Thank you for your interest in being considered as for the Stone Soup Leadership Institute/Baltimore Fellows Program in Baltimore. This unique and exciting year-long program will give young people and emerging leaders the opportunity to learn from people in the book, Stone Soup for the World, so you can help improve your communities. Only 100 people will be chosen. We want to know why you'd like to be one of them. Please complete this application and send it to us by October 12, 2000. Scholarships are available.

I.Name_______________________________________________________________
Profession/title________________________organization/company______________
Student__age/grade/school______________________________________________
Address______________________________________________________________
City_____________________________________________State ____Zip___________
Phone________________Fax_____________________Email_______________________

II. Name of your team/organization____________________________________________

III. What is your vision for a better Baltimore? (please answer on separate sheet)

IV. What three things would you like to change/improve in your community?
1. _______________________2. _______________________3. __________________

V. Your commitment
The program begins with a 2.5 day training program held on November 17-19 at Morgan State University, followed by day-long monthly trainings throughout the year and a weekend Certification Training in spring, 2001. Are you able to make and keep this commitment? __

VI. Your Community Service Experience (please answer on separate sheet)
€ How much time per month do you currently commit to community/civic activities?
€ Please identify 1-3 activities where you have made a difference in your community.

VII. Your Community Service Project (please answer on separate sheet)
Each Stone Soup Fellow will develop a community project during the course of the year.
€ What kind of project would you like to develop to help make this possible?
€ What would you like to learn from being a Stone Soup Leadership Institute Fellow?
____________________________________________________________Signature
All applications are confidential. Your signature indicates the accuracy of this
information and your willingness and desire to actively participate in the Stone Soup Fellows Program.

Please return applications to: The Stone Soup Leadership Institute of Baltimore
20 S. Charles Street, Suite 600
Baltimore, MD 21201
410-837-1720, 410-752-5452 (FAX)
soup4Baltimore@hotmail.com