Leadership UA Adult Program Community Project

In our adult leadership classes, participants identify needs within our community and create class projects to fulfill these needs. Depending upon the scope of the project, our classes may complete more than one project. Our past class projects have included:

1995 Four projects that all related to communication within UA :

Communications: The New UA Way

New Neighbor Resource Fair

Getting to Know the New UA

Senior Citizen Outreach Program

1996

UALP LeaderLink: a project to match volunteer leaders with agencies and promote Leadership UA

A Tradition of Execellence a brochure developed, designed, and funded that produced background information on the city, neighborhoods and schools.

1997

Youth Leadership Program for high school freshman was conceived.

Economic Development project developed written materials and methodology to have several UA forums discuss the issue of funding infrastructure repair and maintenance.

1998

“Civic Pride Day” established and co-founded with the community. The day consists of a clean up and beautification of the city with the UA Civic Association. Still an ongoing annual event.

1999

Firefighter Combat Challenge, the class helped in all aspects of planning and execution of the event.

UA Community Center project studied the feasibility of such a center.

2000

Youth Leadership Program first class based on the framework of the 1997 project has since moved into an active program.

Internet Website Project established our first website at www.Leadershipua.org.

2001

Volunteer Website, was developed for students to reference when looking for volunteer opportunities.

UA Foundation feasibility study was completed and short term and long term goals for the Youth Program was finalized.

2002

UALP Float in Fourth of July Parade, Honorable Mention

Completion of the UA Foundation, fund was established at the Columbus Foundation

Parkette project, beautify an area of the city

2003

Pool Concessions feasibility study

UA Historical Society Permanent Facility Study

2004

Community Forum on economic and community development

Alumni Survey to aid in the creation of a comprehensive database

2005

Volunteer fair for UA High School focusing on summer volunteer opportunities that would fulfill the service requirements for students.

Community linen drive in conjunction with Bed Bath and Beyond to support Material Assistance Providers, a non-profit organization that provides material goods to needy families.

2006

“Hands Across the Community day was created. A collaboration of businesses donated materials and work was done by volunteers to homes that were cited by the city code officers as needing help.

UA Logo Store was created as a partnership with a local supplier and UA logo merchandise as created and sold. A percentage of the profit goes back to LUA.

Community Center Group planned a top notch survey to discover why the community center proposal failed in 2003.

2007

Held a fundraiser dinner at Max and Erma’s to benefit Leadership UA and to connect Leadership UA Alumni

Planned the landscaping for and implemented the plan to beautify an area of Reed Road Park, called the Reed Road Walking Path.

“Dinner at the Firehouse”, funds raised for the restoration of Engine #1 Restoration Project

2008

“Conversation Arlington” was developed to provide a independently funded and non-biased public forum for discussion of issues and opportunities facing Upper Arlington.

2009

UA Green Day was created and held at the Tremont Shopping Center. Representatives of businesses and organizations promoting recycling, energy efficiency, clean water and more were on hand to talk to visitors.

2010

Promotion of fundraising efforts for the Historic Barn to be moved and raised at the new Sunny 95 Park. This building will function as a shelterhouse, performance stage and rental facility filling a community need on the north side of Upper Arlington.

2011

The class provided marketing support for the senior service weekends for the Commission on Aging/Kind Call along with volunteering to work one of the summer weekend slots. This provided the commission with much needed marketing, materials and a senior participant feedback form to help continuously improve the program.