2018

1 Comment

 
PictureMaddy (right) with her YLC classmates.
When I first found out I was accepted into Youth Leadership Collier (YLC), I wasn’t sure what to expect. I had watched my father wake up early for Leadership Collier in 2017, so I knew to expect early days and late nights, but the one thing that would stand out when he would return home was the smile on his face and the eagerness to tell us what happened on that day. Every day was a new adventure: whether it was going to a courthouse and speaking with a judge, or getting to participate in an Improv activity with a professional actor, it all was so fascinating. But my experience at Youth Leadership Collier was much more than fascinating.

When I first arrived at the Hilton Naples, I walked into a room of teens that I had never seen before. I was nervous but confident as they called us into the room where we would start our retreat before the actual program commenced. Throughout the weekend, we played many group bonding games, learned about the different ways of communication, and really got to connect with my fellow youth leaders. I didn’t think the program could get any better. Then, the week started.

Each day was something new, just like Leadership Collier. We would be at Arthrex learning about how different medical instruments are engineered and how they are used, to then being in an Immokalee orange grove farm learning about economy of agriculture in Collier County. I never knew how dependent Florida is on agriculture. Another opportunity that stood out to me was touring Naples Daily News, where we learned more about the company as a whole and got an inside look on the newspaper production. As an aspiring communications major, I very much enjoyed this day at YLC. We met so many incredible speakers throughout the week but one speaker that stood out the most to me was Senator Richter, who is also a Leadership Collier graduate. Senator Richter delivered an excellent speech on how to be successful, but one thing he said stuck with me: “Don’t dress for the job you have, dress for the job you want.”

After my incredible time at YLC, I was filled with so much ambition and perseverance. I wanted to do nothing but succeed. Seeing what my community had to offer me in a different perspective and with my new leadership skills, I know it was my time to make a difference and start to change my life for the better. When an opportunity arose to be an intern under Amanda Beights at the Leadership Collier Foundation, I didn’t hesitant to apply. Today, it is my 3rd month working with the Leadership Collier Foundation and I wouldn’t trade this experience for anything in the world.

If you are thinking about applying for YLC, do it. I never knew how much something could impact my life this much. Please continue to support this incredible program so other teens can continue to have the life changing experience I did. 

To learn more about Youth Leadership Collier and to apply click here. Applications for the 2019 YLC program are due February 1, 2019.

Check out more pictures from Maddy’s experience! 

1 Comment
Val Nash link
1/7/2019 05:58:46 am

A leader is a molder, not a searcher. He is the one who knows how to discover the way, go the way and show ways to others. An organization needs to have a boss. But without a leader, the presence of a boss can never be felt. A reader today can be a leader tomorrow. Honestly, I believe to be a front-runner just to make others able to embrace vision and a common cause. A vision can be a nightmare for a leader when the pacemaker has a huge dream, but with a bad line-up.

Reply



Leave a Reply.

    Archives

    January 2021
    November 2020
    October 2020
    September 2020
    August 2020
    July 2020
    June 2020
    April 2020
    March 2020
    February 2020
    January 2020
    December 2019
    November 2019
    October 2019
    September 2019
    August 2019
    July 2019
    June 2019
    May 2019
    April 2019
    March 2019
    February 2019
    January 2019
    December 2018
    November 2018
    October 2018
    September 2018
    August 2018
    July 2018
    June 2018
    May 2018
    April 2018
    March 2018

    Categories

    All
    Advocacy
    Alumni Inspirations
    Associate Leadership Collier
    Business Of The Month
    Chamber News
    Events
    Leadership Collier
    Leadership Collier Foundation
    Member Expertise
    Member Feature
    Work Based Learning
    Young Professionals

    RSS Feed

The Greater Naples Chamber.  All Rights Reserved.
2390 Tamiami Trail North, Suite 210  | Naples, FL 34103
Phone: 239.262.6376  | info@napleschamber.org  | sitemap
MemberClicks