| A passage to Thailand |
During his year as a Rotary Youth Exchange student,
Esteban Castaño captured a variety of remarkable scenes of life in Thailand, including temples, markets, crafts, and food. Watch the video he made about his experience.
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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
follow @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 the Youth Exchange Officers Preconvention Meeting, 4-5 May at the
Impact Center. The meeting is open to Rotarians involved in the Rotary Youth Exchange program, and anyone who has not registered in advance may do so
on-site. Download the program book to learn
about events at the meeting, which will include a performance of the Sawadee Song by 30 inbound Youth Exchange students hosted in Thailand and special
recognition of the 50th anniversary of Rotary Youth Exchange in Japan.
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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| Rotary wins 2.5 million charity miles |
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Many of you participated
in United’s 10 Million Charity Miles Giveaway, held in December. The public was asked to vote for their favorite charities, which would receive
free miles to use toward charitable endeavors. Largely because Rotarians promoted the giveaway on their social media networks, Rotary won second place
in the contest, receiving 2.5 million miles! Read how these
miles will be used in the coming year. |
| Great exchange stories |
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Douglas Plume spent a
year on Rotary Youth Exchange in Switzerland and wrote a performance poem about his experience. Read his poem in English or in German.
Rachel Matheson, who is spending a year on exchange in San Sebastian, Spain, has been writing monthly updates for her local
newspaper in Glenwood Springs, Colorado, USA. Read her latest
story, about how she is improving her language skills. |
| Our newest certified districts |
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Congratulations to District
1740 (France) and Kyrgyzstan in District 2430, which have been certified to participate in exchanges. Please note that the Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, and
Tajikistan portions of District 2430 are currently not certified. See the current list of noncertified districts.
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| Do you have the latest Youth Exchange
directory? |
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 The Youth Exchange directory is updated and emailed out quarterly, but the most current version can be downloaded
anytime from the Youth Exchange workgroup site. All district and multidistrict chairs can visit the site by clicking on the Rotary Workgroups tab on
their Member Access profile. Note: In order to sign in,
district and multidistrict chairs must use the same email address they used when they registered for a Member Access account.
If you help administer exchanges and do not have the most recent directory, contact your district or
multidistrict chair. |
| Latest Rotary Code of Policies |
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Get answers to your
Youth Exchange questions in the Rotary Code of Policies (PDF in
English). Please note that the section pertaining to Rotary Youth Exchange has a new number (41.060). Other relevant sections include Youth Protection
(2.110) and District Finances (17.060). Translated versions of these
sections are available on the Rotary Youth Exchange Workgroup site, which district and multidistrict chairs can visit by logging on to Member Access or by emailing youthe...@rotary.org.
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