Welcome Junior Leadership Class of 2019!

“Are kids these days really interested in philanthropic programs?” Of course they aren’t. And neither would you be if I asked you if you wanted to join a philanthropic program. But if I asked you to join a program that offered you skills to enhance your own leadership capabilities, allowed you to examine how well…

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Here them Roar!

The Chippewa Lake Lions are a force to be reckoned with. When they are not jumping into the icy, cold waters of Chippewa Lake in January for their annual Polar Bear Plunge, you can find them quietly lurking in the background of Medina County doing good deeds. And they have struck again. Junior Leadership Medina…

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Our Value is Crystal Clear!

Who has celebrated a 15th anniversary?  Back in the day, the traditional gift for reaching this milestone was some item, large or small, made of crystal.  For the earlier milestones, before you had shown this rather sizable personal commitment, you got gifts made from less valuable, less sparkly materials like paper, wood or tin.  After…

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Beyond The Stethoscope

So many high school students are drawn toward a career in health care, yet are provided with so little information on available options.  Enter, Junior Leadership! On Feb. 27 we held our first-ever Mid-Program Opportunity focused on Health Care Career Possibilities.  For over 6 months we collaborated with Medina Hospital’s Sarah Arend and Medina County…

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New Director of Junior Leadership Medina County Named

Carrie Park has been named Director of Junior Leadership Medina County. She will be replacing retiring director, Susan Vlcek, March 22, 2018. The extensive search for a new director was conducted this past year by the Junior Leadership Succession committee. The result was an impressive pool of candidates from which to choose, with the final…

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Innovation Inspiration!

Evolve or die.  It’s not only true in science. Last week community leaders in healthcare, food service/social entrepreneurship and music shared phenomenal stories on how they are finding new ways to address and bring positive change to issues that impact us all. This combined LMC/JrLMC Regional Day made its own impact. Junior Leadership participants: “It…

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Moving Forward in Life

When I was a high school junior, I knew I wanted to be a veterinarian.  Everyone around me knew it, too. It had been my goal since middle school. I talked to the right people, took the right classes, was accepted into the right college. Finally that goal was becoming real. I filled 3 quarters…

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Innovation Lights Up New Day

Leadership Medina County’s Signature and Junior Leadership classes embarked on a new class day in January called Regional Innovation Day. Suzy Addleman, Heather Wuensch, and Jody Wheaton from the Class of 2017 planned the day with Colleen Rice, Susan Vlcek, and Sarah Arend. Innovation Day included visits to the JH Combs Idea Lab, Edwin’s, and…

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The Face of Poverty has Changed but it is Still Here

Quotes and thoughts from the class and presenters gathered by Susy Lora ’18  Poverty is still in Medina County….we work with it every day. The face of poverty has changed but it is still here. Transportation in Medina County is the biggest gap. Take away what you can from today. This was a great event; I loved…

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LMC Announces Retirement of JrLMC Director

Register to attend Susan Vlcek’s Retirement Party: July 6, 2018 Leadership Medina County announces that its Junior Leadership Director, Susan Vlcek, will retire on March 22, 2018, after 14 years of dedicated service. A seven-person committee is actively searching for a new director through a succession plan started last summer. A retirement celebration is being…

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