Greetings and Happy New Year!
For over 20 years, Iowa Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership (HOBY) has provided leadership education and service-learning to the youth of Iowa. Iowa HOBY is built on the commitment of over 100 volunteers and the partnership of college campuses (to host the seminar). Yet, the COVID-19 pandemic shifted the daily lifestyle for many of us; virtual meetings and events became the new normal. While virtual interaction can never replace the in-person engagement and interaction previously core to HOBY, we live in unprecedented times where many colleges are still conducting virtual learning, and statewide limited gathering restrictions stand.
For the safety of our volunteers, ambassadors, and partnering organizations, the Iowa HOBY Corporate Board has voted to hold the 2021 Iowa Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership Seminar as a hybrid seminar*. Both 2020 deferred ambassadors and new 2021 ambassadors will receive an email from the 2021 Leadership Seminar Chair asking them to choose one of the multiple statewide locations to attend a limited gathering, 3-hour, in-person event; the rest of the seminar will be held virtually.
There is still time to register new students for this event! We have included a registration poster in this email for you to use with your students and community. Student registration is $225, and we can’t wait to have a student from your school attend! You can find our digital registration kit HERE, or you can register your student HERE. Please complete your student registration(s) by March 1st, 2021.
Iowa HOBY is excited to continue our legacy of service and excellence for the youth of Iowa. Collectively, we can all help define a new era for Iowa HOBY. We look forward to this one-of-a-kind HOBY experience, and we hope that you’ll join us along the way.
Sincerely,
Aaron Horsfield
Corporate Board President, Iowa HOBY
Kaily Walsh
Leadership Seminar Chair, Iowa HOBY 2021
*Iowa HOBY reserves the right to change the 2021 seminar to a fully virtual delivery with two weeks’ notice to attendees.
