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Begin forwarded message:Date: January 23, 2012 4:30:28 PM ESTTo: Sandy Horowitz Subject: The ABLE Trust is now Accepting Applications for Youth Leadership Forum 2012Reply-To: The Family Café

The ABLE Trust is Now Accepting Applications for Youth Leadership Forum 2012

The Able Trust is currently accepting applications for new delegates for the Florida Youth Leadership Forum (YLF), a unique leadership program that will take place July 18-22, 2012, in Tallahassee. Current high school sophomores and juniors who have disabilities will be selected as delegates for the forum. The YLF, which is co-sponsored by The Able Trust and the Florida Developmental Disabilities Council, is designed to bring together young people with disabilities with leadership potential and help prepare them for the future.

The YLF will include educational programs that cover topics such as the history of the disability movement, personal leadership plans, career opportunities and academic and community resources. Delegates will learn leadership by example through meetings with disability community leaders, business professionals and government dignitaries. In addition, social and recreational opportunities will enable delegates to network and learn from each other.

Student delegates will reflect a diverse mix of disabilities, gender, geographic location and ethnicity. Applicants should demonstrate leadership skills, participation in extracurricular activities, community involvement and academic achievement. Applicants should have the ability to interact effectively with other students, adapt to new surroundings, follow an intense schedule of forum activities and demonstrate a willingness to participate in small and large group discussions. Selected student delegates must show proof of health insurance (private insurance, KidsCare, Medicaid acceptable).

Delegates will be housed at Southgate Campus Centre, a private dormitory between Florida State University and Florida A & M University. Chaperones, medical attendants and security will be provided. There is no fee for delegates to attend the YLF. The Able Trust will pay all travel and living/meal expenses through corporate sponsorships and donations.

The deadline to submit an application is January 30, 2012. Those selected will be notified no later than March 1st, 2012.

For more information about the Florida Youth Leadership Forum, visit http://www.floridaylf.org.

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