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Global Youth Service
Day is almost here |
Is your Interact or Rotaract club planning to participate in
this year’s Global Youth Service Day on 20, 21, and 22 April? Register your project, find ideas and resources, and see what other clubs are
doing around the world at www.gysd.org. |
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Great Rotaract
videos |
Looking for a new way to tell the world about Rotaract? Let Rotaractors
speak for themselves and share their own reasons for joining a university- or community-based club. Here are a few videos that feature Rotaractors
sharing what they love about Rotaract:
Have you seen a great video about Rotaract, Interact, RYLA, or Youth Exchange? Send it to prog...@rotary.org or share it on the Rotaract or Interact Facebook pages.
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New
Generations events at the 2012 RI Convention |
The RI Convention in Bangkok is almost here! Whether you will be
traveling to the Land of a Thousand Smiles or following events from afar, you can join the New Generations excitement. Search for #ricon2012 and
#rotaract2012 and follow @rotaract and @rotary on Twitter to see the latest updates. Check Rotary’s Facebook page, Rotary Voices, and www.rotary.org for updates, posts, and new videos.
If you will be in Bangkok, join us at one of the preconvention meetings 4-5 May at the Impact
Center: You can also check out these New Generations breakout
sessions during the convention. All sessions will be held at the Impact Center in the rooms indicated below:
Monday, 7 May
- 14:30-16:00 – “The Role of Youth Exchange in New Generations Service,” conducted by the RI Youth Exchange Committee
(Sapphire 109)
Tuesday, 8 May
- 14:30-16:00 – “An Introduction to New Generations Service” (Phoenix 5)
- 14:30-16:00 – “New Generations-New Rotarians” Strategies to keep youth and
young adults involved and engaged until they’re ready to join a Rotary club (Sapphire 203)
- 14:30-16:00 – “Club-Sponsored Organizations: Learning from India and Beyond” Advice on how Interact, Rotaract, and
Rotary Community Corps can benefit schools and communities as they strengthen Rotary clubs and districts (Jupiter 5)
Wednesday, 9 May
- 12:30-14:00 – “New Generations and the Areas of Focus,” featuring the winners of the 2012 Rotaract Outstanding Project awards
(Sapphire 203)
- 12:30-14:00 – “Why and How Is Rotaract
Important?” conducted by the RI Rotaract and Interact Committee (Jupiter 4)
- 12:30-14:00 – “Using Social Media to Focus and Increase Humanitarian Service” (Sapphire 206)
- 12:30-14:00 – “Expanding Rotary Youth Leadership Awards around the World” conducted by the RI RYLA
Committee (Sapphire 107)
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19 April: Rotaract
Twitter chat on professional development |
Join a Twitter chat about Rotaract and professional development on
Thursday, 19 April CST (check your local time). Read the
questions that will be discussed and learn how to participate on the Facebook event page. Read a transcript of a recent Twitter chat held during World
Rotaract Week in March. |
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Giving health and
a better quality of life |
 More than 1.2 million of Uganda’s children have lost both parents to HIV/AIDS. The Rotary Foundation and
its partners are providing health care – and hope for the future – to over 500 orphans in the country.
“Despite the fact that their parents died, they wish to have the best life that we all have. So we give them
assistance,” says Joseph Matovu, a senior clinic officer and member of the Rotary Club of Kalisizo, Uganda. This short video about Rotary’s impact in Matovu’s community is
just one example of the life-saving work being done by Rotarians. Rotaractors and
Interactors can support Rotary’s commitment to disease prevention and treatment. By making a contribution or encouraging others to donate to the
Annual Fund, you help support your district’s local and
international activities. You can also direct your entire gift to support Rotary’s disease prevention and treatment area of focus. Either way, your
contribution will be used to fund projects that make a difference in communities around the world. |
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Children’s
book by Interact video contest winners |
 The Interact Club of the Episcopal School of Knoxville (Tennessee, USA), winners of the 2011 Interact video
contest, produced a children’s book about the fight to end polio. The book’s images were featured in the club’s winning video,
“Change 4 Change.”
Learn more about the book here. |
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Learn about e-clubs during a
webinar |
Join two Rotarian e-club experts on 26 April for a 60-minute webinar all
about e-clubs. How do e-clubs attract members, conduct service projects, and build strong friendships and connections? Discuss the benefits of
e-clubs, approaches to meetings, and how to improve members' experiences. Register now.
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Upcoming
events |
Do you know of an event we should add to this list? Email us at prog...@rotary.org.
Ninth Asia Pacific Regional Rotaract Conference
(APRRC)
Bangkok, Thailand
30 April-3 May
Rotaractors from across South Asia are invited to attend this
event, which immediately precedes the Rotaract Preconvention Meeting. 
2012 Rotaract Preconvention
Meeting
Bangkok, Thailand
4-5 May
Rotaractors and Rotarians will have the opportunity to exchange
ideas, hear informative speakers, and connect with the global network of friendship, engagement, and action that is Rotaract.
European Rotaract
Convention (EUCO) 2012
Moscow
23-27 May
This year’s meeting is hosted by Rotaractors in District
2220. RYLA Conference in North America sponsored by District 7620
Washington, D.C.
11-15 July
This leadership conference will bring together 18- to 30-year-olds, including
Rotaractors and former Rotary Youth Exchange students, Rotary Foundation Ambassadorial Scholars, and Rotary Peace Fellows.
READ (RYLA Education and
Development) Training Institute hosted by District 7670
Cedar Mountain, NC,
USA
12-14 October
A
training conference for Rotarians to network and learn ideas to enhance their districts' RYLA programs. Workshops on ethics, community service,
experiential leadership, group dynamics, and youth leadership activities will be offered. The event also includes simultaneous youth retreat for
teens. ERBOPECH (Encuentro Rotaractiano Boliviano, Peruano, Ecuatoriano y
Chileno)
San Francisco de Mostazal, Chile
1-4 November
A multidistrict event for Rotaractors from
Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, and Chile, and any other Rotaractors from around the world who would like to attend. |
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