I am the leader

Today III Wieliczka Youth Leader Forum has begun. It is going to be conducted between 5th and 6th June 2008 in our town.

The official opening of the Forum was perfomed by the vice-mayor of the Wieliczka Municipality - Henryk Gawor.The Wieliczka forum has been organised by:the Town and Municipality Office of Wieliczka, the "Saline Chit Chat" Society and the Social Development Institute in order to integrate the youth residing in our municipality who are characterised by an over-average initiative in creating the reality surrounding them. During the first day of the Forum the main point of the programme are dance and theatre workshops conducted by Mariusz Jasuwienas - participant of the program "You can dance".

The III Wieliczka Youth Leader Forum is addressed to grammar school students and to the high school students selected by the school pedagogues, the criterion being over-average activity. 45 persons are participating in this year's edition of the event. Today around 2 PM a crosscountry race is going to take place after which the youth leaders' integration is going to be continued round a bonfire.

On the second day of the Forum the leaders shall have a chance to listen to lectures by:the senator of the Republic of Poland Zbigniew Cichoń, concerning human rights and the professor Antoni Jodłowski on the need of patriotism. Then they shall participate in a discussion with the mayor of Wieliczka concerning the needs of the local community and the areas where the collaboration with youth leaders can be established.

So far two editions of the Wieliczka Youth Leaders Forum showed that it is an important place for exchange of observations, opinions and plans between the youth leaders and the representatives of the local government and that it also gave a chance to integrate various youth leader groups from the area of our municipality.

Tagi