As we round out the current Rotary year and schools across our district go into summer break we enter into a new phase of Youth interactions. We just wrapped up DIstrict 6250's first ever virtual RYLA event and it turned out amazing! Our fearless leaders interacted with around 90 students and provided them with excellent information. It was the first RYLA I've been to where I wasn't constantly reminded about how out of shape I was!
Now that our Interact students aren't in school, we have to be even more creative about how we keep them engaged and continue to encourage their clubs to stay involved in Rotary throughout their summer break. How does your club stay engaged through the summer? Do you continue to keep in touch with the advisors and students? Are there activities that you could invite the Interact students to at least once or twice to keep them thinking Rotary? There are a lot of different opportunities to keep connected, we just have to make sure that we're staying on top of it.
Jan and the Youth Exchange team have already started their preparation for the 2022-2023 Exchange year, and your club should've received a request to host a student. Prior to the pandemic cancelling the Exchange program, we had a record number of clubs commit to hosting students. We'd like to try and keep up with that number, so make sure to get those commitment forms in soon!
I am amazed by the dedication to Youth Programs in our district and I am excited to continue to watch these programs grow over the coming years. I truly believe that our District really sees that the future of Rotary lies in the hands and hearts of the Youth in our District. Thank you for all that you do to encourage your club to be an active participant in Youth Programs.
Thanks!
Laura Lee
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