January 26, 2012 Rotary Meeting

Avery came to our meeting to offer his apologizes for what happened in Thailand and being sent home early. He said he had th best 5 months for his life and made long lasting friendships. He offered Tianna our new outgoing student headed to Finland advice to  Tianna to learn from his mistakes in order for the full experience. Avery is taking a job in Penticton with Peters Bros paving.

Our very own John Robertson presented on New Generations: the fifth avenue of service to Rotary. The other four avenues being: Club, Community, International and Vocational. New Generations brings the focus onto youth with emphasis on leadership within Rotary and outside. What is does is it takes existing programs and brings them into the new generations umbrella. Interact (14-18) 10 in our district with an opportunity to start one in Osoyoos, Rotartact (19-30 university based our district has 4), RYLA May 18 to 20 in Narramata (19-30) around $200-$300, Jr RYLA (Pilot Program within district in October, we sent 3 both years, Bobbi is District Coordinator) and Rotary Youth Exchange. Our club is proud to recognize that we have sent an exchange student abroad every year since starting the club in 2003 and we look forward to beefing up our participation with New Generations.