Vision Leadership Institute and the Center for Social Entrepreneurship

The Healthy Now Series is sponsored by the United States Office of Women’s Health, Vision Leadership Institute, Ministry of HOPE and A Family Affair. The Series will consist of a six week leadership training opportunity to include diabetes, lupus, stress management and nutrition.

The Series will train twenty women that will be selected through a competitive application process. Each woman who is selected will be required to attend a minimum of five out of six training sessions to successfully complete the Series. Upon successful completion, each participant will receive a certificate of training, gift certificates, retail gift cards, and technical assistance to implement their community project.

About the Community Service Project

The community project must reach a minimum of twenty women in one of the topic areas covered during the Series and must be approved by the project team prior to implementation. The project team will provide evaluation tools to measure the effectiveness of your program. All projects must be completed no later than November 15, 2008.

Application Process

Applications must be completed no later than August 11, 2008 and forwarded to Rhondra O. Willis at rwillis@visionleadershipinstitute.org or at 7911 Pine Lake Road, Columbia, SC 29223. For questions or for more information, please call (803).238.2918.

Series Schedule

Each Thursday evening session will begin promptly at 6:30 pm and conclude at 7:30 pm.

The Healthy Now Series will be held at the following location:

Tranquil Journey Spa . 455 Rast Street . Sumter, SC 29150 (803) 774-4772

21 August Ethnic/Gender Pride Pat Kelly, AFA

4 September HIV/AIDS Pat Kelly, AFA

11 September The Key to Authentic Living Dr. Valecia A. Baldwin

18 September Diabetes Awareness TBA

2 October Systematic Lupus Mia Barron, RN

9 October Nutrition Awareness Jared Robinson, NCMT

HEALTHY NOW SERIES APPLICATION

Name ____________________________________ Age _______ Race _____________

Address _____________________________________________ City ______________

State ____________________ Zip Code ____________

Email _______________________________________________________________

Best Day and Time to meet_______________ _______________ ____________

Educational Background (includes academic degrees, certifications, and training)

______________________________________________________________________

Community Service – Please describe your community service

______________________________________________________________________

Why do you want to be part of the Healthy Now Series?

______________________________________________________________________

How will you use what you learn in the Series to benefit your community?

_______________________________________________________________________

Letter of Recommendation – Include at least one letter of recommendation regarding your ability to implement a community training project.

APPLICATION SUBMISSION

Rhondra O. Willis, MBA, Ph.D. (c)
Executive Director

Vision Leadership Institute

7911 Pine Lake Road

Columbia, SC 29223

rwillis@visionleadershipinstitute.org

(803).238.7594

www.visionleadershipinstitute.org