58th Annual Teen Leadership Conference planning guide gail Ash Dotson, Regional Director

Eligibility Requirements for Teen Attendees

A Teen is eligible to attend the 58th Annual Teen Leadership Conference under the following conditions:

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   If the Teen was an active member, in good standing, of his/her chapter’s teen group for the prior program year for which per capita was paid, and will be thirteen (13) years of age by June 30, 2014 and,
   
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   If the Chapter President and Lead Teen Sponsor agree that the teen has demonstrated behavior, befitting attendance and the teen has agreed to and signed the Teen Code of Ethics.
   
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   If the Teen has not reached his/her twentieth (20^th) birthday by midnight, June 30, 2014 and,
   
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   If the Teen Regional Per Capita tax was sent in for the teen either as part of the local chapter’s financial report for that year, or as part of the local chapter’s report of the new members initiated between the submission of the financial report and the beginning of the annual Teen Regional Leadership Conference.
   
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   Once again, Teens that are twelve (12) years of age on June 30, 2014 cannot register or participate in Teen Conference.
   

Historical Teen Leadership Conference Themes 1957 – 2014

	Year	Host Chapter	Theme	RD/Teen President
1st	1957	Nashville	Values and Responsibilities of the American Teenager	Gloria Massey
2nd	1958	Atlanta	Preparation for Social Change	Alpha Robertson
3rd	1959			Alpha Robertson
4th	1960	Chattanooga
5th	1961	Tuskegee		Ruth Ballard
6th	1962	Albany	We Learn by Doing	Ruth Ballard
7th	1963	Orlando	Inevitable Challenges of the New Frontier	Ruth Ballard
8th	1964	Tallahassee	Fun, Fellowship and Finished Business: The Keys to Better Regional Understanding	Ruth Ballard
9th	1965	Pensacola	Cultural Adjustments in a New Era	Ruth Ballard
10th	1966	Montgomery	Peace Through International Understanding
11th	1967	Mobile	Youth Faces the Changing World	Annette Thorpe
12th	1968	Ft. Lauderdale	Youth Takes an Open Look at Morality
13th	1969	Savannah	Youth and the Urban Crisis: Being a Time to Listen – A Time to Act	Lula H. Morton
14th	1970	Miami	Society Demands of Youth Today	Lula H. Morton
15th	1971	Manatee Co (FL)	A Vision of Peace – Hope for Today’s Youth	Lula H. Morton
16th	1972	Columbus	Black Youth in Today’s Society
17th	1973	Knoxville	Today’s Black Youth Tomorrow’s Strong Leaders	Grace Wyatt
18th	1974	Jacksonville	Black Unity for Tomorrow’s Destiny	Grace Wyatt
19th	1975	Nashville	New Horizons for Today’s Black Youth
20th	1976	Albany	Today’s Youth – Exploring the Promise of Tomorrow
21st	1977	Tallahassee	A Dare to Youth – Today’s and Tomorrow’s Leaders	Ann Gordon
22nd	1978	Atlanta	Today’s Involved Youth –Tomorrow’s Leaders	Ann Gordon
23rd	1979	Fernandina Beach (FL)	Youth United for Service	Ann Gordon
24th	1980	Augusta	Concerned Youth Today – Productive Adults Tomorrow
25th	1981	Jackson (MS)	The Source and the Promise for the Future	Veronis B. Hall
26th	1982	Macon	Where Do We Go From Here?	Veronis B. Hall
27th	1983	Birmingham	Let’s Make our Dreams Come True	Veronis B. Hall
