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GOVERNOR KAINE SPEAKS
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WITH DISABILITIES AT “CAPITOL DAY”
For Immediate Release July 11, 2006
(Richmond, VA) Governor Timothy Kaine will
speak to Youth Leadership Forum (YLF) student delegates from
across Virginia on Thursday, July 13, 2006 at the General
Assembly Building, House Room D, from 9:30 to 10:00 a.m.
Governor Kaine will discuss his personal thoughts on leadership
and leaders who have influenced him, the responsibility of every
citizen to actively participate in the legislative process, and
the importance of rising above challenges in order to succeed.
YLF is a unique leadership development program for highly
motivated and talented high school students with disabilities.
Student delegates are selected to participate in this intensive
program through a competitive statewide application and
interview process. Previous delegates report that their YLF
experiences have had a lasting, positive impact on their lives.
During the week-long forum, taking place at Christopher Newport
University in Newport News from July 10 through 14, student
delegates will hear first-hand the real life experiences of
successful adult leaders with disabilities, develop their own
personal leadership plans, and share their unique perspectives
on critical issues with legislators and other elected officials
at the State Capitol.
The Virginia Youth Leadership Forum, now in its seventh year, is
sponsored by the Virginia Board for People with Disabilities. As
the state’s Developmental Disabilities Planning Council, the
Virginia Board educates the public on the needs and
accomplishments of people with disabilities, informs and advises
business community leaders of the advantages of hiring skilled
workers with disabilities, and advocates for state and local
policies, programs and services that expand opportunities for
people with disabilities and their families to be fully
integrated into all aspects of community life.
More information on the Virginia Board for People with
Disabilities and the Youth Leadership Forum may be obtained at
www.vaboard.org or by
calling 1-800-846-4464.
Tom Driscoll
Strategic Planning & Marketing Manager
Virginia Board for People with Disabilities
202 N. 9th Street, 9th Floor
Richmond, Virginia 23219
804-786-9380 (voice & TTY)
800-846-4464 (toll-free, voice & TTY
804-786-1118 (fax)
thomas.driscoll@vbpd.virginia.gov
www.vaboard.org
