Youth Patriotic and Leadership Program

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Posted 2/19/07: The YPAL Program for the year 2007 has been cancelled, per Bob Gillen.

October 10, 2005

MEMORANDUM FOR ALL COMMANDERS

The Youth Patriotic and Leadership Foundation (YPAL), Inc. announces that Boston ' s 2005 Youth Leadership Conference (YLC) will be conducted during 23-26 April 2006, under the auspices of the Military Order of the World Wars and the National Park Service.

Enclosed is an information package pertaining to the 2006 Youth Patriotic and Leadership (YPAL) Foundation’s Youth Leadership Conference (YLC). It is an updated version. Please reproduce the enclosed forms as necessary. Also, please ensure that the parents or guardians of nominees fill out the parents consent forms completely. The medical information is required because in an emergency it is essential that anyone with a special physical condition or requiring special medication be easily and quickly identified. Adult escorts must also fill out these forms.

Please note that touring the "Freedom Trail" entails considerable walking up and down the winding hills and dales of Boston , so all participants must be in good physical condition. Because of the extensive coordination requirements for this unique conference; applications, checks ($200 students and adults) and all necessary forms MUST BE RECEIVED NO LATER THAN 1 March 2006 . There will be no exceptions to this policy.

We urge Commanders to encourage companions of their Chapters to contact local schools right away to get started on arranging for student selection and sponsorship. In this regard please note that the National Association of Secondary School Principals has previously placed the MOWW YLC programs on the NASSP National Advisory List of Contest and Activities. This is a very important point to make with local school officials.

REMEMBER, applications, checks and completed forms must be received no later than 01 March2006.

QUESTIONS?

If you have questions, contact CDR R. L. GILLEN 617 241-2995

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Post Office Box 290102 , Boston Massachusetts 02129 Tel 617 241 2995 Fax 617 241 2998

2006 Youth Leadership Conference Application

PLEASE TYPE OR PRINT LEGIBLY

Name: Last: _______________________ First: ______________ MI: ____ Sex____Address_______________________________City/Town_________________________ State ___ Zip______ Tel (___) ________

School________________________________ Grade 10 or 11 (circle one) Address________________________________

City/Town__________________________ State ____Zip_____ Tel (___) ___ _____

List accomplishments of applicant (School and community activities) on reverse.

Signature of school official________________________ Date_____ Tel (___) ___ ____

Sponsoring Organization/ ____________________________________

Signature of sponsoring official ____________________ Date_____ Tel (___) ___ ____

Students will attach the following to this application:

1. A 500-word essay on the “Bill of Rights and My Responsibilities.”

2. The Parent Release form with any medical problems noted.

I hereby acknowledge that I have read and understand the nature of the YLC as discussed in the YLC FACT SHEET. If selected to attend the YLC I do agree to abide by the guidelines outlined therein.

Signature of applicant: _________________________ Date____________

OFFICE USE ONLY

Date received__________ Room________ Section_______

Essay received_________ Tuition Received________

Medical restrictions, if any: _____________________________________________

Grade for: Essay_________ Notebook ____________Conduct______________

Chaperone’s Comments:

FACT SHEET

The Youth Patriotic And Leadership (YPAL) Foundation was founded in January 1991 as a non-profit (IRS 501(c)(3)) organization. Its purpose is: “To promote, encourage and aid American youth to develop an interest in the principles of freedom and leadership in a democracy and to teach them about patriotism, courage, self-reliance, and kindred virtues.”

In April of each year the YPAL Foundation conducts a Youth Leadership Conference (YLC) under the auspices of the Military Order of the World Wars (MOWW) and the National Park Service (NPS). The National Association of Secondary School Principals has placed the YLC programs on the NASSP National Advisory List of Contest and Activities approved for high schools.

The YLC is an intense, four-day, three-night program centered on Boston ' s Freedom Trail. It is designed to acquaint students with the principles of freedom, the free enterprise system, and examine the leadership traits of our forefathers. Highlights include:

Sunday; A special ecumenical service on board USS CONSTITUTION and a classroom presentation of the events leading up to the Revolutionary War;

Monday; A guided tour of the downtown portion of Boston ’s Freedom trail with lectures at each of the selected sites presented by a professionally trained NPS Ranger

Tuesday; A lecture/tour of the Charlestown Navy Yard, visiting the Raytheon "Whites of Their Eyes" pavilion, climbing the Bunker Hill Monument and observing a musket firing demonstration, also provided by several NPS Rangers.

Wednesday; A special awards ceremony and a tour of Boston Harbor .

