Cambridge Area Rotary is proud to participate in the Rotary District High School Speech Contest. The purpose is to help youth, community and Rotarians to understand, encourage and foster the principles and values of Rotary. Principles like "Service Above Self"; the 4-Way Test*; and the annual theme of Rotary International are used for speech topics. Click on the link below for the current speech contest page which explains the speech topic, contest locations and dates. Download the contest files for registration form, the rules, organizing guide, and judge & timer score sheets.
Join your local high school and local Rotary Club's efforts to expand public speaking opportunities for students.
* The Rotary 4-Way Test: Of the things we think, say or do: Is it the truth? Is it Fair to all concerned? Will it build Good will and Better Friendships? Will it be Beneficial to all concerned?
* The Rotary 4-Way Test: Of the things we think, say or do: Is it the truth? Is it Fair to all concerned? Will it build Good will and Better Friendships? Will it be Beneficial to all concerned?
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Throughout India and around the world, Rotary clubs are celebrating a major milestone: India has gone three years without a new case of polio. The last reported case was a two-year-old girl in West Bengal on 13 January 2011. To mark this historic triumph, Rotary clubs illuminated landmarks and iconic structures throughout the country with four simple but powerful words, "India is polio free.".png)
