Jun 1, 2023 | Recent News
By James Simpson, SLP Intern Hello and welcome to the first official blog post of the 2023 Summer Leadership Program! The first day of SLP has been a long time coming, and I couldn’t be happier to finally see Sarah’s months of planning and dedication...
Jun 8, 2023 | Recent News
By James Simpson, SLP Intern Welcome back to the SLP blog! This week was our “Bonnet Springs Day,” and before we got started with our tour, we enjoyed breakfast and coffee catered by Black & Brew, another Lakeland staple. We started our morning with a tour of...
Jun 15, 2023 | Recent News
By James Simpson, SLP Intern Hello Blog! This Wednesday was our Volunteerism Day. The participants got to hear from leaders of some of the most impactful volunteer organizations in Central Florida and spent the afternoon at Parker Street Ministry where we heard about...
Jun 22, 2023 | Recent News
Hello loyal SLP blog readers! We kicked our “arts and culture” day off with a development update from the LEDC’s Katie Decker. Before diving into the nitty-gritty details of square footage and spec warehouses, she emphasized that the arts are a fundamental pillar of...
Jun 29, 2023 | Recent News
Hello SLP Blog Sadly, this is the last post I’ll be writing for SLP Session 1, but this is truly a “don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened” moment. Every week I’ve looked forward to getting up and seeing all y’all’s smiling faces bright and early. I...
Jul 13, 2023 | Recent News
Hello SLP Blog! As participants started trickling in through the front door of Catapult it was so nice to finally start putting names to faces. They kicked their morning off with some freshly brewed (and local) coffee from Patriot Coffee Roasters and Concord Coffee....
