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The Leadership Thought for the Fall Newsletter is a copy of a statement released by Hugh O'Brian Youth Leadership Alumni regarding the terrorist attack of September 11, 2001. |
"Across the globe, the world's youth and future leaders of our countries agree that this attitude of hatred and animosity toward one another must be put to an end. Although there have been numerous instances of terrorism throughout the world in previous years, this is the point when it can and will be stopped. This display of utter disregard for human life must not be tolerated any longer. Fear will no longer govern how ordinary citizens live their lives.
As youth ambassadors not only of Hugh O'Brian Youth Leadership, but also of our respective cities, states, and nations, we unanimously concur that this problem will be the downfall of our society if not dealt with. This is why we have united as one voice, despite any religious, political, and cultural differences, to stand out against terrorism. But accompanying this terrorism is also hatred, not only from those individuals that committed this heinous act, but also for those who seek revenge. An act of terror can in no way be erased, undone, or justified by another act of terror. Singling out and condemning ethnic groups, or anyone for any reason, based on stereotypes will not be tolerated by the youth of our world. Such people are undertaking the same actions as the terrorists themselves. We are a group united in peace, whether our nations are at peace or not. Punishment for these atrocities is decided upon by our nation’s leaders. However, we agree that in order to prevent further terrorist acts of violence, actions must be taken against any persons involved in these incidents.
We are confident that our nation’s leaders, united in solidarity, will continue to organize relief efforts, rebuilding efforts, and peace keeping efforts. We also recognize that now is the time for people to put aside the criticism of their leaders, and put our trust in the hands of a higher power. However, now is the critical time in which America and the world recovers from this devastating shock. We honor those who died to save lives and support those families who were changed forever. We are all victims.
The next few weeks are going to be pivotal moments in the world's history. World leaders have united. Volunteers have united. We, the world's youth, have united. If everyone unites under a common bond of peace and freedom, then terrorism will have seen its last victim on September 11, 2001.
Thank You, and God Bless"
Hugh O’Brian
Youth Ambassadors
Argentina, Germany, Mexico, Bahamas, Hong Kong, Netherlands, Belgium, Israel,
Northern Ireland, Canada, Italy, Norway, England, Jordan, Portugal, Finland,
Kenya, Russia, France, Lebanon, United States
Also found at:
http://www.hoby.org/WLCAlumniState.htm
HOWDY HOBY alumni!!
HOBY has had a great year! Eighteen Utah HOBY alumni received scholarships from
local colleges and universities totaling
$39,000! This scholarship program received national recognition as did Dave
Olpin and Bob Ross for their OUTSTANDING efforts for Utah HOBY. There are local
HOBY club websites for the first time ever in the history of HOBY in Utah, and
more clubs are planning more activities than last year! We are looking for some
individuals to help us make Utah HOBY an even better program and would love
all the help you could offer! So, if you would like to help out on a more statewide
basis, please contact us at hobyutah@yahoo.com! Keep up the good work!
HOBY International Awards:
Each
year HOBY International presents awards to recognize those individuals who contribute
to the HOBY programs on a state level. This year both Dave Olpin and Bob Ross
from Utah received awards for their OUTSTANDING work with the HOBY Utah program.
Congratulations!! We would love it if you sent them an email congratulating
them on these achievements. They both put in countless hours of work to provide
us with an amazing seminar each year!!
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Outstanding
Corporate President Award
Dave Olpin - Utah Corporate President dlolpin@hotmail.com |
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Excellent
Leadership Seminar Award Bob Ross - Utah Seminar Chair rwr4@email.byu.edu |
HOBY Scholarship Dinner:
As you all know, HOBY is more than just 3 days in Aspen Grove. Utah HOBY Ambassadors
are challenged to return to their schools and communities and demonstrate their
leadership and service skills.
Utah alumni benefit from a unique program that brings local colleges and universities to you with scholarship offers following your junior year after submitting a comprehensive report of your activities and leadership experiences over the past year. Following a review of these impressive reports college and university scholarships are awarded at the annual Scholarship Dinner.
