Building Rotary's Future

Prince George Rotary Clubs assisted in the Inauguration of the latest Rotaract Club at UNBC today, by welcoming the new Club President Sylva Falk and her fellow Rotaractors as founding members of the new club.

Both Interact in the High Schools, and Rotaract for the younger adult population are the future cornerstone of Rotary in the future.  These young people often have been exposed to Rotary initially through our Youth Exchange Programs, Adventure Programs or RYLA, (Rotary Youth Leadership) and were effectively impressed with these experiences.

Many of these young people received huge personal growth during their involvement in these programs, helping to shape their future in such a way that they want to get more involved in Rotary.

This is truly "Growing our own Rotarians today and into the future."

Both New Generations Director Gina Rawson and Assistant Governor Lorne Calder spoke to the new Rotaractors about Rotary and the opportunities these young adults have to offer and share in their roles as new Rotarians.

One of the realities of both Interact and Rotaract is that these young people are just commencing their education and or career paths respectively, and therefore will often be moving on to other locations in a few short years.  This necessitates bring newer members into these clubs on a constant basis as their club turn over is typically about 25%.

This new Rotaract Club is starting on a good foundation with promises from Rotary in Prince George to provide support and council as and when required, as well as a standing invitation to participate in other Prince George Rotary activities and functions.