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Donegal teens awarded leadership certs 03.08.12

THREE teenagers from Donegal have received Foróige certificates in recognition of their efforts to become "great leaders".
The youth organisation said Michael McGlynn, Laura Knox and Shaun McMenamin, who are aged 15 to 18, demonstrated a desire to lead from the front and set a good example to their peers through positive decision making and actions.
The Donegal teens were joined by 270 other young people from across Ireland and around the world during a graduation ceremony to mark the end of the 4th annual Foróige Albert Schweitzer Leadership for Life International Youth Conference.
Hollywood star, Matt McCoy, is ambassador to the leadership programme and mentored the young delegates all week.
Foróige chief executive, Seán Campbell, said: "We consider it a great privilege to have been given permission to name the Foróige leadership programme after the late Albert Schweitzer. He believed that young people have the ability to change the world just by stepping up to the plate and being positive role models for others. I hope that he is looking down on us and is extremely proud with what has been achieved here."
The young people must complete three modules in order to fully graduate from the programme. During a gala ceremony in the Crowne Plaza hotel in Dublin, the 270 delegates received certificates for completing various stages of the programme.
Schweitzer received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1952 having founded a hospital in Lambaréné, now in Gabon, west central Africa.
From left, Michael McGlynn, Hollywood actor Matt McCoy, Laura Knox and front, Shaun McMenamin pictured at the 4th annual Foróige Albert Schweitzer Leadership for Life International Youth Conference in Dublin
His message for youth was “I don’t know what your destiny will be, but one thing I know, the only ones among you who will be really happy are those who will have sought and found how to serve.”
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