Amaze Me Leader!

Time: 22 to 28 August 2011

Place: Finland

What: Amaze Me Leader is an action-packed international rural event for young people, an adventure exploring the Leader spirit and the work of the Finnish Leader rural support programme.Amaze Me Leader tours the Finnish countryside, and participants will find out more about rural life and Leader-based rural development work, get involved, carry out tasks and try out different things together.The aim of Amaze Me Leader is to get European young people in rural areas involved in rural development, to build European networks among young people and also to market Leader itself.

For whom: Active rural young people 16 to 28 years of age.

Price: The participation fee is EUR 100. This includes the adventure programme (including car hire and petrol), accommodation, breakfast and dinner. Participants are responsible for their own insurance.

What will you need:

  • Outdoor leisure gear suitable for all-weather hiking.
  • Bedroll and sleeping bag. Note that the accommodation will be dormitory-type accommodation. We will be staying at village halls and camp centres.
  • An adventuring spirit and Leader enthusiasm!

Signing up: We can admit a maximum of 100 adventurers on a first-come-first-served basis. We have a preliminary nationality quota of 10 participants per country. We will be able to revise nationality quotas after registration closes on 31 May.

Registration is now closed:

We received over 130 registrations from 17 countries. It is too bad, that we can't invite everyone! We can take only 100 participants. On Monday 13 June we will make the final list and let everyone know who were accepted.

Further information:

  • Ms. Laura Vinberg, Youth activator
  • LAG Ylä-Savon Veturi ry
  • e-mail: laura.vinberg@ylasavonveturi.fi
  • tfn +358 400 227 732
  • www.ylasavonveturi.fi

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Adventure organisers: The event is being organised by the Rural Network Unit together with the four Leader groups: Viisari, Ylä-Savon Veturi, Joensuu region Leader and South Karelian Kärki-LEADER.

Amaze Me Leader info phone is open!

  • In case you have something to ask +358 46568 3414