Youth Leadership Competition - Monday 25th November, 2013

Youth Leadership Chair Bob Baird with Ellen Cupples, Miss Elizabeth Armstrong, Roy Crawford, Maureen McKeever and Maeve McCann

L to R:Youth Leadership Chair Bob Baird from Rotary Club of Enniskillen
Ellen Cupples, from The Collegiate Grammar School,
Winner of the Local Youth Leadership Competition
Principal of Collegiate Grammar School Miss Elizabeth Armstrong,
Roy Crawford, President of Rotary Club of Enniskillen,
Maureen McKeever, Principal of Mount Lourdes and Maeve McCann, Runner Up.

The Youth Leadership Regional Finals were once again hosted by Enniskillen Rotary Club. The Clubs involved were from Zone 8 and included: Cookstown; Enniskillen; Letterkenny; Limavady; Londonderry; Monaghan; Sligo and Strabane/Lifford.

Each Club put forward a representative from their own Final, Ellen Cupples was selected to represent Enniskillen Club, the eight finalists were interviewed by a panel which included Sinead Gaynor, John Treacy, and President Elect Angela McKinney.

The prize for the top three candidates was a visit to the European Parliament in March 2014.

The winners were announced at an evening meeting of the Enniskillen Club which was attended by visiting Rotarians, parents/teachers along with Rotarians and partners from the Club. Following an excellent meal the Chair of the Panel Angela McKinney announced the winners - Sam Doyle, Monaghan; Garry Mallett, Londonderry; Niamh Lynch, Letterkenny. Prizes were presented by President Roy Crawford who expressed thanks to the panel members, and special thanks to ALL the students, each one being a winner in their own right. Bob Baird co-ordinated the Final, and was also the Club organiser at local level, Assistant Governor Jenny McCrea is the organiser of the trip to Strasbourg next year, and outlined the events that will take place during the trip.