The planning committee will meet on Friday, October 19, 2007. This meeting will take place at 8:30 a.m. at Clermont 20/20 Administrative Office and Training Center, 1000 Ohio Pike, Ste 2. We would be honored if you would accept this invitation to help us in planning this year's Salute to Leaders Award Banquet.

If you have any questions, contact Frankie Hughart at 513-753-9222 or officemgr@clermont2020.org.

Have an idea for a "Make a Difference Day" project in your community? Please contact Becky Ploucha, Director, Clean and Green Program at 513-753-9222 or cleanandgreen@clermont2020.org.

We need gameday volunteers to help with this fun family event! To volunteer for the event contact Nancy Hall at 513-753-9222 or ceop@clermont2020.org.

Station Sponsorships include the following:

• Band Stand Sponsor
• Santa's Sleigh Sponsor
• Various Food and Beverage Stations (to be determined once the menu is set)

The Clermont 20/20 Look to Clermont class of 2008 is made up: Rob Abner and Sara Middleton of Amelia High School; Olivia Enriquez and Emily Webb from Batavia High School; Rachel Rees and Graham Rose, Bethel-Tate High School; Kelly Dorsey and Tyler Sanders, CNE High School; Elizabeth Little and Randi Sinclair, Felicity High School; Joseph Breuer and Chelsea Davis, Glen Este High School; Karli Dwyer and Richard Godby, Goshen High School; Debra Forsee and Jesi Herren, Grant Career Center; Kristine Crouthers and Aaron Ray, Live Oaks Career Center; Stephanie Howes and Teresa Schellhause, Milford High School; Robyn Corbin and Rebekah Lavin, New Richmond High School; Steven Hoover and Desiree' Lehn, Williamsburg High School.

"I'm definitely glad about being in this program", said Kelly Dorsey. "I'm glad I got to know my fellow peers" said Rob Abner. "he highlight was all of the different courses in the woods. I enjoyed spending time with my group and building team skills." Elizabeth Little indicated "I loved the low ropes trail. It was truly a leadership opportunity. The fact that we, as a team, really worked together for a common goal was cool. I also thoroughly enjoyed our time at the tower. It was challenging, but very worthwhile."

Over the next several months, the class of 2008 will go on a historical county tour and find out about government and infrastructure, education, safety and justice and economic development in Clermont County. They will be also working on projects to benefit Clermont County and its residents.

This all day tour is just one of many days that the LEAD Clermont class will spend learning not only the history of Clermont County, but also be exposed to critical issues that impact economic development, education, health and human services, government and infrastructure, as well as safety and justice in our community.

This and other fascinating information was learned during a historical tour of Clermont County by the Clermont 20/20 Senior Leadership Class of 2008. Their historical guide, Rick Crawford, kept the group spell bound during the activities of the day, which included sites with historic significance within the southwest corner of the county.

Local historian, Rick Crawford, shares a story about the Bethel Baptist Church with members of the Clermont 20/20 Senior Leadership Class of 2008.

Wayne said, "I was excited about the summit in that those who attended were passionate about their cause of promoting young professionals and at the same time making a difference in their communities and companies." Jenny went on to say, "The willingness and need to share knowledge and experiences with others was very evident, which allowed a powerful opportunity for brainstorming and sharing best practices. This was especially helpful for attendees who are just starting their own YPOs, as we are doing. It was a great way to learn from existing YPOs' mistakes and start out several steps ahead of the curve as we develop our program in Clermont County."

If you are interested in hearing more about the Clermont 20/20 Young Professionals organization as it is being developed and/or if you would be willing to serve on a focus group to assist in the future of this group, please contact Wayne Baughman, Director, Leadership Development, at 513-753-9222 or leadership@clermont2020.org.

Nancy Hall, Program Manager for CEO, shared that we are also pleased to welcome Kathie Cooper, a new CEO Advisor to our program. Kathie retired in 2005 from the Milford school district where she worked from 1987 until 2005 as a guidance counselor, first at the middle school and then for the last 15 years at the high school.

Hall shared, "With her background as a high school guidance counselor, Kathie will be a great asset to the Glen Este and Batavia students in her role as a college access advisor. She is excited about working with the staff at both schools, and is looking forward to helping the students navigate their way to higher education."

Paul Brinkman has been hired as the new CEO Advisor at CNE High School. Paul, like Kathie, has an amazing background in college admissions and financial aid. He retired in 2006 from Gateway Community & Technical College in Covington where he was the Dean of Student Affairs. Other positions Paul held while at Gateway were Head Academic Advisor, Guidance Counselor and Financial Aid Officer. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in History from Thomas More College in 1973 and a Master of Education in Guidance and Counseling from Xavier University in 1977. Paul and Earl Wittrock, the guidance counselor at CNE, have known each other for years and Earl is excited that Paul is coming in as their new CEO college access advisor.

