Testimonials from 2007

General Comments from 2007 Key Leader Graduates:

• Loved the weekend. Go Key Leaders!
• I really liked everything about the weekend except having to leave.
• Just keep doing what you're doing. It was a great program and a lot of fun.
• Very friendly and energetic atmosphere.
• I would recommend for anyone to do this!
• Key Leader is very beneficial and essential to the improvement of our youth. Like a domino effect, their improvement will affect one community at a time.
• This was the coolest thing I've ever done. I'm so happy I came.
• Everything was great this weekend. I wouldn't change a thing even if I could.
• It is the greatest thing I have done for personal growth. Thank you all.
• This weekend exceeded all my expectations. I really want to go back next year. I hope I'll see everyone at Fall Rally (my birthday) and Dcon.
• Our facilitators were amazing and wonderful!
• I loved this weekend. It's been one of the best experiences ever! I learned so much about myself and others!
• Last year was fun, but this year was amazing. The lead facilitator was great! She was very funny and taught/spoke well. I had a great weekend!
• Thank you first of all to all the people who donated their time to make this experience so memorable. I really love how everyone who worked so hard on this was always friendly and made sure everyone was included. That to me was so helpful.
• Thank you for all you do to improve and educate about student leadership!
• Key Leader was a great inspirational program that I will bring to my home club, and I will definitely be attending with more members next year! Thanks again for EVERYTHING!
• I loved the whole experience. It has inspired me to change the world. THANKS.
• This weekend was Amazing. Honestly, I didn't think this would be fun at all, but I was so wrong. This was a great opportunity for me, and it was presented in a way that I understand and enjoy.
• I had a blast! Thanks!
• I thought this was the best camp I've ever been to. I learned so many new things and met so many new people. It was an amazing experience and I'll never forget it.
  I had a great time. I have been to other leadership camps, but this was definitely the best.
• It was an awesome camp and a wonderful experience that I will take with me even after I graduate from high school.
• One of the most amazing weekends of my life.
  Jane, you reached out and touched my heart. Thank you so much.
• You guys made me feel so welcome! Thank you! This weekend was an eye-opening experience for me! Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU!

What did you learn from this weekend?

• I learned so much about myself personally. I also feel like I am ready to lead successfully.
• What it takes to be a true leader!
• To become a good leader through being a good servant.
• A variety of things that will help me in the future. Leadership techniques, values, listening skills.
• I learned skills that I'll carry with me for all my life.
• Many things this weekend affirmed my values and reminded me why I love the Kiwanis family.
• I learned to be more open to things and not to be afraid to take risks.
• I have learned what being a true Key Leader is. I have learned the importance in making good relationships with people, and how to do it effectively.
• I've learned many things this weekend, but mostly how to be a better leader and how to apply it to my life to better my community.
• I learned SO much. There are so many things I can do to improve society that never occurred to me before.
• How to become a better service leader. How to become a better listener. What's important in life.
• Much about myself and my leadership strengths and weaknesses.
• The amount of information I've learned is incredible. Just one person can make a difference!
• So much! I gained new insight on leadership, and I really learned a lot about my personal values.
• This weekend I learned that as a leader we must enable others to be leaders.
• A lot and I'm going to take it back to school and share what I've learned.
• I learned a lot about myself and how much it takes to make a difference and I hope to start today!
• I realized who I am and who I want to be. I have been trying to figure that out for quite a few years. It amazes me that only 3 days with you helped me to figure this out! Thank you!
• I learned how to trust others and how to be not only a better leader but a better person.
• To better communicate and listen.
• Wow, what I learned--that needs about 50 more pages. Some important things to me were Key Leader principles and how it's okay not to be perfect at all of these and I need to work on most. How I can make a difference. I hear so often that I can not make a difference and how I can't ever be someone. Key Leader told me I can. That touched me forever.
• Everything I expected and more and I will remember it for the rest of my life!
• I learned so many new leadership skills that will prepare me for life.
• Respect is key! Be tolerant and optimistic! Help others. Little people can accomplish big things.
• What didn't I learn?
• Kiwanis does wonderful with training students to be leaders; heightens their awareness about the community, and reiterates the responsibility we all have as individuals.
• This weekend I learned that you can meet new people and have fun without them judging you.

What did you like about this weekend?

• Everything! I think this is the perfect place to come and learn about yourself.
• I liked being with the kids with similar interests learning about something we were all interested in.
• People. Oh my goodness, seriously, they rocked.
• Meeting new people and making new friendships that will last a life time.
• Actually, I loved everything about this weekend because it brought me to think about how I should face society and not just go along with what everyone else does.
• I liked the energy--it made learning everything fun.
• I enjoyed the hands-on activities when we had a chance to put our leadership skills to the test.
• I liked the sense of community that everyone had and the atmosphere that it generated.
• It was very informative and educational.
• Everything. I met great people, learned a lot, and had a great time.
• The location was beautiful; content was very good.
• I loved being with everyone and the lead facilitator exceeded my expectations.
• I liked the fact that we learned SO much, but it was all interactive and fun.
• I loved the video "The Collector of Bedford Street." It was beautiful and heartbreaking yet uplifting. I not only intend to buy a copy for a youth group I build, but for me personally as well.
• I didn't like anything about this weekend...I LOVED everything about the weekend! The people, atmosphere, food, everything was amazing.
• I liked how fun it was. I just had a blast.
• I loved the tremendously enlightening info that I received in regards to respect.
• I liked the atmosphere and meeting the new people. It was a great growing experience for me.
• I really enjoyed meeting so many wonderful people. For the first time in a long time, I felt like I wasn't the only one in the world my age with a seemingly unattainable goal for the betterment of others besides myself. The people here are on the same page...we're leaders and we're going to make the changes we want to see happen!
• Different things to take back to Key Club. The 5 service leaderships are key.
• Being a student facilitator was awesome.
• I loved how even though most people didn't know each other, we still came together not only as friends, but almost like family.
• It was very geared toward applying it to my life!
• Learning more about my personality style.
• I loved hearing the story about the man who helped everybody. I thought that it was such an amazing story.
• I'm so happy that Key Leader is available to teens. It's the opportunity to explore servant leadership. Thanks Kiwanis!
• Everything was excellent about this weekend. I feel that I have become a part of Key Leader but most importantly it has become a great part of me.
• The entire program, material, lead facilitator, the student facilitators, and being an SF myself.
• I liked the community feel, learning so much and the fun group activities.
• I loved our facilitator. She made learning fun and entertaining. The teamwork in everything we did was the best since our neighborhood hit it off really well.