SER Teen Poet Laureate

The Southeastern Region Teen Officers started a new initiative during the 20222023 program year due to a desire to spotlight a teen for their creative literary ability.

The SER Teen Poet Laureate will perform at the 2023 Teen Leadership Conference and will be encouraged to highlight their work throughout the 2023-2024 Program Year. They will raise their voice to inspire the teens and mothers of the Southeastern Region.

Eligibility:

• Rising 8th through 11th graders are eligible for this position.

• Interested teens are asked to compose a poem that reflects their voice on a topic of their choice.

• The original piece should be between three minutes when spoken.

• The winner will recite the poem at the Leadership Luncheon at the conference.

• Please submit via the registration website by April 15, 2023.

• A Zoom meeting will be scheduled for oral presentation of the submitted piece to the RTOs for completion of judging at a date TBD.

BUILDing A Strong Foundation Award

Recognizes a Southeastern Region Chapter Foundation or SERvice Chair that exhibited exemplary leadership in chapter SERvice or fundraising efforts, was committed to exhibiting the power to #BUILD in all of the above for the programming year and means business when building their community—a motto that RTFC Kennedy Means leads by.

This award is dedicated to the Foundation or SERvice Chair who means business when representing the values of their role: being SERvice oriented, helping their chapter maintain a strong foundation, and most importantly keeping the teens in their chapter abreast of all regional Foundation and SERvice-related activities.