These six lucky youths will have the opportunity to spend a week at the Ontario Co-operative Association's Cooperative Young Leader (CYL) summer program designed to bring young people ages 14–18 together from all across Ontario to practice co-operative leadership through inspiring and fun activities!
Don't miss your chance to learn, develop your skills, and have fun - apply by June 6, 2017!
The CYL program has all the things that make summer camp fun—hikes, campfires, swimming, volleyball. But CYL offers so much more! You will learn how to be a leader and a team player—how to co-operate, solve problems, and improve your survival skills. And unlike many other summer programs, you have a say in what happens. As a group, you and your fellow participants help decide on social activities, sports, and the rules and regulations of your stay.
The goals of the CYL program are to:
For more details on the CYL program, please visit the Ontario Co-operative Association's CYL webpage.
The program takes place Albion Hills Conservation Area in Caledon, ON and runs for either 6 or 7 days (depending on your program).
In 250 words or less, tell us how YOU co-operate. We want to see how you’ve made an impact using collaboration- whether through a sports team, volunteering with a community group or on a successful school project. Please submit applications by email (along with your name, age, address, and phone number) to community@meridiancu.ca Sponsorship is open to any young person who meets the following criteria:
Application Deadline: June 6, 2017. The winning selections and all applicants will be notified by June 9, 2017. Please note that the Intermediate week is full! As a result, Meridian will be sponsoring youth to attend the Junior (ages 14-15 who have not attended CYL previously) and Senior (ages 16-18) weeks only for 2017.