Youth Service
Doesn't it feel great to start a new Rotary year? It's like we get a fresh start on all of the things that we wanted to do last year but never found the time to do. Or, were prohibited from doing due to the pandemic! The youth team has been hard at work preparing for the upcoming exchange and working together to collaborate on many new ideas and initiatives.
Soon, you'll see the Crisis Management Plan that was drafted per Rotary International's guidelines. This document will be posted on the District Website and should be referenced by any club that works with Youth in our District. It will help you to notify the right group of Rotarians as well as Medical Professionals and Police if ever needed.
Our Youth Exchange Program is going to come back next summer, and we already have 12 Clubs that are ready to welcome back an Exchange Student. Information sessions, flyers, interviews and host family searches are underway across the district and the buzz of young energy from these students will be felt soon!
I've received quite a few requests to speak at club meetings to talk about Youth Programs and the benefits that it can bring to your club. I'm happy to bring in new information if your club is interested in exploring a part of Rotary that you haven't been involved in before. Please reach out with any questions. These programs expose students and their parents to Rotary and have always been good ways to share the mission of Rotary across a larger audience.
I'm looking forward to a great year and can't wait to get back to the "norm" of our Youth Programs!
Laura Lee
International Service Committee
SERVE TO CHANGE LIVES WITH INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS
In addition to caring about our local communities, Rotarians understand that our neighbors are global. Using the financial power of The Rotary Foundation, your club working alone or with other clubs in our District can have a significant impact on many people through Global and District Grants.
The District 6250 International Service Committee (ISC) has been created to make it easier for your club to get involved and serve to change lives around the world. The ISC is a consulting group of Rotarians who have experience with Global and District Grants and we want to help. For example, this past year we helped facilitate a Global Grant in Chile involving the collaboration of several of our District Clubs and international partners. We shared an interesting project from a new club in Kiev, Ukraine with the Madison After Hours Club and work is proceeding on that Global Grant. The Rotary Clubs in the La Crosse area collaborated on a grant to fund a mobile medical unit in Western Wisconsin and the ISC was able to find a key international partner so that this Global Grant could be approved.
Whether you are currently engaged in an international project or just thinking about it, your District International Service Committee is eager to help. All you need to do is ask. You can find more information under the AServe@ tab on our District Website.
Yours in Rotary Service,
Chuck Hanson, ISC District Chair
ceh@haleskemp.com