4H Club of Santa Maria, Laguna holds a Youth Leadership Summit in Brgy. Coralan

The 4H Club of Santa Maria, Laguna held a Youth Leadership Summit titled 'HD (High Definition) Leadership' last October 5, 2013 at Canaan Retreat Center in Brgy. Coralan, Santa Maria, Laguna. Young delegates from eight different baranggays joined the event.

The training aimed to instill the importance of possessing leadership values among the participants. The talks, team building activities and workshops helped developed their heads, hearts and hands pertaining to the said topic.

Jaro Novero and Christopher Narvadez facilitated the morning talk. They defined what vision and mission are and gave helpful guidelines in finding their roots and achieving their fruits. In the afternoon, JM Olarte, a DSWD Municipal Link of Kalayaan led a workshop regarding Leadership in the Family. During the session, they discussed the issues being faced by the young people in their families. Anadae Angeles headed the workshop about Leadership in the Campus, while Khristine Pujanes oriented the attendees about the vision, mission and activities of 4H Club.

UNFORGETTABLE MOMENTS
I enjoyed the time with the delegates, the picture-taking time with them, the lunch on banana leaves and more importantly, the values I learned during the talks. The venue provided a relaxing atmosphere for the above activities to be held. The panoramic mountains, rice fields, unusual plants, playful animals and great facilities paved room for fun and excitement.

I'd like to acknowledge the people behind the event such as Mayor Cindy Carolino, who approved the letter to be sent to the Barangay Captains in SML, Kon. Edward Requitud, who gave his moral and financial support so that the event may be held successfully, Mam Lorna Alban and Ate Aning Selda of the Municipal Agricultural Office and the 4H Club Officers.