CFF Offers Leadership Challenge Scholarships to Student Leaders
Each year, the Carolinas Freedom Foundation offers 30 area high school students the opportunity to attend the weeklong General Hugh Shelton Leadership Challenge Institute. 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 develope 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 2010 Western North Carolina Session will be held on the campus of Queens University in Charlotte June 27 – July 2, 2010. To apply for a scholarship to the Bank of America Youth Leadership Challenge, please contact retired Lt. Col. Bernie Funck, 704-519-0775 or email: carolinasfreedom@verizon.net.
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. |