Leadership Greensboro- Activities List

To successfully complete Leadership Greensboro, class members must participate in several activities outside of the regularly scheduled Program Days. The activities listed below are categorized by Program Day themes. Class members must complete at least one activity for each category, and a minimum of eight (8) activities total.

Please note that activities completed as a part of a Program Day do not count toward your activity total.

Tips/Suggestions:

• Complete the activities before the Program Day focused on that theme
• Consider scheduling and sharing activities with your classmates
• Each month, the Program Chairs will highlight a group activity focused on the Program Day for that month in which everyone is encouraged to participate, to get to know your fellow class members
• Friends and family members are welcome to come with you as you complete activities
• We’ll share a spreadsheet of combined logged activities each month
• Most importantly, remember to have fun while getting to know more about the Greensboro community!

Activity Categories:

Government & Community Information

• Attend a Greensboro City Council meeting
• Attend a Guilford County Commissioners meeting
• Attend a Guilford County School board meeting
• Participate in a police ride-along or decision-making class
• Tour the J. Douglas Galyon Depot
• Visit the Greensboro History Museum
• Tour the Blandwood Mansion
• Visit the Colonial Heritage Center on New Garden Road
• Visit the Guilford National Military Park (include a viewing of the movie at the Visitors Center)
• Take a tour of First National Bank Field (Grasshoppers Stadium)
• Attend an event sponsored by the Piedmont Triad Regional Council
• Attend a SynerG or Action Greensboro event

Non-Profit Industry

• Volunteer for a local non-profit (Visit volunteergso.org for a list of current volunteer needs in the community)
• Take a child to the Greensboro Children’s Museum
• See a play at Triad Stage or Community Theatre of Greensboro
• Donate blood or platelets to the Red Cross
• Serve as Principal for a Day in October through the Guilford Education Alliance
• Attend a “Tech Thursday” presentation hosted by the Guilford Nonprofit Consortium

Economic Development – Big Business

• Attend an event sponsored by the Greensboro Chamber of Commerce
• Tour a large company located here in Greensboro (examples include VF, HAECO Americas, Volvo, Honda Jet, Gilbarco Veeder-Root)
• Attend an informational meeting to learn more about the Greensboro/Randolph megasite

Entrepreneurship & Innovation (Economic Development)

• Tour a local brewery/distillery
• Tour or attend a program at the Transform Greensboro, HQ Greensboro, the Nussbaum Center for Entrepreneurship, or The Forge
• Attend a Chamber of Commerce Ribbon Cutting for a new business
• Attend Launch GSO’s Demo Day

Education & Human Services

• Schedule a tour of any of the institutions of higher education located in Greensboro (North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University, the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Bennett College, Greensboro College, Guilford College, Elon University School of Law)
• Volunteer at a Guilford County school (read in a classroom, volunteer as a testing proctor)
• Walk the Downtown Greenway
• Attend the Guilford Education Alliance’s Education Summit
• Tour the Union Square campus
• Serve as a Community Reader Day volunteer or Principal for a Day with Guilford Education Alliance
• Take a CPR class www.cpr4yourheart.com

Diversity & Inclusion

• Tour one of Greensboro’s local HBCUs, North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University or Bennett College
• Take a guided tour of the International Civil Rights Center & Museum
• Take the Underground Railroad tour of the Guilford College Woods
• Attend a religious service at a place of worship in Greensboro that is different from your faith tradition
• Attend a meeting of the Mayor’s Committee for Persons with Disabilities
• Attend the Guilford Native American Association Annual Pow-Wow & Cultural Festival
• Volunteer at the Center for New North Carolinians
• Visit the Historic Magnolia House
• Attend the Guilford Green Foundation or other GGF events
• Visit the Register of Deeds and ask to review the slave deeds recorded in Guilford County
• Attend a Casa Azul event or program
• Attend the North Carolina Folk Festival
• Have coffee at A Special Blend, 33 Elm, or Chez Genese or grab pastries from Sanctuary House

Arts & Culture

• Visit the History Museum or Elsewhere Museum
• Take a child to the Greensboro Children’s Museum
• See a play at Triad Stage or Community Theatre of GSO
• Take a Guided Tour of the Downtown Greenway
• Visit the GSO Cultural Center Galleries
• Tour our collection of public murals (www.publicartgso.org for a list)
• Attend a performance at the GSO Symphony
• Attend an art exhibit opening
• Visit the NCA&T University Galleries www.ncat.edu/cahss/gallery/index