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Young Leaders in Action
December 2016 | Engaging the next generation of Rotary leaders
Rotaract Outstanding Project Awards
Share your success, nominate your project for a Rotaract Outstanding Project Award

Every year, Rotaract clubs around the world change lives. Rotaractors develop innovative solutions to community problems. Tell us about your club’s best local or international service project from the past year. We’ll share your success with the world and inspire others to take action. To nominate a club for the 2016-17 Rotaract Outstanding Project Awards:

  • Select one project. Highlight your club’s commitment, creativity, and collaboration. We’re looking for high-impact, sustainable service that aligns with at least one of Rotary’s areas of focus.
  • Gather media. Collect photos, social media posts, local media coverage, or videos of your members in action that demonstrate how your club creates positive change.
  • Tell your story. Complete the nomination form by 1 February.  

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Taking action

Become a leader in international peacebuildingRotary Peace Fellowship

Would you like to help prevent and resolve conflict and be a catalyst for building a more peaceful world? A Rotary Peace Fellowship builds your skills in advancing peace and resolving conflict as you earn a master’s degree or professional development certificate at one of six Rotary Peace Centers. Develop skills to make a lasting difference as a leader in government, nonprofit, or other organizations committed to a peaceful world. The new online application is available in January and applications are due by 31 May. Learn more on our website, and visit the Rotary Peace Centers Facebook page for information on upcoming webinars. 

Show us your world

Do you have a great photo from a club project, fundraiser, or service trip? Enter up to three photos in The Rotarian Magazine’s 2017 Photo Contest. Show us how you capture memorable moments of Interact, Rotaract, RYLA, and Youth Exchange on camera. Submit your entry before 15 February and your photos could be featured in The Rotarian Magazine.  

Get to know what Interact and Rotaract look like in your district

Are there schools and communities nearby where Interact is thriving? Are there Rotaract clubs that create opportunities for Rotary alumni and other young professionals to connect with Rotarians? Rotarians can find answers to these questions by accessing the Listing of Club Sponsored Organizations (Rotaract/Interact) for their club and district through Rotary Club Central! And here is how to manage changes and help keep your young leader clubs up-to-date.  

Overheard on social media

Rotary on Facebook “Over 120 videos from 26 countries! Interact Video Awards submissions show how Interactors work towards Sustainable Development Goals and how Interactors imagine they would rule the world. Watch and vote for the “Fan Favorite” now through 16 December. http://ngx.me/1DquCixRotary International on Facebook‬‬‬‬ ‬‬
Rotary on Twitter “I Rotaract because Service Above Self is a way of life." #GivingTuesday #unselfie —@rotaract on Twitter 

Rotary on Instagram “Children in Durbin, South Africa enjoy a playground created by local Rotary clubs. It's one of 25 preschools for AIDS orphans supported by Rotary. Visit: worldaidsday.org to learn more about #WorldAIDSDay and how to help.—Rotary International on Instagram

Spotlight on service: ShelterBox Partnership

Understanding ShetlerBox Operations CourseLuke Addison

ShelterBox, in partnership with Rotary, provides immediate assistance to people affected by natural disasters and conflict.  Rotaractors like Luke Addison, support ShelterBox’s efforts around the world. Luke shares on the Rotary Service Connections Blog how attending a three-day intensive disaster relief course with ShelterBox and learning the intracacies of ShelterBox’s operation and their impacts inspires his continued service through Rotaract. Read more about Luke’s experience

Share your service story! Post your project on Rotary Showcase and email the link to [email protected]


CELEBRATE THE ROTARY FOUNDATION CENTENNIAL WITH #100ACTSOFGOOD
Rotary International

To mark The Rotary Foundation centennial, we’re encouraging members everywhere to do 100 acts of good throughout the year. Let others know by posting photos of yourself on social media, along with a brief description of the act, using #100actsofgood.



ATTEND PRESIDENTIAL PEACE CONFERENCE IN ATLANTA

Join us 9-10 June for the Presidential Peace Conference at the Georgia World Congress Center. We’ll celebrate our work on the underlying causes of conflict and our successes in making peace a priority, while also looking ahead to opportunities to continue our commitment.

Upcoming events

Note: This list is informational only and does not constitute an endorsement of any event. Please contact event organizers for details.

Rotaract European Meeting, Winter 2017
Bratislava, Slovakia
12-15 January

2017 Pilipinas Rotaract Convention (PROCON)
Puerto Princesa City, Palawan, Philippines
17-19 February

South Asian Multidistrict Conference sponsored by district 3080 (Rotasia Chandigarh)
Chandigarh, Punjab, India
23-26 February

PeaceJam Winchester
Winchester, Hampshire, England
10-12 March

Rotary World Peace Conference 2017 - Youth Component
Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
31 March

Rotaract Great Britain & Ireland (RGBI) Conference 
Manchester, England
8 April

Rotaract District 9102 Training, Assembly, and Conference
Larteh, Ghana
12-16 April

Escape to Paradise 2017 - Rotaract Roundtrip
Sri Lanka
19-29 April

Rotaract European Conference 
Warsaw, Poland
3-7 May

14th Asia-Pacific Regional Rotaract Conference (APRRC)
Phuket, Thailand
25-28 May

2017 Rotaract Preconvention
Atlanta, Georgia, USA
8-10 June
General sessions and workshops, 8-9 June
Presidential Peace Conference (included for Preconvention registrants), 9-10 June

2017 Rotary International Convention
Atlanta, Georgia, USA
10-14 June

RYLA Conference in North America (sponsored by Rotary district 7620)
Washington, D.C.
17-22 June

2017 Interota
Taipei, Taiwan
2-6 September

Do you know of an event we should add to this list? Email us at [email protected].

 


Resources & reference

Interact Guide for Rotary Club Sponsors and Advisers 
Rotaract Handbook
RYLA Handbook
Guide for District Rotaract Representatives
Guide to Sponsorship and Co-sponsorship for Interact and Rotaract clubs 
Support your sponsored Interact Club 
Support your sponsored Rotaract Club 
How to update Rotaract club & member data
How to access the Worldwide Rotaract Directory

DRR: How to access a district listing of club-sponsored organizations
Rotary Youth Exchange e-newsletter


Young Leaders in Action is a monthly source of news, resources, and event information for young leaders in Rotaract, Interact, the Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA) program, and New Generations Service Exchange and Rotarians who support them.

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