Central Pennsylvania HOBY

Hey HOBY! What do we think of our Central PA HOBY WLC ambassadors and volunteers? ✨🙆 Pictured left to right: Cam, Westley, Gibson, Lucy, Faith, and Lillie.

🖌️✨ Meet Liz Roberts, a 2024 HOBY Alumni who gained knowledge and confidence from the seminar, empowering Liz to start their own nonprofit, Inspiring Brushstrokes, at just 16. 🎨❤️

Inspiring Brushstrokes now has its own Instagram profile (), so make sure to follow for updates 🌟

HUGE congrats to ALL of our Academic All-Stars 💫 We’ll be highlighting a few of our 2022 HOBY alums!

1️⃣ Emma graduated from Valley View High School. (special shoutout to our media team member 🥳)
2️⃣ Bianca graduated from Holy Redeemer High School.
3️⃣ Kylie graduated from Line Mountain High School.
4️⃣ Hayden graduated from East Stroudsburg High School South.
5️⃣ Kaylee graduated from East Juniata Jr/Sr High School.
6️⃣ Madeline graduated from Lampeter-Strasburg High School.
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HUGE congrats to ALL of our Graduate All-Stars 💫 We’ll be highlighting Mel and Sarah who are both 2018 HOBY alums!

1️⃣ Mel graduated from the University of Delaware as an Elementary Education major with a concentration in Middle School Mathematics .
2️⃣ Sarah graduated from Commonwealth University - Bloomsburg as a Middle Level Science Education major with a minor in Special Education.

Reflecting on an incredible seminar with our amazing HOBY ambassadors! 🌟 They spelled out ‘HOBY’ and embodied the spirit of leadership and empowerment. Can’t wait to see the impact they make! 💪✨

Last weekend we had the honor of hosting an amazing group of young Ambassadors from Central Pennsylvania HOBY. They readily agreed to help with our canned food reorganization. Their teamwork, organization, and dedication were inspiring and the amount of work they completed in a short time was exhilarating. Later in the afternoon, our Executive Assistant, Mari Anne, had the privilege of representing Pet Pantry on their Human Library Panel. The Ambassadors had the opportunity to ask poignant, thoughtful questions of all the panelists.

Pet Pantry thanks the Central Pennsylvania HOBY, and their Ambassadors for selecting us to host one of their offsite groups and meet these incredible young people. OUTSTANDING!

Want hundreds of pictures from the 2024 CPA Seminar? Get access to the photos by donating $5 here: https://givebutter.com/cpahoby2024

And just like that, the 2024 CPA Seminar has come to an end! It was an OUTSTANDING weekend and we hope our ambassadors are empowered to implement what they have learned in their communities.

Yesterday, ambassadors heard from Santina Huerta, a dynamic Mindset Life Coach. Our closing ceremonies took place yesterday afternoon, where four ambassadors were awarded a scholarship for the World Leadership Conference! 🙌🏽

If you would like all the pictures from this weekend, please click the link in our bio to donate $5 to our GiveButter page.
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DAY 3 RECAP! Another action packed day, with two panels, volunteering with offsite partners, and ending the evening at a HOBY Dance! ⚡️We put our service leadership into action and learned from our panelists about how they incorporate service & leadership in their lives. More dance pictures to come!🕺🏽🪩
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Day 2 is in the books! Our ambassadors had a packed day but we’d still call it pretty OUTSTANDING. We started the day taking a look at personal leadership and welcomed our first keynote of the day, Beck Moore, who spoke about the importance of authenticity in life and leadership followed by identity icebergs. As we moved into group leadership, ambassadors heard from the energetic Heather Holloway who taught the method of leading through the acronym RISE. The night ended with an intro to service leadership which the ambassadors will be putting into action tomorrow at our off site volunteer projects! See you soon for day 3!!

CPA HOBY 2024 has officially kicked off! We successfully welcomed over 180 ambassadors to Millersville University. Once our ambassadors got settled in, we kicked off the fun with the 2nd annual HOBY Olympics, where groups had to work together to successfully complete 10 “events”. After our fun in the sun, HOBY welcomed keynote speaker Justin Kurtz who spoke on the importance of service, how the smallest acts can leave a big impact, and encouraged our ambassadors to serve with humility. We are so pumped for Day 2 🙆‍♂️🙆🏽‍♀️🤩

We are officially ONE week away from the 2024 Central PA HOBY Seminar! Our volunteers are so excited to meet you all. Click the link in our bio for a packing list and reach out with any questions. ⭐⭐⭐

Congrats Class of 2024! We are so excited for your futures. Send your graduation pictures our way. 📸 Sabeen Safi, Chambersburg Area Senior HS '22, is pictured with her Academic All-Star cord.

We'll be creating tied fleece blankets to donate to animal shelters and adoption centers around Pennsylvania for Comfort for Critters! These blankets are extremely easy to make - all we're asking is for donations of fleece fabric to make them!

Each blanket is made of 2 pieces: a patterned top piece, and a plain colored bottom piece. Click the link in our bio to sign up for the appropriate type of fleece fabric you're planning on donating. Fleece can be purchased by the yard from most craft and fabric stores, such as Joann or Michaels.

Donations will be collected at check-in when you arrive for the 2024 seminar.

Hey HOBY! Here is our 2024 Leadership Seminar Wish List! ⭐⭐ Please share this with friends, family, co-workers, everyone, as this is a great way to support CPA HOBY!

Although we appreciate our HOBY volunteers all year long, April holds a special significance as National Volunteer Month—a time dedicated to celebrating and recognizing the incredible contributions of volunteers like you. HOBY would not be what it is today without each and every one of you. Thank you for your outstanding commitment to HOBY and the incredible impact you make!

Calling all 2024 HOBY Central PA ambassadors and volunteers! Will you be joining us at our upcoming leadership seminar this May 30-June 2?
If so, let’s connect in the comments section! Tell us:
✨ your favorite emojis
✨ if you are an ambassador (a high school sophomore) or your volunteer role, and/or
✨ any questions you may have about the seminar

Be sure to stay tuned here for important HOBY Central PA news!

Meet the team!

We have positions open that require attendance at the seminar May 30th-June 2nd 2024 (staff arrival May 29th). Message us for more info!

Today, this month, and always, we're honoring the women that make our world go 'round🌎🤍

Hey HOBY alumni! Are you graduating this year from high school or college? Click the link below to see if you are eligible to be an Academic All Star. ⭐⭐⭐

https://hoby.formstack.com/forms/aas_24

98 days to be exact, get excited! Reach out to us if you have any questions about the seminar or want to be involved ⭐⭐⭐

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Hear from Natalia about her HOBY experience this past summer! She was a representative at the '23 Central Pennsylvania Seminar and an ambassador at the World Leadership Congress.

https://tr.ee/jxJvhPZaHA