This year's HOBY
Utah Scholarship Awards Dinner was held on August 4th at the Marriott Hotel
in Provo, Utah. The keynote speaker was Mr. G. Donald Gale, a noted former KSL
Editorialist and Kiwanian. A total of over $39,000 in tuition scholarships was
made available to Utah HOBY Ambassadors.
Congratulations to this year's winners!!
Danielle
Nye
Box Elder High School
Southern Utah University: $2,500 Scholarship
"From HOBY I learned that things do not just happen, someone actually has
to get out and do them."
Tanya
Moody
Lehi High School
Utah State University: $1,900 Scholarship
Her personal Leadership skills motto:
A leader isn't always found at the front, but in the back helping those who
cannot make it themselves.
A leader speaks up for what they know is right, even when it puts themselves
at risk.
A leader truly knows the meaning of self-sacrifice.
A leader recognizes that they always have room for improvement.
Ben
Mayfield
Olympus High School
Utah State University: $1,900 Scholarship
"I never realized the true importance of service until I learned to understand
the impact of one person."
Bryant
Val Dearden
Ben Lomond High School
Utah State University: $1,900 Scholarship
"HOBY allowed me to have the experience of meeting exceptional teens from
all over Utah."
Cole Houston
Kanab High School
Dixie State College: $1,188 Scholarship
"HOBY has opened my eyes to many things that could be helped and changed
in our community...I feel that I am not only a better leader now, but a better
person."
Jayni Green
Payson High School
Utah State University: $1,900 Scholarship
"When I returned from HOBY, I felt like a new person. It motivated me to
get involved in my community and school. I learned how to take charge and delegate.
I knew that for events and experiences to be successful, the leader had to follow
through."
Julie
Erdmann
Orem High School
Provo College: $2,500 Scholarship
"I learned about skills and service opportunities through the service discussion.
This helped reaffirm the age-old saying that one person can make a difference."
Rob
Martin
Jordan High School
Utah State University: $1,900 Scholarship
"Attending HOBY was a turning point in my life."
McCall Knowlton
Highland High School
Weber State University: $1860 Scholarship
"I learned so much about myself, who I am, and what I believe in, about
the world around me, and the importance of thinking for myself."
Natalie
Carlson
Clearfield High School
Utah State University: $1,900 Scholarship
"As a leader I have learned that in order to best serve those whom I represent,
I need to be constantly working at the projects and/or goals that will benefit
them."
Laura
Ure
South Summit
Weber State University $1860 Scholarship
"The world became a better place after HOBY. A world where I need to give
all I can to help others on our journey through life. It has given me the motivation
to be the best me I can, and through doing so I can influence others. And maybe,
just maybe, my generation can have the satisfaction of knowing that we made
a difference and that the world is a better place because we made it that way.
Emily
Vest
Spanish Fork High School
Utah Valley State College: $1682 Scholarship
"HOBY has really made me want to go out in my community and serve my elders
and younger children. I met so many people that influenced my life and helped
me to look around and accept everyone for who they are inside."
Porter Trepanier
Mt. Vernon Academy
LDS Business College: $2,260 Scholarship
"HOBY has helped me to see that one person really can make a difference
and has given me the skills to do so. "
Ben
Higginson
Skyline High School
Utah State University: $1,900 Scholarship
"I didn't know what to expect from my first HOBY Conference experience.
I thought it was going to be a boring three days of lectures about leadership,
but it wasn't. It was awesome! The experience inspired me to want to be a better
leader. It helped me learn and understand that giving service and getting involved
in the community helps you become a better more complete leader."
Jennifer
Jarrett
Skyview High School
Utah State University: $1,900 Scholarship
"I believe that the reason I am where I am and why I have gotten this far
is from HOBY. HOBY has influenced me to participate in a variety of service
activities and become a leader for the activities."
Preston
Clarke
Bryce Valley High School
Utah Valley State College: $1682 Scholarship
"The HOBY program made me realize that I can go anywhere in life that I
want to go. It helped me realize what kinds of possibilities there are. I have
looked at myself and realized what I would like to change about myself. I have
set long and short term goals, and have decided how I am going to accomplish
these goals."
LeAndra
Andersen
Bear River High School
Weber State University: $1860 Scholarship
"Until I attended HOBY, I never realized how much a simple act of kindness
could make such an impact on a person's life. I learned the significance of
serving others and helping them to make some changes in their lives - changes
that will help them to make wiser choices and decisions to start new lives."
