“Thank you. I haven’t had a meal that good in a long time.” That’s what Lieutenant Governor Barbara O’Brien told students in a culinary class at Greeley’s Northridge High School on Friday. O’Brien got a taste of the students’ unique talents while promoting student participation in “Write to Lead,” a youth essay contest organized by the Democratic National Convention Committee, Post-News Educational Services and Qwest Communications.

At a forum with young women leaders from Colorado Springs, Lieutenant Governor Barbara O’Brien continued her statewide swing today to promote student participation in the “Write to Lead” youth essay contest.

O’Brien met with female students from Carmel Middle School enrolled in the InterCept program, an initiative of the Women’s Resource Agency designed to empower young women to develop leadership and mentoring skills, work toward a positive future and make healthy life choices. O’Brien shared her thoughts on leadership and our country’s future and answered a number of dynamic questions from the young audience.

Students at Summit High School in the snowy, mountain town of Frisco, Colorado received a special visit today from Lieutenant Governor Barbara O’Brien -- the first stop in a statewide swing to promote student participation in “Write to Lead,” a unique opportunity for Colorado youth to become involved in the 2008 Democratic National Convention experience.