CANTON, GA (November 12, 2024) – The Cherokee County Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce they are accepting applications for the Teen Leadership Cherokee Class of 2025 through Sunday, December 8, 2024. Organized in 2000 and graduating its first class back in 2001, Teen Leadership Cherokee (TLC) is a specially designed program offered by the Cherokee County Chamber of Commerce for 10th grade students to develop leadership and life skills that demonstrate the value of mentorship, networking, peer support and community engagement. Participants will learn to L.E.A.D., Lead, Engage, Aspire, and Drive, so they may confidently become our community’s next generation of leaders.
The young men and women selected to participate in Teen Leadership Cherokee must attend school and/or live in Cherokee County, demonstrate outstanding qualities as existing or potential leaders, and possess the desire to effect change in their community. Students must be in 10th grade to apply. Participants’ academic achievements and responsibilities – working after school, active participation in school functions or membership in other organizations – will be reviewed during the selection process. The class is limited to 20 participants.
The online application is accessible at CherokeeChamber.com/programs-events where Teen Leadership Cherokee is located under the Programs tab. For additional information, please contact the Chamber at 770-345-0400 or email Christin@CherokeeChamber.com.
The mission of the Cherokee County Chamber, a Georgia Certified Chamber of Commerce, is to promote business to expand the economy and enrich the community.
