New Leader Ceremony
Anitra Townsend
Meridan ID USA
From: LEAVEN, Vol. 40 No. 2, April-May 2004, p. 31.
Idaho Coordinator of
Leader Accreditation Anitra Townsend has adapted the “light pot”
idea from LAD Lifeline (1997, #1). Though originally planned to further
the Education Campaign, the idea is timeless. Consider trying something
similar at your next Area, Affiliate, or District gathering. A votive
candle in a little terra cotta plant pot with a ribbon works well for
the light pot.
1. A single, yellow taper
is lit to begin the ceremony: “We begin with a single flame, which
represents the Founders of La Leche League and the beginning of their
legacy of mother-to-mother support for mothering through breastfeeding.
The yellow candle reminds us of the importance of the Leader’s
role in helping these new Leaders.”
2. The Leaders who have helped
the new Leaders prepare for leadership are called forward: “Please
take a yellow candle, symbolizing your role in helping these new Leaders,
and light it.”
3. The new Leaders are called
forward: “Each new Leader is being given a small token of welcome:
a ‘light pot.’ These pots are special because no two are exactly
alike. They are unique, just as no two Leaders are the same, though
we are connected by our commitment to La Leche League’s mission
and philosophy of mothering through breastfeeding.”
4. “The yellow candle
inside symbolizes the light of La Leche League’s mother-to-mother
support. Leaders help to keep this flame alive by helping Applicants
prepare to become new Leaders. Leaders, please light the candles of
the new Leaders whom you have assisted.”
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