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His Honour the Honourable Philip S. Lee, C.M., O.M., Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba, has officially accepted an invitation to become an Honorary Patron of Leadership Winnipeg.

On Nov. 3, His Honour gave his endorsement of the program and conveyed his best wishes for the continued success of Leadership Winnipeg.

In early October, His Honour hosted a reception at Government House for alumni, sponsors, advisors and the current class, and subsequent to that, he met with Dennis Dyck, executive director of Volunteer Manitoba and Dave Angus, president and CEO of The Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce, to find out more about the program.

Oct. 5, 2011 - More than 80 guests, representing the 2011-2012 class, alumni, sponsors and advisors of Leadership Winnipeg, attended an afterwork reception at Government House, hosted by Lieutenant Governor Philip Lee.

Guests were personally introduced to the Lieutenant Governor, who then addressed those in attendance, stressing the importance of community leadership. He was joined at the podium in bringing greetings by Leadership Winnipeg program director Doneta Brotchie, Volunteer Manitoba chair Brendon Boland, Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce president and CEO Dave Angus and Volunteer Manitoba executive director Dennis Dyck. Following the greetings, Manitoba musician Keith MacPherson brought out his guitar and sang two songs. Guests were then invited into the formal diningroom for an appetizer buffet, followed by an opportunity to mix and mingle.

June 17, 2011 - Vision and passion are the factors that drove them, but taking action didn't always make them popular, that was one of the findings of the Leadership Winnipeg class of 2010 in creating a tabletop book that profiles 40 Winnipeggers who are making a difference.

The book "Winnipeg in Action - A Profile of Community Leadership" was publicly unveiled at a book launch reception last night in the Observation Lounge of the James Armstrong Richardson International Airport.

Meeting and interviewing these community leaders was "inspiring, eye-opening and life-changing," said the 20 graduates of Leadership Winnipeg, a program offered by Volunteer Manitoba and The Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce to shape tomorrow's leaders today.

The book, available at http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/2298872, was a class project to identify Winnipeg's community leaders, then interview them and write, edit and publish a book by the end of the 10-month program.

The book profiles such community leaders as Strini Reddy, Israel Idonije, Ace Burpee, Bob Silver, Gary Doer and many more.

The University of Manitoba has determined that Leadership Winnipeg, a program offered by The Chamber and Volunteer Manitoba, is eligible for 36 hours of elective credits toward the Human Resource Management Certificate Program or the Certificate in Management Program.

Leadership Winnipeg qualified for the credits because it is project-based and requires participants to do research, produce a final written document, develop their communication skills, participate in teamwork and hear from local CEOs on leadership.

Participants who graduated from Leadership Winnipeg in the past five years qualify for the credits. For further information, contact Wendy Stephenson at wstephenson@winnipeg-chamber.com or 944-3317.

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The Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce
Chamber E-Wire - March 22, 2011
winnipeg-chamber.com/BusinessVoice/chambernewsletters/chamberewiremar22.aspx