youth service & new generations the 5 th avenue of service cathy coats harpster– fall 2013

Youth Service & New Generations

the 5th Avenue of Service

Cathy Coats Harpster– Fall 2013

•Interact

•Rotaract

•Youth Exchange

Programs

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 rising Jrs/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)