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The Pole to Pole Leadership Institute is once again offering youth a chance to participate in a once in a life time adventure. The Call for Applicants is on now and the application period will close May 31, 2006

Learn more about  http://www.poletopoleleadership.com

Pole to Pole is

• Global journeys that prove youth can accomplish the incredible.
• Teams of youth working for the environment, for society, and for sustainable economies.
• Youth inspiring and training youth to make a difference in their communities and for the world.
• Connecting youth world-wide to create a positive future.

What it takes to be a part of Pole to Pole

Joining a Pole to Pole Team is not about the experience you already have. It is about putting your heart and commitment into a team, into yourself, and into making a difference in this world. It is about the experience you will gain and the impact you will have.

• You must be between the ages of 18 and 28 as of August 1, 2006
• You must have a working command of the English language.
• You must be prepared and able to be trained for travel and survival in extreme environments.
• You must demonstrate that you can communicate effectively.
• You must be able to demonstrate that you have volunteered your time and energy on projects that improved your community and/or the environment and/or supported economic sustainability.
• You must demonstrate that you can communicate your interest and energy for Pole to Pole so that people in your community support you and Pole to Pole.
• You must complete all of the application requirements to be a qualified applicant.

Team Descriptions for Applicants

There are three ways to physically participate in Pole to Pole:

• on one of the Expedition Teams;
• on an Advance Team; or
• on an Education Team.

As part of the application process you can specify if you want to be considered for all three types of Teams, or you can specify if you just want to be considered for an Advance or Education Team.

In order to be selected for any of them you must be a qualified applicant.

• The Call for Applicants is on now and the application period will close May 31, 2006.
• Upon completion of the application process you will be eligible to be selected to attend the Pole to Pole Selection Camp in September 2006.
• There the final selections for the Expedition Teams, Advance Teams and the Education Ambassador Teams will be made.
• All qualified applicants who are not selected for Pole to Pole Teams will become a part of the Pole to Pole Virtual Team sharing resources and network on-line.

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From The Thunder Bay Chronicle Journal at http://66.244.236.251/article_5334.php

Pole to pole trip for the adventurous
By THE CHRONICLE-JOURNAL - Apr 3, 2006, 22:13

Adventurous souls wanted. Must like to travel under human power only. Must want to save the world.

A Vancouver-based charitable organization is seeking youth leaders aged between 18 and 28 interested in traversing the globe and tackling humanitarian projects around the world.

The Pole to Pole Leadership Institute’s project will start with an expedition team beginning a 10-month, 35,000-kilometre trek from the south to north poles through Africa and Europe.

This international team of youth will travel under their own steam — by foot, ski, bike, kayak and sail.

They will meet up with the advanced team, which will travel to Africa, Europe and Russia to volunteer for six months with established charities on humanitarian projects.

A third team will use the adventures and work of the other two teams to educate students across Europe and North America.

It’s a project the Pole to Pole institute has done before. In 2000 it sent a team of youth from the North Pole to the South Pole through the Americas.

Applications are available online at www.poletopoleleadership.com. Those selected will be invited to a month-long selection camp in British Columbia during September.