Andrea
Vandermyde
Granite High School
Weber State University: $1860 Scholarship
"I feel that HOBY has made a lasting, permanent impact on my life for good.
Leadership training is only as good as how you apply it. It's now my responsibility
to continue to use these skills. "
Alumni Reunion Info:
Dear HOBY Alumni -
School is back in session and so are the activities and responsibilities that
we have been avoiding and looking forward to all summer. As part of the reunion
committee, I am to assist you in planning reunions for your clubs or your area.
The goal is to provide a social gathering for each of you to meet up with HOBY
friends. The responsibility is yours though.
A reunion can be
combined with a service project, small leadership activity, or just a gathering
for fun. You can do the reunion within your own club or combine with neighboring
clubs. There are a wide variety of possibilities. I recommend first picking
a date and then what you want to do at your reunion. I am here to provide you
with help any way that I can. Any questions, please email me at hobyreunions@yahoo.com.
For the next newsletter I hope that we can report about some of our fun reunions
that you have created.
Your HOBY pal --- Lee Gillie
CLEW
Info:
Keep up the good
work with CLEW's! Don't forget to take advantage of the resources to help you
plan and coordinate a CLEW. First, the information from the www.hobyutah.org
website and Paula Taylor, the CLEW coordinator (paulabra@juno.com).
News
from Region 8:
Region 8 is coming along quite quickly with a Service Project, which is tentatively
scheduled for October 13th in West Valley City, and also a CLEW, which is scheduled
for September 29th in Murray...Everyone is always welcome to come and support
our region!!! Our club advisor, my sister, Angela Oliver, is getting married
on the 6th of October, and I just thought that everyone should know!!! The service
club I created last school year, "'SOLE' MATES" is about ready to
start out new service project, (we are hoping to do collections for the Christmas
Box House in Salt Lake) so if any of you would like to donate or just want to
have a lot of fun, you are welcome to come and join us as we get ready for another
Christmas season of hard work!!!!
Keep on being OUTSTANDING!!!
Amy Oliver
Club
Websites:
Two of the HOBY Utah Alumni Regions have created alumni
websites. Go check them out! These are also listed on the HOBY Utah Alumni page
(http://www.hobyutah.org/alumni.html). If your region has a website that is
not listed there, please let us know so we can add it.
Region 6 - http://hobyut.iwarp.com
Region 8 - http://www.geocities.com/bambieyesut/
Monica's Fettuccine Alfredo with
Broccoli and Chicken
(this makes a HUGE amount of food & will feed anyone for at least a week!)
1 pound Fettuccine noodles (angel hair pasta also works really well)
1 jar Five Brothers Creamy Alfredo Sauce (NO OTHER SAUCE WILL DO!!!)
1 package frozen broccoli florets (the cheap kind works fine)
1 can all white meat chicken breast
1. Boil water and
cook the pasta to desired texture (while you're waiting, you can put the broccoli
in a microwave-able dish and nuke it for about two minutes, and open and drain
the can of chicken).
2. Drain and rinse pasta with hot water from the tap, and pour back into the
pot you cooked it in.
3. Add the Alfredo sauce and toss in the noodles till they're well-covered.
4. Toss in broccoli and chicken, mix everything well.
Voila!
Helpful Websites:
http://www.hoby.org
http://www.hobyutah.org
http://www.hobyutah.org/alumni.html
http://www.hobyutah.org/clews.html
Helpful
Contacts:
Alumni Co-Chairs: Amber Hardy \ Dave Sattler - hobyutah@yahoo.com
Reunion Coordinator: Lee Gillie - hobyreunions@yahoo.com
Service Coordinator: hobyservice@yahoo.com
CLEW Coordinator: Paula Taylor - paulabra@juno.com
Scholarships: Dave Olpin - dlolpin@hotmail.com
Seminar: Bob Ross - rwr4@email.byu.edu
"...We're the brightest beacon for freedom and opportunity in the world.
And no one will keep that light from shining."
- President George W. Bush
To view past newsletters, go to the HOBY
Alumni page.