Fifty promising and inspiring students from the country’s prime state universities and colleges were given a life-changing opportunity with this year’s 6th ARC Young Leaders Camp (ARCYLC) sendoff at the Century Park Hotel, Manila.
The ARCYLC is the annual flagship corporate social responsibility program of ARC Refreshments Corporation, maker of the well-loved RC Cola, which aims to provide a suitable breeding ground for future Filipino leaders. Carrying the banner Lead, Create, Change, young leaders will be sent to a 3-day camp where participants get immersed in leadership discussions, team-building activities and workshops with some of the country’s top movers and change-makers.
“ARC knows that inspiring and harnessing well-deserved young leaders could certainly impact their future, and later promote positive change in their community”, Mr. Gerry T. Garcia, ARC’s Executive Vice President and COO shared.
Garcia revealed that for this year’s youth camp, the company has endeavoured to cover more colleges, even tapping schools outside of Metro Manila like in Cavite, Laguna and Bulacan.
Over 300 student applicants were made to undergo a rigorous screening process – from paper screening to panel interview conducted by ARC executives.
“What had set these delegates apart from other applicants were their evident leadership qualities and determination to finish school despite the struggles, and eyeing a brighter future while serving the country in their own ways,” Garcia points out.
This year’s delegates will be billeted at Shercon Resort and Ecology Park in Batangas from February 10 to 12 where they will engage in team discussions, experiential activities and brainstorming as part of their training. They will also be given a chance to interact with some of the country’s change-makers who could give them first-hand advice on how to create change and lead in their schools, in their communities and eventually, in society and the entire nation.
Since inception in 2012, the program has been dynamically evolving, unceasingly instilling leadership values among the Filipino youth. To know more about the program, check out https://www.facebook.com/arc.ylc.