What is a LOYAL Action Project (LAP)?

LAPs are community service projects implemented by LOYAL class members as part of their training. The mission of Leadership Action Projects (LAPs) is to

Provide participants with a valuable learning experience in community leadership and engagement through team projects that address a current civic issue.

Conducted in partnership with Community Partner Organizations, LAPs are an integral component of the LOYAL curriculum. Class members address civic and community issues that are in need of focused attention and leadership and concurrently learn about the steps necessary to resolve issues and implement projects.
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2009-2010 LOYAL Action Projects


Celebrations Preschool

Alumni Database and Friend-raising campaign:  Design a friend raising/marketing campaign for the preschool to create greater awareness and create a database to track alumni and a process by which to populate the database

 

Crossings Community Church

Job Readiness Youth Program:  Develop a Job Readiness program for students who attend The Club at Crossings, an after-school ministry for 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students from John Marshall High School. The goal of The Club is to empower youth with skills they will need to be successful in life. The outcomes are activities that help youth explore careers and plan to prepare themselves for career entry.

 

 

OKC Beautiful

Teen board:  Establish an annual teen board program that would serve as a liaison for programming in the secondary schools, possibly focusing on anti-graffiti, recycling, litter pick-ups

 

 

Oklahoma City Community Foundation

Great Walks Program:  Expansion of Great Places to Walk sites and promotion of the program

 

 

OKC metro literacyOKC Metro Literacy Coalition  Scrabble Fest:  Develop a plan for a Scrabble competition special event to raise funds and awareness for the Coalition

 

 



  Redbud Classic

Volunteer Recruitment and Management Process:  Create a volunteer recruitment and management plan, a template that could be followed year to year that could reduce retraining, plug in new volunteers, and re-use previous volunteers well

 

 

2008-2009 LOYAL Action Projects

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Oklahoma, OKC
Help Big Brothers Big Sisters implement a Teen Board consisting of area high school student leaders. This board will have the opportunity to gain volunteer leadership experience through involvement in our activities committee Bowl for Kids Sake and mentor.

Heartline Oklahoma
To help create an awareness and marketing campaign in the OKC Metro area that is focused on targeting all sectors of the community. To educate about the 2-1-1 phone base services offered.
www.heartlineoklahoma.org




Infant Crisis Services

To help us form a College Board at Infant Crisis Services a College Board of Directors. The purpose of having a College Board is so we can have better contact at the universities.

Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation
To help in several facets of our volunteer recruitment drive.




Paseo Arts Association
To develop a more comprehensive program for adults and children.
Link to The Paseo Arts web site




Youth Council of Oklahoma City
Increase the number of enthusiastic, qualified applicants for the
Youth Council.  
 
Link to Youth Council Web Site

LOYAL Action Project Proposals
LOYAL has currently completed the proposal phase for 2009-2010 LOYAL Action Projects.

Project Proposal Forms for 2010-2011 will be available in July 2010.