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History Behind National League of Young Men, Inc.
National
League of Young Men, Inc. (NLYM), initially named Beach City Service
League, was founded in 2007 in Newport Beach, California by Diane
Edmonston and Mary Pat Lucas. Their goal was to provide a unique program
of leadership, service, culture and protocol opportunities, for the
young men in their community, while at the same time strengthening the
mother-son relationship.
NLYM launched its first year with the Newport Mesa Chapter; grades nine
and ten, totaling 43 High School Young Men and 42 Mothers. Within two
years the Newport Mesa Chapter grew to four classes including grades
nine through twelve and a second chapter was started in Greater Orange.
In
2009 when additional communities began asking about how to start a
chapter in their area, the name was changed to National League of Young
Men, Inc. and a National Board of Directors was created to facilitate
the chapters and pursue expansion.
Please visit the NLYM Chapters tab for an up to date list of our current chapters.
NLYM is committed to providing a quality program and developing
long-term partnerships that will provide benefits to not only the young
men but also their surrounding communities. National League of Young
Men, Inc. aspires to offer gratifying experiences for their young men
and to help them learn that the greatest joy in life truly comes from
serving others and discovering the confidence and courage to do so.