28th	1984	Chattanooga	Looking into the Past to Find the Future	Eva C. Wanton
29th	1985	Tuskegee	Working Today for a Better Tomorrow	Eva C. Wanton
30th	1986	Orlando	Let’s Make Things Happen Now	Eva C. Wanton Stephanie Williams (Miami)
31st	1987	Pensacola	The Family: Our Hope for Tomorrow	Lynda Jollivette (Carroll) Stephanie Williams
32nd	1988	Montgomery	Shadows of Yesterday Reflecting Tomorrow	Lynda Jollivette (Carroll) Robert James II (Savannah)
33rd	1989	Mobile	Believing is Achieving	Lynda Jollivette (Carroll) Robert James II (Savannah)
34th	1990	Ft. Lauderdale	J&J Combating the Crisis	Barbara Palmer Robert James II (Savannah)
35th	1991	Savannah	Afro-centricity; An Arising Awareness	Barbara Palmer LaTosha Owen (Mobile)
36th	1992	Stone Mountain	Unity Through Diversity	Sylvia McGee LaTosha Owen (Mobile)
37th	1993	Knoxville	The Black Male: Our Hidden Treasure	Sylvia McGee Steven Allwood (Stone Mountain)
38th	1994	North Suburban Atlanta	The Black Family: Our Foundation for Success	Patricia Wilker Clay Fonvielle (Savannah)
39th	1995	Jacksonville	The Black Woman: Backbone of a People	Patricia Wilker Sidney Robbins (Montgomery)
40th	1996	Nashville	The Black Youth Exaggerated – Underestimated	Celestra Teele Sidney Robbins (Montgomery)
41st	1997	Miami	Celebrating the Past Embracing the Future	Celestra Teele Maurice James (Jackson MS)
42nd	1998	Greater Tampa	Young, Gifted and Black	Ruth Wilson Christopher Coleman (NSAC)
43rd	1999	Atlanta	The Black Family A Tie that Cannot be Broken	Ruth Wilson Tamara Huff (Columbus)
44th	2000	Orlando	African American Youth Leaders of the New Millennium	Oree Johnson Williams Barial III (Mobile)
45th	2001	Birmingham	Walking the Road Less Traveled	Oree Johnson Rashida Roberts(NSAC)
46th	2002	Memphis	A Legacy of Struggle: A Future of Excellence	Marjorie W. Belton Arlillian (Kate) Bushelon (Birmingham)
47th	2003	Athens, Fayette Co, Griffin, Macon	Shades of Success	Marjorie W. Belton Whitney L. Jones (Montgomery)
48th	2004	South Miami	Old School Wisdom New School Vision	Marjorie W. Belton Dexter Nathaniel (Columbus)
49th	2005	Atlanta Region Inaugural Family Conference	Economic Empowerment in the Black Community	Marjorie W. Belton Hamilton Stone (Savannah)
50th	2006	Nashville and Williamson Co	Jack and Jill Proud of our Past Excited About Our Future	Sharon Butler Alexis Brown (S Miami)
51st	2007	Augusta, Brevard Co, Daytona Beach, Orlando, Pinellas Co, Greater Tampa	Building Strong Ties to Become Stronger Leaders	Sharon Butler Timothy Hall, Jr. (Mobile)
52nd	2008	Jacksonville	Say it Loud: I’m Black and I’m Proud	Tamara Robinson Mea E. Ashley (Jackson, MS)
53rd	2009	Memphis	Young, Black and Restless … Be The Face of Change	Tamara Robinson Gavette Richardson (Birmingham, AL)
54th	2010	Tampa	I Am The Past, Present & Future… I Am The Dream	Joli Cooper Shelbi Augustus (Miami, FL)
55th	2011	East Suburban Atlanta, Stone Mountain	Stitching the Hems of Our Heritage	Joli Cooper Kandi Walker (Jackson, MS)
56th	2012	Fort Lauderdale	ABC – American, Black and Classic	Marjorie Mitchell Tor Pasteur (Fort Lauderdale, FL)
57th	2013	Birmingham	Standing Strong, Wise and Talented	Marjorie Mitchell Miles Pope (South Miami, FL)
58th	2014	Nashville	Pink and Blue: The American You	Gail Ash Dotson Justis Gibbs (Jackson, MS)

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