Five Poly students attended the Red Cross Leadership Development Camp (LDC) held in Pilgrim Pines during the first week of August.
This year, seniors Vivian Huynh, Amanda Pham, Kevin Wei and junior Riana Butler were selected as delegates to attend LDC.
For five days, delegates actively participated in sessions in which they cultivated core leadership skills such as public speaking, professional development, and diversity awareness.
“I loved every single minute of it, and I definitely plan on coming back again,” said senior Kevin Wei.
Many delegates from previous years continue to attend the camp annually and become staff members of the camp.
Staff members, all of who are mostly high school or college students, spend copious time and effort to plan the camp sessions for attending delegates. This year, senior Irene Ear volunteered to become a staff member after attending the leadership development camp last summer.
“People come back to staff all throughout their adult life just because [LDC] is just that meaningful. As a staff member, my eyes were opened to better understanding life and the people around me,” said Ear, who is also president of Poly’s Red Cross Club.
The Red Cross Leadership Development Camp formed friendships that will last a lifetime, and most importantly, it developed leaders who will make a difference in their communities.
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