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March 1, 2001
23 years
 
Stories
Rotary Youth Leadership Awards Conferees Chosen
The RYLA Conferees will be at our June 1ST meeting to introduce themselves to our members.
 
RYLA Chair Natalie Devonish, announced that the RYLA Committee has chosen the conferees for the 2017 RYLA Program to be held at Stockton University from June 25th to June 29th. This is the 38th year RYLA has been held in our district. The Students chosen Were interviewed by President Joe Dolan, Tim Datig, And Pax Keates. Those chosen are:
Destiny DeBerry ACHS
Shay Steele ACIT
Iveon Cash ACHS
Kadinah Harris ACHS
 
The students are all Juniors. We hope to invite them to a club meeting to be introduced to club members.
The students are being sponsored by three Rotarians, Marty Wood, Bernadette K, and Pax Keates. The club is sponsoring 1 . The RYLA closing ceremony will be held on Thur. 6/29 at Stockton. There will be a buffet dinner available for a small fee for those attending. This is an exciting program showing what the group of about 150 students accomplished.
We Have Been Approved to Host a Delegation for the 2017-18 Rotary Year
I have two hosts so far. I need at least two more.
 
We will be hosting a delegation of 7 Teachers from the Ukraine from October 13 to the 21st. They are Secondary School Language Teachers. The Subject is "Improved Language Education for Secondary Schools. I need a few more host families and a few committee members.
 
Governor Tom Fletcher 2017-18 has agreed to host a dinner in the teams honor. It will be at Angelo's Fairmount Restaurant on Sunday October 15th at 6:pm more details to follow
 
HOSTING AN OPEN WORLD DELEGATION
The Open World program brings current and future leaders from post-Soviet countries to the United
States. Delegates complete an intensive, short-term program that relates to their professional or civic
work. Observing their professional counterparts in the U.S., they get a firsthand look at the American
system of democracy and free enterprise.
Rotary clubs in the United States can participate in the program, which is managed by the Open World
Leadership Center and funded by Congress. Rotary districts or clubs prepare an eight-day program that’s
designed around an Open World civic theme, such as:
• Accountable governance
• NGO development
• Higher education and innovation
• Social issues, focusing on health care provision and social services including special education
• Entrepreneurship and Innovation
The program emphasizes professional development, exchange, and cooperation. Key concepts include
transparency, accountability, civic initiative, and volunteerism.
WHAT DOES A HOST ROTARY CLUB DO?
The host club coordinates all on-the-ground logistics and prepares a program schedule:
1. Provides a homestay for six Open World participants and an interpreter for eight days and nights
2. Meets participants at the airport, and provides transportation between scheduled events,
activities, Rotary club meetings, etc.
3. Prepares a substantive program schedule that includes professional meetings for a minimum of
four full working days (32 hours), meals, cultural activities, and opportunities for participants and
hosts to get to know each other and share ideas
4. Submits a final report (host narrative, final agenda, cost share form, articles, etc.) and the
Expense Reimbursement Report/Request Form with corresponding materials to Rotary (both
submitted by a host coordinator)
Delegates and their American hosts and presenters often stay in touch and collaborate after the visit.
WHO ARE THE OPEN WORLD PARTICIPANTS?
The group of participants includes five delegates and one facilitator. Delegates are young professionals
(aged 23-35 and for some delegations 23-30) from Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Russia,
Serbia, Tajikistan, and Ukraine. Delegates are civic leaders in the fields of health, economics,
environment, education, business, local government, law, journalism, NGOs (nongovernmental
For more information go to rotary.org and search "open world"
 
The Rotary Four Way Test
 

In 1932, Rotarian Herbert J. Taylor created The Four-Way Test. The test, which has been translated into more than 100 languages, asks the following questions:

Of the things we think, say or do

Is it the TRUTH?

Is it FAIR to all concerned?

Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS?

Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?