Kroenke Sports and Qwest Communications offer the Qwest Leadership Challenge™ as a leadership development program for high school varsity athletes. The program promotes and inspires community involvement and rewards community service.

Nathan Rueb Nathan volunteers at his local elementary school in Vona, Colorado. Two mornings a week he listens to the students read, helps them with their class assignments and assists the teachers with grading papers and other odd jobs. On Saturdays you can find Nathan assisting with the pee-wee basketball practice. Nathan enjoys his work because, “it’s a lot of fun working with the little kids especially because they are so enthusiastic and willing to learn.” Nathan fulfills the Qwest Leadership Challenge with his volunteer work on and off the basketball court.

Students in the Qwest Leadership Challenge™ will compete for one of two (2) $5,000 college scholarships and ten (10) $1,000 scholarships. The scholarships will be awarded based on the students’ exemplary service, leadership and commitment to their communities as demonstrated through their Qwest Leadership Challenge™ project. In addition, every student athlete who submits a completed Qwest Leadership Challenge™ project is eligible for a $250 grant for their school or a non-profit organization of their choice.

Each Qwest Leadership Challenge™ participant is asked to complete a community-based leadership service project that includes 30 volunteer hours to a non-profit or school-related cause.

This project must be NEW and EXCLUSIVE to the Qwest Leadership Challenge™ and completed between October 17, 2008 and March 7, 2009. You must complete at least 30 hours of leadership service (planning and execution) on this project.

A new element to the program this year is the addition of Qwest Mentors. Mentors are Qwest employees who are active in the community. A Qwest Mentor will be assigned to each participant and will have three basic functions:

• To act as a sounding board and offer guidance to the students as they create their projects.
• To regularly touch base with students to ensure their projects are progressing.
• To be available to review the project summaries before the submission deadline.

The Qwest Mentors will contact each Qwest Leadership Challenge™ participant directly to introduce themselves and discuss the program upon nomination.

CLICK HERE to learn more about the 2008-09 QLC finalists.

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QWEST LEADERSHIP CHALLENGE™ FINALISTS

All program participants who complete the Challenge requirements will be eligible for one of two (2) $5,000 and ten (10) $1,000 Qwest Leadership Challenge™ scholarships and a $250 grant to give to a charitable or an educational program of their choice.

Once all students have completed their projects, a review committee will select 12 students (6 male and 6 female) to serve as Qwest Leadership Challenge™ finalists. Each finalist will be awarded one of the 12 scholarships.

The 12 Qwest Leadership Challenge™ finalists will receive the following:

• Three (3) complimentary game tickets to a future Denver Nuggets basketball game at Pepsi Center.
• Participation in a ceremony on the Nuggets’ home court honoring the Qwest Leadership Participants.
• An invitation to a private V.I.P. reception on game day.

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QWEST LEADERSHIP CHALLENGE PROGRAM™ REGISTRATION
****ALL QWEST LEADERSHIP CHALLENGE™ STUDENT-ATHLETES MUST REGISTER TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM.

Project proposals and final reports must be submitted via e-mail, fax or regular mail. Please use the attached project proposal form and submit your project summary in an MS Word document. In addition, pertinent program information will be posted on this site for all participants.

REGISTRATION DEADLINE: Friday, October 17, 2008

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QWEST LEADERSHIP CHALLENGE™ TIMELINE
Registration forms are due by Friday, October 13, 2008

Step One: Qwest Leadership Challenge™ Registration
October 17, 2008

Qualified students are invited to participate and register for the Qwest Leadership Challenge™.

Participants will be contacted by a Qwest Mentor.

Step Two: Submission of Proposed Project Overviews
Must be received by November 28, 2008

Students submit their project proposal which outlines project goals and identifies the non-profit organization or school based program that will benefit from the student’s Qwest Leadership Challenge™ project. Please use the Project Proposal Form e-mailed to you or contact Lesley Linscott at llinscott@pepsicenter.com.

Students will receive confirmation from Kroenke Sports that project proposal has been received.

Confirmed participants will receive an invitation to participate in a day of service project to learn more about volunteer opportunities and meet a KSE athlete!

Step Three: Qwest Leadership Challenge™ Project Execution
October 17, 2008 - March 6, 2009

Students complete their Qwest Leadership Challenge™ projects.

Students complete and submit their Qwest Leadership Challenge™ project reports and essays. Project summaries should be submitted in MS Word format. Please note that all finalists and scholarship winners will be selected based on project summaries so include all pertinent details.

Step Four: Announcement of Qwest Leadership Challenge™ Finalists
Week of March 16, 2009

Kroenke Sports and Qwest announce the 12 finalists (6 male and 6 female) for the Qwest Leadership Challenge™ scholarships.

Step Five: Qwest Leadership Challenge™ Finalists Awards Program
April 4, 2009 (Tentative)

Kroenke Sports and Qwest will host the 12 Qwest Leadership Challenge™ Finalists at the Denver Nuggets game versus the L.A. Clippers.

Each finalist will receive three (3) tickets to the game.

The finalist and their two guests will be invited to a private, pre-game V.I.P. reception prior to the game at which time the name of the two (2) $5,000 and ten (10) $1,000 scholarship winners will be announced.

All 12 Qwest Leadership Challenge™ students will be recognized on the court during a halftime ceremony.

Step Six: Qwest Leadership Challenge™ Donations
Checks processed by May 29, 2009

All Qwest Leadership Challenge™ students submit application for $250 Qwest grant to be given to the non-profit or school based program of their choice.

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