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 our 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.