By Joleigh Little

Amid the flurry of activity that surrounds the March for Life, beginning on January 21 National Teens for Life (NTL) will again host its Youth Leadership Summit. Now in its second year, the NTL summit brings together teens and college students from around the nation for three intense days of education and advocacy training. Topics covered will include abortion, stem cells and cloning, post-abortion syndrome, assisted suicide, and euthanasia. Speakers will all be experts in their various fields.

While there will be great food, it isn't a picnic in the park. While those who attend will make amazing new friends, the focus of the Youth Leadership Summit is simply to train youth to lead the pro-life movement into the next decade and beyond.

Their job? To protect the unborn and the medically vulnerable from the dangers of abortion and euthanasia and, most importantly, to realize that their leadership is necessary to save their generation and generations to come.

As we move into the next few years, we are encouraged by the fact that the House of Representatives is now lead by solid pro-lifers who have vowed to "repeal and replace" ObamaCare.

As is the case with pro-life adults, we can be sure of one thing: The pro-life youth of America are strong. They are passionate, they are dedicated, they are willing to stand in defense of life, and they will not back down. But they need to be trained. And that is why we hold the annual NTL Youth Leadership Summit!

For those who want the full, intense, hands-on training that will allow them to return to their schools and communities ready to speak out in defense of life, we recommend attending for the entire summit, beginning the evening of Friday, January 21 and running through Sunday, January 23.

Teens and college students who are unable to attend the full session are invited to join us for the open session Saturday, January 22 from noon to 8:00 p.m. (This is a new feature this year, making our summit more "bus friendly" for large groups traveling to D.C. and arriving Saturday morning.)

The costs for the NTL Youth Leadership Summit, including if you wish to attend only on Saturday, are explained in the attached registration form.

If you know of young people who might be interested in attending, please encourage them to do so. This summit will educate, challenge, encourage, and motivate all who attend. The cause is too important to let this opportunity slip by, and the way our nation values life in the years to come depends on how well we train the leaders of tomorrow.

For more information on the summit, to receive a registration packet, or to sign up to attend, please contact us at jlittle@wrtl.org or call (715) 378-4302 and ask for Joleigh.