LEADERSHIP SANDY SPRINGS INC
PO BOX 28007, SANDY SPRINGS, GA 30358 www.leadershipsandysprings.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: WE DEVELOP, EDUCATE, AND CONNECT LEADERS THROUGH INNOVATIVE PROGRAMMING, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, AND VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES TO ENRICH OUR DIVERSE SANDY SPRINGS AND CENTRAL PERIMETER AREA.

LEADERSHIP SANDY SPRINGS' (LSS) VISION IS TO INSPIRE AND EMPOWER LEADERS IN OUR REGION TO BE CATALYSTS FOR COLLABORATIVE, TRANSFORMATIONAL PROGRESS. OUR MISSION IS TO DEVELOP, EDUCATE, AND CONNECT LEADERS THROUGH INNOVATIVE PROGRAMMING, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES TO ENRICH OUR DIVERSE SANDY SPRINGS AND CENTRAL PERIMETER AREA.

LEADERSHIP SANDY SPRINGS IS A PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION THAT PROVIDES STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT AND COLLABORATIVE CIVIC ENGAGEMENT IN SANDY SPRINGS AND THE CENTRAL PERIMETER AREA. THROUGH OUR LEADERSHIP PROGRAMS, WE DEVELOP, EDUCATE AND CONNECT DIVERSE INDIVIDUALS AND INSPIRE THEM TO CONTRIBUTE THEIR TIME AND TALENTS TO OUR COMMUNITY. WE WORK WITH LOCAL & STATE GOVERNMENTS AND MANY CIVIC & NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS TO ADVANCE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, CULTIVATE COMMUNITY & CIVIL SERVICE AND PROVIDE MULTIPLE EVENTS TO BENEFIT OUR COMMUNITY. FOR 33 YEARS, LSS HAS HELPED EMERGING AND RECOGNIZED LEADERS ENHANCE THEIR LEADERSHIP SKILLS AND EXPAND THEIR KNOWLEDGE OF LOCAL AND STATE ISSUES, INSPIRING THEM TO TAKE LEADERSHIP ROLES IN THEIR COMPANIES AND OUR CITY. DURING THE NINE-MONTH PROGRAM, DAY-LONG SESSIONS ARE CENTERED ON ISSUES AND THEMES THAT ARE RELEVANT TO SANDY SPRINGS AND THE CENTRAL PERIMETER AREA. SESSIONS INCLUDE SPEAKERS AND INTERACTIVE ACTIVITIES ON MUNICIPAL & STATE GOVERNMENT, BUSINESS & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, EDUCATION, ENVIRONMENT, HUMAN SERVICES AND REGIONAL ISSUES. TWO RETREATS AND SEVERAL EVENING SESSIONS ROUND OUT THE CURRICULUM AND PROVIDE TEAM BUILDING AND UNSTRUCTURED TIME FOR FELLOWSHIP AND DISCUSSION ON KEY POINTS FROM PROGRAM DAYS.

YOUTH LEADERSHIP SANDY SPRINGS (YLSS) WAS LAUNCHED BY LEADERSHIP SANDY SPRINGS IN 2011 AND PROVIDES HIGH SCHOOL SOPHOMORES AND JUNIORS WITH EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES TO HELP DEVELOP THEIR LEADERSHIP SKILLS AND LEARN MORE ABOUT THEIR COMMUNITY. STUDENTS DISCOVER WHAT IT TAKES TO BUILD A THRIVING COMMUNITY BY SPEAKING WITH BUSINESS, HUMAN SERVICES AND CIVIC LEADERS, AS WELL AS LEARN LEADERSHIP SKILLS TO HELP THEM REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL. IN THE YEAR-LONG PROGRAM, STUDENTS EXPLORE SANDY SPRINGS THROUGH SIX INTERACTIVE PROGRAM DAYS AND DEVELOP LEADERSHIP SKILLS DURING THREE AFTERNOON WORKSHOPS. THE INTERACTIVE DAYS INCLUDE MEETING WITH GOVERNMENT LEADERS AND PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICIALS, WHILE GOING BEHIND THE SCENES TO VISIT A JAIL. ADDITIONALLY, STUDENTS GO TO HUMAN SERVICES ORGANIZATIONS AND LARGE & SMALL COMPANIES. WORKSHOPS HELP STUDENTS DEVELOP LEADERSHIP, COMMUNICATION AND PERSONAL SKILLS TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THEMSELVES AS CURRENT OR EMERGING LEADERS.

MOVIES BY MOONLIGHT (MBM) CONNECTS OUR COMMUNITY BY PROVIDING THREE, FREE MOVIE NIGHTS THAT COMBINE THE NOSTALGIA OF POPULAR OUTDOOR MOVIES, THEMED CHILDREN'S ACTIVITIES, FOOD TRUCKS, CONCESSIONS AND PERFORMANCES BY LOCAL MUSICAL AND PERFORMANCE ARTISTS. SINCE 2004, MBM HAS BECOME A FAMILY FAVORITE, ATTRACTING MORE THAN 1,500 PEOPLE PER NIGHT AND SERVING AS THE CONNECTIVE TISSUE IN OUR GROWING, DIVERSE COMMUNITY. MBM IS HELD AT SANDY SPRINGS' CITY SPRINGS GREEN, AND IS RECOGNIZED BY THE CITY, RESIDENTS, CORPORATIONS AND CIVIC PARTNERS AS ONE OF THE PREMIER EVENTS IN SANDY SPRINGS AND THE CENTRAL PERIMETER AREA.

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