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. |