For more information about college access advisory services, contact your school campus or Clermont 20/20, Inc. at 513-753-9222 or ceop@clermont2020.org.

So, what does this mean? The Fund exists to benefit Clermont County nonprofits with a source of revenue. Under GCF's stewardship as the region's community foundation, generous donors are able to invest in the community. GCF was created by and for the people of Greater Cincinnati to provide a simple, powerful and highly personal approach to charitable giving. GCF offers a variety of giving tools to help people achieve their charitable goals - and create lasting good work in their communities. Since 1963, the Foundation has been helping people in Greater Cincinnati invest in the community. Thirty years later the Clermont Community Fund was established to achieve similar charitable goals in Clermont County.

And that's exactly what The Clermont Community Fund is - a community investment. In 2006, several nonprofits received support from the Fund: Cincinnati Nature Center, Anderson-Union Community TV, Miami University, Clermont Counseling Center, Valley View Foundation, Child Focus, Inc., Little Miami, Inc. and Kids Helping Kids.

This community resource is tended to by community members. An advisory committee represents Clermont County's interests and oversees the Fund. It's been an exciting year for the Fund as it welcomed nine new members: Tom Rocklin, Andy McCreanor, Kendra Daugherty, Kathy Fruedenberger, Linda Pilon, Tom Cole, Tim Beechuk, Chris Smith and Christina MacVeigh. Other Clermont residents and individuals who continue to serve include: Ed Brady, Tara Dawson, John D. Erhardt, Cynthia J. Jenkins, Mel Larson, Michael J. Riley and Hon. Stephanie Wyler. The Fund also welcomed a new consultant Chuck Fink.

Do you want to know more? If you are a nonprofit that would like to learn more about the grantmaking process, please visit the grants section of GCF's Web site www.greatercincinnatifdn.org. If you would like to find out how The Clermont Community Fund can help you, as a donor, make a difference in your community, contact Chuck Fink at 513-241-2880.

1. You ability to lead others arises not just from your position, resources, or charisma but from your will and skill. If you want to lead other persons, especially leaders, you have to work at the job.
2. The basis of leadership, particularly with leaders, is your relationship with the persons you lead. Trust in the leader is a necessary element of leadership, and persons are more disposed to follow a leader in whom they have trust than one they do not trust.
3. Communication is your fundamental tool in building those relationships.
4. The key process of leading leaders is communication through one-on-one interactions with the persons you would lead. If you lead other leaders, you have to engage them and personally connect with them.
5. In developing your leadership strategies and tactics, you need to take account of the interests of the person you would lead. Leading leaders is above all interest-based leadership. Leaders will follow you not because of your position or charisma but because they consider it in their interest. Your job as a leader is to convince them that their interests lie with you.

Did You Wake Up This Morning Intending to Change the World?

To admit that you begin the day planning to change the world certainly sounds grandiose, maybe even delusional. Yet I believe that you do change the world every day, whether you intend to or not. Often it only takes a small act to make a big difference.

You change the world of your spouse or kids, depending on how you interact with them before you leave the house. A little extra time and attention or a tender moment of affection changes their world that day. And it reminds you of what is important when the mad dash to the office irks you and makes you feel that the day is off to a rough start.

You change the world of another driver when you allow her to change lanes abruptly without blaring your horn, recognizing that she, too, is human and fallible. Of course, you alter her world in a different way if you blast your horn, yell and gesture obscenely.

You also change the world of a coworker, a customer, a vendor, or a cafeteria worker with your smile or your frown.

No, these aren't dramatic changes. They won't alter the course of world affairs or bring about a cure for AIDS. But who's to say that these little changes don't have a cumulative, profound effect in the lives of others and, ultimately, in your own life.

Reference: Sanborn, M. (2004, p. 35). The fred factor: how passion in your work and life can turn the ordinary into extraordinary. New York: Doubleday.

The Clermont/Hamilton County regional meeting will be held on October 16 from 7-9 p.m. at the Milford/Miami Township Chamber of Commerce office which is located at 983 Lila Avenue in Milford. See this press release for details.

Fall Classic at The Oasis

Monday, October 15, 2007: Reserve Your Spot Today Call the Milford Miami Township Chamber of Commerce at 513-831-2411.

Coalition for a Drug Free Clermont County

Red Ribbon Kick-Off is October 18, Union Township Civic Center, 6:30 to 8:30.