You are Invited to Attend:

 
Class of 2017
 
Leadership Action Projects:
An Evening of Community Impact
 
Thursday, April 27, 2017
5:30 - 8:00 p.m.
Networking reception 5:30 - 6:00 p.m.; Presentations from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
 
Hosted by:
 
 
Home Builders & Contractors Association of Brevard
1500 W. Eau Gallie Blvd., Melbourne, FL 32935
 
Parking Instructions:  Please park across the street at the Eau Gallie First Baptist Church, 
look for the "HBCA guest parking" signs
 
Appetizers and a cash bar will be available
 
 
Registration is required by Monday, April 24th
This is a complimentary event. 
 
 
2016 - 2017 Leadership Action Project Partners Include:
 
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Florida, Inc.
"Mentor Recruitment Project: A Call to Action”
 
Brevard Homeless Coalition, Inc.
"The Cost of Homelessness in Brevard County”
 
Brevard Neighborhood Development Coalition, Inc.
“DOCK Volunteer Recruitment and Retention Initiative”
 
Cancer Care Centers of Brevard Foundation, Inc.
“Navigating a Cancer Diagnosis in Brevard County”
 
Children's Home Society of Florida
“Parent University: A Parent Enrichment and Engagement Program”
 
Florida Wildlife Hospital & Sanctuary, Inc.
"Ensuring that Nature and Space Coast Residents Continue to Thrive Together”
 
Greater Titusville Renaissance, Inc.
“Greater Titusville Renaissance Youth Academy”

The U.S. Space Walk of Fame Museum/American Space Museum
“STEAM Space”
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Leadership Action Projects (LAPs) are an integral component of the Leadership Brevard program curriculum.  From LEAD Brevard’s point of view, the process of learning group process skills, evolving team leadership, and working within the community to conceive, plan and implement a solution to a real local need is an important leadership experience.  LAPs bring together teams of Leadership Brevard participants with other community leaders.
The purpose of the LAP is to address a problem or issue identified by a local non-profit or city/county municipality. The projects use the talents, skills, and professional capabilities of the Leadership Brevard class members to help the organization fulfill its specific mission while at the same time our participants learn the intricacies of Brevard County from another perspective, connect with a specific organization and build leadership skills outside of their workplace.   Several LAPs are undertaken each year and result in community impact translated as numbers.  The numbers represent only  a portion of the value that is received by both the participating nonprofits and the class members as participants in a “learning laboratory."

LEAD Brevard board member Dale Ketcham, Chief Strategic Alliances, Space Florida shared information around the Cape Canaveral Spaceport and its role in ‘Broadening and Deepening the Space Coast’. Class members were able to learn about Blue Origin and their vision for Florida firsthand from Orbital Launch Site Director, Scott Henderson. The logo for Blue Origin has a myriad of design elements, all with a connection to the company and the founder, Jeff Bezos. "Gradatim Ferociter" is Latin for "step by step, ferociously" and is a guide for how the company works to design and build rockets for human spaceflight. The hourglass with wings in between the banner symbolizes human mortality. The tortoises reaching for the stars allude to the story of The Tortoise and the Hare. Finally, the tortoises are holding a plaque with orbital altitudes above the earth.

Our host, Therrin Protze, Chief Operating Officer, Delaware North, Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex shared exciting news of next steps and new exhibits of the Visitor Complex and class members were treated to the new Heroes and Legends exhibit as well as touring the shuttle Atlantis exhibit and other areas of the Atlantis experience. If you have not been to the Visitor Complex; you need to go!

Dear Leadership Brevard Alumni – Share your Story – “I AM LEAD BREVARD”

LEAD Brevard’s mission is working together to strengthen our community by inspiring people to lead.  To showcase the impact ‘YOU’, as a Leadership Brevard graduate, is making in our community, we’re gathering the stories of the connections and successes that you have; this quick 6 question survey (estimate 5 – 8 minutes to answer) begins the ‘data collection’ process of the stories that represent LEAD Brevard.  In aggregate, the information you share will be used to tell the community – “Here’s what we have accomplished.” 

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