Young Leaders in Action Fall Conference

The Young Leaders in Action Fall Conference was October 25 at UNI. The theme of the conference was “If You Don’t Stand for Something, You’ll Fall for Anything.” The keynote speaker was Sean Covey, author of The Seven Habits of Highly Effective Teens. Approximately 300 youth from the Cedar Valley attended.

A highlight and culminating activity of the conference was the opportunity for the students to participate in service learning projects. This year students bagged food items for the Northeast Iowa Food Bank, bagged dog and cat food to be given away by the Food Bank, made pet blankets for the Cedar Bend Humane Society, made book marks for a new group called Passing Along Love and Smiles, and did a variety of projects for Together For Youth.