Yesterday I watched five presentations put on by the Leadership McLean County class of 2014. The "community need" - a generic challenge placed upon them to fill a void in the community - inspired them to reach out to the weakest in society. Children were served by the "Box Tops for Education" group, the "Project HOPE" group, and the group that helped renovate the local Boys and Girls Club. Elderly and others were gifted with the home repair resource brochure. Home Sweet Home Ministries was graced by a drive to collect empty computer-paper boxes used in meal delivery. The creativity and thoughtfulness put into the presentations, and the dedication to the work made it easy to see that this was a truly worthy graduation class.
At graduation, Gina Mandros led a grateful invocation, Jeff Mavros was his usual charming self as class speaker, and Beth Kimmerling graced us with a memorable leadership speech.
Thirty graduates (thirty-three if you count the pregnancies) go forth to unite with fellow alumni to make McLean County a better place to live.
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