Rotary Youth Programs & Opportunities District 7620 May 16, 2020 1
Welcome District Governor Barton Goldenberg 2
Family of Rotary in District 7620 Ages: 12 14 16 18 19 Interact (12-18) RYLA (Sophomore to Senior students) Youth Exchange (15-19) Rotaract (18+) 3
Agenda ▪ Rotary Youth Programs ▪ Interact ▪ RYLA ▪ Rotary Youth Exchange ▪ Rotaract ▪ Questions ▪ Announcements ▪ Next Steps 4
Interact 5
Presenter Interact Chair Marilyn Nevy Cruz 6
What is Interact? • Rotary sponsored program for 12-18 year old students • Based in schools and communities 7
What do Interact clubs do? • Take action through service • Build international understanding • Leadership development 8
Statistics on Interact • 20, 372 clubs • 468, 556 Interactors • In 159 countries 9
There are 27 Interact Clubs in District 7620 • Quince Orchard High School • Annapolis High School • Richard Montgomery High School • Broadneck High School • • Richard Wright Public Charter School Brunswick • • Centennial High School Rockbridge Academy • Columbia Heights Educational Campus ("CHEC") • Saint John's Catholic Prep • Frederick County High School • Southern High School • Gaithersburg High School • South River High School • Glen Burnie High School • • St. Mary's High School Hammond High School • • Leonardtown High School St. Mary's Ryken High School • Metro Bethesda • Thomas Johnson High School • National Academy Foundation of Baltimore • Urbana High School • Oakdale High School • Winston Churchhill High School • Perry Hall High School • Wootton High School 10
District 7620 Goal for 2020-2021 ▪ 59 Interact Clubs ▪ District Interact Committee Technical Assistance Recruitment ▪ ▪ Retention ▪ Transition 11
Guide for Rotary Clubs www.rotary.org/interact brandcenter.rotary.org 12
Celebrate the global impact of Interact by getting involved in: • Global Youth Service Day ( Youth Service Month – May ) • Presidential Citation for Interact Clubs ( August 16 th ) • World Interact Week ( November ) • Interact Video Awards ( December ) 13
Examples • In most high schools, X amount of service hours is a mandatory requirement to graduate • Invite Interactors to volunteer in your fundraisers/service events • Promote joint service projects • Example: DC Rotary Club hosted a joint service project w/ their Interact & Rotaract club in May 2019 14
2019 “Best Video” Interact Award Winner Interact Club of Mark R Interact Club of The Rajkumar College, India from Vancouver Island Canada 2019 "Best Video Award" 15
Plan for 2020-2021 Rotary/School Year Assign two Interact liaisons in your club • • Update your club information: https://my.rotary.org/en/node/11781 • Contact school liaison and discuss club’s goal for next school year • Attend school club night, meetings, etc. • Invite students to speak at your club during World Interact Week Order banner, shirts, pins, pens, etc. for induction of new members • Schedule Fall & Spring Induction dates • • Invite students to all club service/fundraisers • Be on texting/social media terms with Interact Club president 16
Virtual Engagement: COVID – 19 and Beyond 17
RYLA 18
Presenter RYLA Chair Marilyn Nevy Cruz 19
Rotary’s Programs for Young Leaders 20
The RYLA Experience RYLA 2020 21
Rotary Youth Exchange 22
Presenter District Youth Exchange Committee Acting Chair and Outbound Chair Richard “Ric” Meyer 23
What is Rotary Youth Exchange? • Rotary clubs host exchanges for students ages 15-19 in more than 100 countries • Types of exchanges – Long-term exchanges last a full academic year. Students live with more than one family in the host country and attend school there. – Short-term exchanges last from several days to three months. They are often structured as youth camps, tours, or homestays that take place when school is not in session. 24
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Presenter Rotaract Chair Monique Toussaint 27
What is Rotaract? ▪ Rotaract Clubs bring together people ages 18+ to: ▪ exchange ideas ▪ develop leadership and professional skills ▪ have fun through service ▪ They can be based in universities or communities 28
Global Snapshot 10,904 Rotaract Clubs ▪ 250, 792 Rotaractors ▪ ▪ 184 Countries 29
