With the recent news from Central States Rotary Youth Exchange that Youth Exchange is being put on hold for another year, I'm sure there were a lot of disappointed Rotarians. We all miss the Exchange students and can't wait for that to come back to our clubs. Though we might not see a student for another year - we have to start mentally preparing for the upcoming year. The Youth Exchange committee will be keeping up with your club YEO and YEC to keep you in the loop with upcoming planning needs.
In addition to Exchange, Interact is still active across our district and doing amazing work in their local communities. I am working with each club to gather information about their social media presence so it's easier for you to keep up with all of the great work they are doing!
We have a fun night planned at the District Conference to keep your club in the know about different activities to not only stay focused on Youth Exchange in the 2021-2022 Rotary year, but also different and new ways to interact with our RYLA students and the Interact clubs that are in our district. It's going to be informative and you'll see how our clubs have adapted this year to be safe, yet keep our youth programs running smoothly.
Don't forget that RYLA is on the books for May 16th and 17th and the Committee has been working hard to put on a Virtual Event this year!
RYLA is going virtual in 2021!
As much as we wish we could see you all at Camp Upham Woods this year, we're playing it safe as we make it through the pandemic.
Participants will attend sessions virtually over two days in May, 2021:
May 16th, 2:00-5:00pm
May 17th, 6:00-8:00pm
Details have been released on the District 6250 website: https://rotary6250.org/page/ryla.
Laura Lee
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