During the YLC the students are assigned to one of three sections. Each day they arise early for a 0645 breakfast. They then follow a very vigorous schedule all day, maintaining individual notebooks to record the events of the day. After the evening meal, classes are held to focus on the lessons learned from the sites visited. Around 9 P.M. the students kick back, relax, and enjoy a social period, with refreshments. Each team then works until 2230 on developing a special skit. A special treat is the Tuesday night sit-down dinner with the MOWW National Commander-in-Chief at which the students provide special entertainment (their skits) for the attendees. Please note that JROTC students will be required to wear their Class A or dress uniform and the other students will wear a coat and tie for the gentleman and a dress for the ladies. At the closing ceremonies on Wednesday each student is presented with a certificate of completion. Three special awards of U.S. Savings Bonds are given to selected students. These awards are based on the student’s notebooks and their individual performance during the YLC.

YPAL:\2005YLCfactsheet

Post Office Box 290102 , Boston Massachusetts 02129 Tel 617 241 2995 Fax 617 241 2998

PARENT WAIVER/INSURANCE INFORMATION/CONSENT AND

EMERGENCY/MEDICAL TREATMENT/MEDICAL HISTORY FORM

This form has four sections. Each needs to be completed properly and must have the required signatures. To be admitted to a youth leadership conference, this form should be received by the Youth Patriotic and Leadership Foundation Youth Leadership Conference Coordinator prior to the program or must at the very latest be handed in by the participant upon arrival at the Boston National Historical Parks ' Charlestown Navy Yard.

NAME OF PARTICIPANT_____________________________________

(PRINT LAST, FIRST AND MI.)

I. PARENT ' S WAIVER

We (I) hereby give permission for the above named student to attend a Youth

Leadership Conference on (Date)_______________ to be conducted at the

Charlestown Navy Yard, Boston Massachusetts . We (I) hereby release and

discharge the National Park Service, the Military Order of the World Wars, and

the Youth Patriotic and Leadership Foundation, their officers, agents, instructors

and employees, from any and all claims, demands, suits, actions or causes of

action which we (I) mayor shall have by reason of any illness, injury or accident

incurred or suffered by the above named participant at this conference and while

on the premises or during programmed tours/visits to the various sites on the

Freedom Trail, no matter how caused or occasioned.

DATE______________________ _________________________________

(Signature of Parent or Guardian)

TELEPHONE; HOME______________________ OFFICE________________

II. INSURANCE

The Youth Patriotic and Leadership Foundation, Inc. does not carry medical

insurance to cover participants. All students must be covered by personal or

family insurance.

WE (I) HEREBY CERTIFY, under penalty of perjury, that the above named

student is covered by medical insurance.

_____________________________ PHONE____________(HOME)_________(WORK)

Printed name of parent and/or Guardian

_____________________________________

(Signature of Parent and/or Guardian)

Insurance Company ______________________________________________

Policy/Group Number ___________________________Expiration Date_____________

Please list an emergency phone number other than those above at which parent or guardian may be reached:______________________________________________

lll. PARENT ' S CONSENT FQR EMERGENCY MEDICAL TREATMENT

In the event that our (my) child__________________________________________

becomes ill or sustains an injury while under the supervision of the Youth

Patriotic and Leadership Foundation staff, we (I) hereby give permission to

administer first aid for our (my) child ' s relief If it is not practical to return our (my)

child to us (me), or to receive our (my) instructions for his/her care, consent is

given to any licensed physician and/or surgeon to whom our (my) child is taken

for treatment, to administer such treatment, drugs, and medicines and to perform

such surgical procedures as he shall think the existing emergency requires for

the relief of pain, and to preserve our (my) child ' s life and health. We (I)

understand and agree that, while the Youth Patriotic and Leadership Foundation

staff may seek medical treatment for our child, we (I) hereby release and

discharge the National Park Service, the Military Order of the World Wars, and

the Youth Patriotic and Leadership Foundation, their officers, agents instructors

and employees, from any and all claims, demands, suits, actions or causes of

action that we (I) mayor shall have by reason of arranging for such medical

treatments or from failure to seek such medical treatments.

DATE ______________________ ___________________________________.

(Signature of Parent or Guardian

TELEPHONE: (HOME)____________________ (WORK)______________________

IV. MEDICAL BACKGROUND

Our (my) child has been determined to have the following allergies: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

He/she is taking the following medication for the treatment of:

________________________________________________________________________

Below are listed any other medical conditions which he/she is known to have,

which would preclude or limit in any way his/her participation in physical exercise

or athletic programs _______________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________

His/her physician is:____________________________________________________

Address ______________________________________PHONE_________________

DATE ______________ __________________________________

(Revised 2 Feb 2005) (Signature of parent or guardian)