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2024-2025 Leadership Franklin County Community Application

LFC Community - Application

Mission of LFC Community:
“Developing an inclusive continuum of civic leaders engaged in the advancement of the quality of life in Franklin County.”

Participants are taken through a nine-month course where they learn about leadership and their community, working on a nonprofit group community service project concurrently with monthly sessions.

LFCC students can expect:
· Networking  with influential community leaders, new friendships and working relationships with diverse members of the community.
· Learning in group dynamics, team leadership and professional & personal growth.
· Exposure to  the expectations and skills required of effective volunteers and corporate board members.
· Knowledge and sensitivity about people, systems, assets and problems of the community. 

Leadership Franklin County Community is a tuition based program where students are selected through a competitive application and interview process.  Applications must be submitted for consideration by Thursday March 28, 2024 Interviews will be conducted on a rolling schedule starting in Spring 2024, based on application date submission. All applicants will be notified of their status in June with sessions beginning in September 2024.

The program kick-off Team Building Retreat (Friday 9/6/2024 4pm-9pm & all day Saturday 9/7/2024) is mandatory for all accepted students.  An absence at the retreat will disqualify a student from continuing in the program.
 
Give yourself approximately 20 minutes to complete this application. You cannot save the application and come back to finish later. To apply you must be age 18 or over by June 2024.
 
1.Please fill in the following information.(Required.)
2.Describe your current job position and responsibilities. What do you consider your highest responsibility, skill or career advancement thus far?(Required.)
3.Education (High School)(Required.)
4.Education (College or Technical School)
5.Education (Advanced College or Technical Degree)
6.Military Veteran
7.How did you hear about Leadership Franklin County?(Required.)
8.Please list civic, professional, business, religious, social, athletic, etc. organizations of which you are or have been a member. What positions do/did you hold and what are/were your responsibilities?(Required.)
9.What have you accomplished in these activities that you think is important?(Required.)
10.What (if anything) are you looking to change about your level of involvement in the community? Why?(Required.)
11.What is leadership to you?(Required.)
12.Leadership Franklin County is committed to educating participants about issues the County is or will be facing in the near future with the expectation that graduates will be energized to become actively engaged in community service.

In your opinion, what are three major issues facing Franklin County over the next three to five years? Why do you believe they are major issues? Which of these issues is most important to you, and why?(Required.)
13.How are you looking to grow personally and professionally through your participation in this program?(Required.)
14.The "Economic Development in Franklin County" session typically includes a tour at Letterkenny Army Depot. The U.S. Army now requires LFC  to submit the names and social security numbers and potentially other information of everyone on the tour before we will be allowed on the Depot. Please indicate below that you understand that if you are accepted into the program, you will have to provide your social security number in order to tour Letterkenny Army Depot.(Required.)
TUITION
LFC Community program tuition is $1500 which includes program materials, session lunches/snacks and helps cover operating costs such as session room rental fees.  Tuition will be billed mid July 2024 and full payment is due by September 6, 2024.

If you withdraw from the course for any reason 15 days or more prior to the September retreat date, an 85% tuition refund will be issued assuming no other candidate from the sponsoring company is recommended/accepted. Replacement candidates will be approved based on their application and a committee interview up to 15 days prior to the retreat date.  No tuition will be reimbursed (full or partial) for the failure of accepted student completion of the course for any reason, after the 15 days prior to the September retreat date has passed.

SCHOLARSHIPS
There is a limited number of scholarships available - please note below if you want to be considered for a scholarship.  Selected students will be alerted by early July and scholarship winner(s) will be known at that time.
15.If selected, I am seeking financial support (full or partial) through a scholarship in order to attend this program.(Required.)
16.If selected, my tuition (full tuition or partial if scholarship covers part) will be paid by:(Required.)
17.Employer Authorization
As an applicant, if I am accepted into the Leadership Franklin County Community, it is my understanding my employer/I will be charged tuition in the amount of $1500 (or partial if awarded scholarship). Furthermore I have employer support, if accepted into the LFC program, to attend LFC sessions during workdays. Please provide the following information.(Required.)
18.By typing my name below I certify that I have read, understand, and commit to follow the student responsibilities policy, attendance & participation policy, and missed session make-up policy. I understand that attendance at the sessions is mandatory and if I violate the policies I will be dismissed from the class. Please review the student attendance & participation policy here.(Required.)
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