Workshop participants were young men and women who volunteer at Z.M. through the National Service-Sherut Leumi program or through pre-army or yeshiva frameworks.

The facilitator of this leadership training workshop was most pleasantly surprised by the high levels of team work, serious thinking and creative solutions that the participants displayed when given series of challenging assignments to complete.

In analyzing the participants' interactions with each other, the group facilitator noted behavior which differed greatly from the type found in hi-tech companies and bank management - where competition can sometimes be destructive rather than productive.

The Zichron Menachem team-mates revealed competition on a constructive level. Group members knew how to yield to each other, and they displayed happiness when their team-mates succeeded in doing a task. In the many tasks they were given, these young people reached very high scores - which were also achieved in record time.

While doing these exercises, the young volunteers felt a deep experience of getting to know each other better in terms of personality and personal characteristics.

In line with these positive characteristics, one of the participants was quoted as saying: "as a result of this enriching day, we will be able to work even better now with those who will actually be the real benefactors of this training day, namely - the children with cancer, and their families."

The second leadership training group - comprised of our National Service-Sherut Leumi volunteers - reached similar levels of success, and the participants expressed similar positive reactions to this invigorating and enriching day.

This leadership training activity - initiated by Zichron Menachem and a regular part of our volunteers' ongoing training and supervision - helps our volunteers to continue to contribute to the many special needs of children with cancer, in a professional and intensive manner.