New Generations Month:Rotary Youth Leadership

Seminar and more…

Megan FranklinChair, Rotary Youth Leadership SeminarMember, Christiansburg-Blacksburg Rotary Club

Presentation today

• Winning Choices Character Education Program• Rotary Youth Leadership Seminar• Drug and Alcohol Abuse Prevention Speech

Contest• Youth Leadership Alumni Award of Excellence

Winning Choices Character Education Program• Partners

VT Corps of Cadets VT Athletics4 Montgomery CountyRotary Clubs

Winning Choices Character Education Program• 12th Year of Program• Rotarians representing all four Montgomery County

Clubs, Student-Athletes, and Corps of Cadets speak to MCPS students about character

• Rotary sponsored Essay Contest• Rotarians evaluate the essays and choose winners• School, Level, and Overall winners• Winners receive Savings Bonds from Rotarians at school

assemblies

Winning Choices Character Education Program• New this year: “County Character”

• Partners with Bonnie Kitts Commitment• Silent and Live Auction – June 19, 2012• Memorial Golf Event – June 20, 2012• Proceeds to Winning Choices Essay Contest, MCPS High

School Scholarships, and Character Education Programs for all 10,000 MCPS students

• Opportunities for Sponsorships and Auction Items• Refer to handouts on tables

Winning Choices Character Education Program• Guest speaker for Middle and High school

students• Join us for the community event on September 28th!

Rotary Youth Leadership SeminarAKA - RYLA• December 2-4, 2011 - Inn at Virginia Tech• Junior and Senior High School Youth• Sponsored by Rotary Clubs in District 7570• RYLA Objectives:

• Learn more about leadership traits• Learn leadership skills• Understand how to effectively use these skills in their

daily lives.

2011 RYLA – Celebrating 30 Years• Celebrating the 30th Anniversary of hosting this

event in District 7570!• RYLA has touched over 4,000 students since 1981• Highlights

• World Community Service Project – Stop Hunger Now• Talent Showcase• Miss Virginia

• Enjoy the following video from RYLA 2010

Drug and Alcohol Abuse Prevention Speech Contest• December 2, 2011 – Inn at Virginia Tech• RYLA Participants and Individual Entries

Sponsored by District Rotary Clubs• Judges are Rotarians and Invited Community

Members• 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners give their speeches

at Rotary District 7570 Conference

Youth Leadership Alumni Award of Excellence• In Honor of PDG Henderson Graham

• For supporting the first RYLA during his tenure as District Governor – 1981-1980

• Award to honor the following attributes• Leadership Activities• Professional Achievements with Integrity• Service and Humanitarian Efforts:• Community Service, including World Community Service in furtherance of

international understanding, good will and peace• Other areas of significant accomplishment, as appropriate, may also be

considered.

Thank you Rotary Club of Blacksburg!• Leslie Frantz, Youth Chair, and liaison for your Club to these

exciting District and County youth programs• $500 annual financial contribution to Winning Choices• Members served on the initial planning and implementation

committee for the Winning Choices program• Volunteers for Winning Choices assemblies and essay judges• Drug and Alcohol Abuse Prevention Speech Contest Judges• RYLA Planning Committee members• Sponsor of RYLA participants• IT Support

Want to get involved?

• Contact Leslie Frantz and she’ll get you started!

• Questions for me? Megan Franklin marmbrus@vt.edu 540-231-1437