Leadership Initiative

The core program of the Wildacres Leadership Initiative is the William C. Friday Fellowship for Human Relations. The Fellowship is awarded to 20 to 25 outstanding, young North Carolinians who have demonstrated a commitment to serving their communities and to enriching the life of the state. The Wildacres Leadership Initiative was started in 1995 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the opening of Wildacres Retreat, to honor the human relations focus of the Blumenthal family philanthropy, and to expand it to meet emerging needs of an increasingly diverse and globally connected North Carolina. Visit the WLI web site.