Over the years our club has been a strong supporter of local youth through sponsorship and mentoring for school clubs, educational scholarships, opportunities for leadership training and the Rotary International Exchange program. Some of these program recipients are selected by the district or Foundation and then are funded by our club, either in total or in conjunction with another club.
Our club has supported the Rotary International Exchange Student Program almost since our club was founded. For almost every second year since our club has either sponsored or received a Rotary International Exchange Student. This program sends carefully chosen grade eleven High School students to live and attend school in another country as the guests of a participating Rotary Club in that area. Our Rotary District currently selects and sends several students each year to Rotary Districts abroad to a Rotary District that they have been paired with. Our club has provided funding for expenses and travel for many outgoing students and accommodations in their homes as well as many social opportunities for the incoming students to get to know Canadians and to learn more about Rotary, Alberta and Canada. This has proven to be a very rich and rewarding experience for many members of our club.
J Percy Page High School Rotary Interact Club where we sponsored and supported a Rotary Interact Club for High School students and supported them in many of their fundraising and volunteer service projects.
WP Wagner High School Rotary Interact Club where we sponsor and support a Rotary Interact Club for High School students in many of their fundraising and volunteer service projects.
Rotary Early Act where our club sponsored and supported a club for elementary school students at Riverbend Elementary School.
Rotary Adventures in Human Rights where our club sponsors a high school student to attend this five day event which is hosted by Rotary in Winnipeg.
Rotary Adventures in Citizenship where our club sponsors a high school student to attend this five day event which is hosted by Rotary in Ottawa.
RYLE, Rotary Youth Leadership Experience where our club sponsors high school student Rotary Interact Club members to attend a weekend at Lake Nakamun Camp near Edmonton where they learn how to be an effective leader.
RYPEN, Rotary Youth Program for Enrichment, a four-day personal development workshop for high school students aged fourteen to eighteen.
Ron Dobbin Memorial Scholarship where each year our club gives a one thousand dollar scholarship towards post-secondary education to a selected Edmonton area high school student who has overcome major challenges in their life.
Harold Kukertz Scholarship where our club awards a scholarship of one thousand dollars towards post -secondary education through the Edmonton Community Foundation to a selected Edmonton High School student.
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