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Alumni and student describe mentorship, leadership training from Young Men of Distinction
Summary
Two meeting speakers described how the Young Men of Distinction program and a high school coach taught leadership, etiquette and football skills; one speaker said he became program president and won two Martin Luther King Jr. rhetorical competitions.
Two people speaking at the meeting described how participation in a mentorship program and high-school coaching shaped their leadership and academic goals. Commenter 1, a former president of Young Men of Distinction, said he joined the program in eighth grade and “they just taught me so much about how to be a man, how to have etiquette, how to treat women.”
The speakers said the Young Men of Distinction program emphasizes public speaking, etiquette and leadership. "I was a part of the program for 5 years,"…
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