CFF Offers Leadership Challenge Scholarships to Student Leaders

Each year, the Carolinas Freedom Foundation offers 30 area high school students rising 11th and 12th graders the opportunity to attend the weeklong General Hugh Shelton Leadership Challenge. Students must hold a grade point average of 3.0 or higher, demonstrate high moral character and possess leadership skills.

Retired General Hugh Shelton, also the 14th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, recently established the General H. Shelton Leadership Initiative for Leadership Development to train students in developing strong leadership skills. A North Carolina native and graduate of North Carolina State University, General Shelton returned to his home state to inspire, educate, and develop values-based leaders throughout communities in North Carolina. The program was created in the belief that leadership must be based on four core values: honesty, compassion, integrity and diversity.

The 2013 Western North Carolina Session will be held on the campus of UNCC-Charlotte and the exact dates will be announced later. To apply for a scholarship to the General Hugh Shelton Youth Leadership Challenge, please contact LTC(Ret) Berne Funck, 704-519-0775 or email: carolinasfreedom@frontier.com.

The weeklong camp curriculum includes:

Leadership roles and accountability

Team building

Goal setting

Integrity as a leader

Leadership styles and situations

Changing behaviors and motivating others

Public speaking skills.