November is Foundation Month. I know, I know, this is the Youth Update, the kids that we work with probably aren’t donating monthly to the Foundation, but they are more involved than they know.
- Their fundraisers can be matched by the Foundation, through district grants, so they can make a bigger impact. They might need your guidance and a partner club, what a great opportunity to connect with them!
- When we bring over Youth Exchange students, we learn about possible opportunities that can be acted upon by use of Foundation monies. Reach back out to your former inbound and outbound students, and see if there are new opportunities for action due to COVID.
- Our clubs partner with youth to get the “hard work” done that sometimes we aren’t always capable of doing. Use the youth in your community to get the word out about efforts your club is leading. The “hard work” might not be physical, it might be technological and the knowledge that they have is paramount.
Throughout this year, I’ll continue to promote the idea of dreaming up new ideas and thinking up new ways to work with the youth in your communities. Whether that’s through an already established club, or one that you’re working on creating, there are opportunities. The worst thing for us to do in this “off year” is just wait around and not keep planning for future years.
Laura Lee
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