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Youth Service & New Generations . the 5 th Avenue of Service. Programs. Interact Rotaract Youth Exchange. Programs. Rotary Against Drugs Speech Contest Rotary Youth Leadership Program. Rotaract . A service club for young men and women ages 18 to 30.
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Youth Service & New Generations the 5th Avenue of Service Cathy Coats Harpster– Fall 2013
Programs • Interact • Rotaract • Youth Exchange
Programs Rotary Against Drugs Speech Contest Rotary Youth Leadership Program
Rotaract • A service club for young men and women ages 18 to 30. • Either community or university based. • Eligible for district grants
Interact • Is a service club for students 12-18 (now includes middle school students) • Needs both a Rotarian adviser and a faculty adviser • Must meet at least twice a month (Participation in a project may count as a meeting make-up.) • Focuses on leadership skills through planning and participating in community and international projects
Interact/Rotaract LeadershipTraining Conference TBD CHECK DISTRICT CALENDAR FOR UPDATES
RYLPRotary Youth Leadership Program RYLP is District 7690’s leadership training program for young people
RYLP: The Basics • Who: 54 selected high school risingJrs/Srs • When: Third week of July (July 13-19, ‘14) • Where: Guilford College in Greensboro • How: Apply online • Cost: $700.00 per attendee, but clubs can share this! (i.e. 2 clubs can sponsor one student) • Also: MANDATORY ORIENTATION (May 18, ‘14)
RYLP Timeline • January: Website and Online Applications open; Info to club presidents; clubs notify RYLP (Magill) of Selection Chair • January – mid-March: Selection Chair coordinates with local schools to identify prospects, have students submit online applications, conduct interviews and/or review sessions to select first choices and alternates • Mid-March: Selection Chair submits apps (includes picture, signed forms, etc.) and check(s) • Mid – April: RYLP committee selects attendees; notifies students and sponsoring club(s)
Rotary Against Drugs Speech Contest (RAD) • Conceived as a means for students to be educated about the dangers of drugs by their peers, not adults • Students present speeches to the student body (if possible) • School winner advances to district event
Rotary Against Drugs Speech Contest District event: (Only 1 participant from a school) • GTCC (Jamestown); Sears Bld. • February 15, 2014 (Saturday), 9 a.m. • 1st place District winner will present his/her speech at the District Conference. • Top three winners invited to Multi-district event in Raleigh
Youth Service & New Generations Contacts • Chair: Cathy Coats Harpster (ccharpster@gmail.com) • Interact: Terry Ball (tmball@bellsouth.net) Anne Murr (annemurr@bellsouth.net) • Rotaract: Howard Hicks (hhicks5@triad.rr.com) • Jennifer Johnson (jjohnson@lkrcpa.com) • RYLP: Sam Magill (samatha_magill@haci.honda.com) • RAD: Karen L. Morris (kmorris@triad.rr.com) • Youth Exchange: Tanya Feagins (twfeagins@gmail.com)