Ed Sykes and Joy
Fisher-Sykes Receive Award from School for Youth Leadership and Mentoring
Program
Virginia
Beach, VA,
July 7, 2006—Ed
Sykes and Joy Fisher-Sykes, Co-founders of The Sykes Group, received an award
from Seatack Elementary School in
Virginia Beach, VA, for volunteering and leading the Toastmasters
International Youth Leadership and Mentoring Program. They led a group of third
through fifth graders on an eight-week program to improve their leadership,
presentation, and motivation skills.
At the Seatack graduation ceremony, Ed and Joy were presented
with an award from Principal Katherine Everett for outstanding contributions to
the enhancement of public education. Ed Sykes and Joy Fisher-Sykes, in the
Toastmasters International Youth Leadership Program, coached and mentored the
participants in officer elections, Robert’s Rules of Order, how to run a
meeting, presentation skills, thinking on your feet skills, and how to give
positive evaluations. By the second session, the participants are running the
sessions with coaching from Ed and Joy.
“We find that our participants will always raise to the high
bar we set for them in leadership, presentation skills, and evaluation skills so
that they are more confident as students and leaders, and are ready to become
global citizens,” says Ed Sykes. “They are like little sponges and they
instantly absorb new skills, many times much better than many adults.” Joy
Fisher-Sykes says, “We know our efforts are worth it when we see immediate
results or when the participants ask us to come back next year. One young
program participant said that it was difficult growing up as a child. Our
program allowed her to voice her concerns about growing up as a kid and feel
comfortable doing it.”
The
Sykes Group is a leading provider of leadership, customer relations, and
motivation solutions to corporations and government agencies. The
Sykes Group is located at 2133-126 Upton Drive #234, Virginia Beach, VA 23454.
For information on their programs, call
757-427-7027, e-mail
info@thesykesgrp.com, or go to
www.thesykesgrp.com.
For More Information Contact:
The Sykes Group
2133-126 Upton Drive - #234, Virginia Beach, VA 23454-1193
Tel: 757-427-7032
FAX: 757-427-0929
E-mail:
info@thesykesgrp.com
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