29th Hardin Leadership Graduation Announced
Past Hardin Leadership graduates, their guests and community leaders are invited
Seventeen Hardin Leadership participants will be recognized for completing their nine-session Hardin Leadership 2022 program with a celebration on Thursday evening, November 10 at the Elk’s Lodge Banquet Room, 117 E. Franklin St., Kenton. The gathering begins at 5:30 p.m. with dinner buffet beginning at 6:00 p.m.
Representing the class with the “Class Reflections” will be Frank Dudek of Kenton. Sam Hostetler, Owner of Stillwater Metal will be the Alumni speaker and will talk about “Meeting the Person in the Mirror.”
Eight organizations will be recognized for being the recipients of funds and/or sweat efforts generated by the 2022 Class Community Project, "Heart for Hope--Hands to Help."
The annual meeting for Hardin Leadership Inc. will take place following the graduation, so Hardin Leadership graduates are encouraged to attend. Hardin Leadership 2022 graduates must secure dinner reservations for themselves, their sponsors and guests.
Past Hardin Leadership graduates, guests and community leaders are invited to register for the evening with meal reservations of $20.00, payable the evening of the event. Interested adults are welcomed. Everyone must be pre-registered by November 3rd. For details, email questions to [email protected] or phone 567-674-2579.
Attached Photo: Sam Hostetler, 2021 Hardin Leadership graduate, will be the Alumni
speaker and will talk about "Meeting the Person in the Mirror." Sam will share how important it is that leaders take time on a daily basis to evaluate ourselves and challenge ourselves to become a better version of who we are now. He will share some of the questions he uses and why he believes it is critical that we fulfill our obligation to making the world a better place. Sam left his Old Order Amish lifestyle eleven years ago to begin a roofing company and founded Stillwater Metal four years ago. He is married and has two young children.
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