Despite
recent news accounts about a dearth in leadership in Central Florida, the myregion.org
project has attracted a new generation of concerned citizens, some of whom have
never before been involved in a major community project. Leadership development
is one of the key objectives of the myregion.org
initiative, but it’s also an opportunity for those who participate in the
two-year project.
Recently, Belton E. Jennings
III, CEO of the Orlando Regional REALTOR
Association, authored a column in the June 2002 issue of the Orlando REALTOR.
This monthly magazine is distributed to 5,500 association members and Jennings’column
clearly supports the significance of myregion.org’s leadership development
component. Click
here to read the full story.
Jennings writes that leadership
sometimes means, “taking a measured, thoughtful approach” as well
as “working steadily and surely toward a goal that isn’t quite clear.”
Jennings adds that leadership also “…sometimes means having the consummate
patience and wisdom to let ideas gestate, relationships develop and consensus
grow.”
Next month, myregion.org
will host its final series of Essential
Activity Workshops, offering a public and informative discussion about the
data that has been gathered over the past few months. The workshops offer an
opportunity for participation in an important community project that could lead
to significant change in the future.
The workshops are an opportunity
for interested citizens to listen, speak, learn and get involved on issues of
importance to Central Florida. “Certainly many of the individuals in high-profile
roles in the community are involved, but myregion.org
offers decision-making and leadership opportunities for many who never before
have had that chance,” said Chairman Joel Hass. “Inclusion –at
every level- is one of the five Core Values identified when the project was
born. We believe it’s critical for the future of Central Florida.”
For more information about
the Workshops or myregion.org,
contact Pam Clancy at 407.835.2486 or log on to www.myregion.org
to register online.
