May 19, 2015
YLC Director鈥檚 Report: Hannah Alper
鈥淥n March 19, close to 80 guests came together on campus to be inspired by Toronto native Hannah Alper, a 13 year old youth leader known around the world for her blog, .
Hannah鈥檚 blog covers issues on the environment, anti-bullying, wildlife conservation, fair trade, the importance of education, and eco-friendly living.
Alper was part of the Speaker Series from the Werklund Youth Leadership Centre (YLC) because she exemplifies the YLC鈥檚 motto, 鈥淟ead Now鈥 in showing that you don鈥檛 have to wait until you are 鈥渢rained鈥 or 鈥渕ore mature鈥 to be a leader.
If you have an idea on how to make the world a better place, don鈥檛 just think about it. Act.
If you think others will follow, don鈥檛 try to do it alone. Lead Now.
With more than 10,000 Twitter followers, Hannah has engaged and motivated people of all ages to become leaders themselves, to identify their passion, and to take action.
Registrants were encouraged to bring guests aged 10-25 who made up almost half the audience, and feedback shows they left inspired and considering ways they can lead in their own lives.鈥