District 7620 Snapshot 10 University-Based Rotaract Clubs University of Maryland School of ▪ ▪ Dentistry* American University ▪ 3 Community-Based Rotaract Clubs ▪ George Washington University ▪ Frederick Community College* Annapolis ▪ ▪ Hood College Howard County ▪ ▪ Howard University Washington DC ▪ ▪ Johns Hopkin Bloomberg School of ▪ Public Health *New clubs chartered in RY 2019-2020 University of Maryland Baltimore ▪ County University of Maryland College ▪ Park* 30
District 7620 Goal for 2020-2021 ▪ 25 Rotaract Clubs ▪ District Rotaract Committee Technical Assistance ▪ Recruitment ▪ Retention Transition ▪ 31
How to start a Rotaract club in 10 steps 32
1. Familiarize yourself on all things Rotaract. 2. Gather a team. www.rotary.org/rotaract 33
rotary.org/engaging-younger-professionals 4. Strategize to attract your audience. 3. Know your audience. 34
5. Create and share promotional materials. 6. Host your kickoff event. brandcenter.rotary.org 35
8. Support the first few Rotaract club meetings. 7. Follow up with attendees. 36
9. Certify the club. 10. Stay connected. 37
How to Support a Rotaract Club 38
Ways to Support A Rotaract Club ▪ Advise ▪ The Rotary Advisor is a critical person (Liaison between District, Rotary Club & Rotaractors) ▪ Mentor ▪ Provide opportunities to work with Rotaractors on their personal and professional growth ▪ Serve ▪ Plan and/or complete joint service projects ▪ Fund ▪ Assist with fundraising efforts 39
Rotaract Citation ▪ Similar to the Rotary Citation ▪ Requirements are a good guide to plan for a successful year ▪ Tangible ways to measure success ▪ More information can be found at: https://my.rotary.org/en/news- media/office-president/rotary- citation 40
Rotaract Citation Rules Only Rotaract clubs that are listed as active in Rotary International’s ▪ database can earn the citation. To confirm that your club is active, Rotarians can check the Listing of Club-Sponsored Organizations in Rotary Club Central. All activities need to be completed by 15 August. ▪ ▪ For Rotaract clubs with one sponsor Rotary club, the sponsor club’s president completes the online nomination form for the citation by 15 August. For Rotaract clubs with more than one sponsor club, Rotarians should submit only one nomination. 41
How to Sustain a Rotaract Club 42
Ways to Sustain A Rotaract Club Leadership Development ▪ Joint Leadership Training (i.e. Club Leadership Training & ▪ District Conference) ▪ Succession Planning ▪ Continual Funding ▪ Peer Support 43
Important Dates ▪ August — Membership and New Club Development Month ▪ 7-13 October 2019 — Rotary Alumni Reconnect Week 1 February — Rotaract Outstanding Project Award nominations due ▪ ▪ 9-15 March 2020 — World Rotaract Week ▪ 25 April — Global Youth Service Day ▪ May — Youth Service Month ▪ 15 August — Rotary Citation for Rotaract Clubs nominations due 44
Recent Changes in Rotaract 45
Changes to the Code of Policies effective July 1, 2020: ▪ Rotaract clubs can establish a new club with or without a sponsor ▪ Rotaract clubs can choose other Rotaract clubs as their sponsors ▪ Rotaract clubs will be open to all young adults at least 18 years old ▪ Note: A Rotaract club may, but is not required to, set an age limit, if the club (in accordance with its bylaws) gets the approval of its members and, if applicable, its sponsor club. ▪ Rotary districts are encouraged to include Rotaractors in every district committee https://my.rotary.org/en/recent-rotaract-policy-updates 46
Other Key Decisions: ▪ Rotaract clubs will begin paying dues to Rotary International 1 July 2022. The annual dues will be $5 per member for university-based clubs and $8 per member for community-based clubs. The $50 one-time fee for chartering a new Rotaract club will be eliminated. ▪ Rotary International has set goals for Rotaract to: ▪ Increase the number of Rotaractors reported to Rotary by 100 percent by 2022 Increase the number of reported Rotaractors who join Rotary ▪ clubs by 20 percent by 2022 Increase the number of reported Rotaractors to 1 million by 2029 ▪ 47
Virtual Engagement: COVID – 19 and Beyond ▪ Activities have moved online ▪ Fellowship ▪ Service Projects ▪ Fundraisers ▪ Meetings ▪ Increased opportunities to recruit and retain members virtually ▪ Social Media ▪ LinkedIn 48
Questions? 49
Announcements 50
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