New Generations Month: Rotary Youth Leadership Seminar and more

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New Generations MonthRotary Youth Leadership
Seminar and more

• Megan Franklin
• Chair, Rotary Youth Leadership Seminar
• Member, Christiansburg-Blacksburg Rotary Club

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Presentation today

• Winning Choices Character Education Program
• Rotary Youth Leadership Seminar
• Drug and Alcohol Abuse Prevention Speech Contest
• Youth Leadership Alumni Award of Excellence

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Winning Choices Character Education Program

• Partners

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Winning Choices Character Education Program

• 12th Year of Program
• Rotarians representing all four Montgomery County
  Clubs, Student-Athletes, and Corps of Cadets
  speak to MCPS students about character
• Rotary sponsored Essay Contest
• Rotarians evaluate the essays and choose winners
• School, Level, and Overall winners
• Winners receive Savings Bonds from Rotarians at
  school assemblies

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Winning Choices Character Education Program

• New this year County Character
• Partners with Bonnie Kitts Commitment
• Silent and Live Auction June 19, 2012
• Memorial Golf Event June 20, 2012
• Proceeds to Winning Choices Essay Contest, MCPS
  High School Scholarships, and Character Education
  Programs for all 10,000 MCPS students
• Opportunities for Sponsorships and Auction Items
• Refer to handouts on tables

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Winning Choices Character Education Program

• Guest speaker for Middle and High school students
• Join us for
• the community
• event on
• September 28th!

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Rotary Youth Leadership SeminarAKA - RYLA

• December 2-4, 2011 - Inn at Virginia Tech
• Junior and Senior High School Youth
• Sponsored by Rotary Clubs in District 7570
• RYLA Objectives
• Learn more about leadership traits
• Learn leadership skills
• Understand how to effectively use these skills in
  their daily lives.

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2011 RYLA Celebrating 30 Years

• Celebrating the 30th Anniversary of hosting this
  event in District 7570!
• RYLA has touched over 4,000 students since 1981
• Highlights
• World Community Service Project Stop Hunger Now
• Talent Showcase
• Miss Virginia ?
• Enjoy the following video from RYLA 2010

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Drug and Alcohol Abuse Prevention Speech Contest

• December 2, 2011 Inn at Virginia Tech
• RYLA Participants and Individual Entries
  Sponsored by District Rotary Clubs
• Judges are Rotarians and Invited Community
  Members
• 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners give their
  speeches at Rotary District 7570 Conference

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Youth Leadership Alumni Award of Excellence

• In Honor of PDG Henderson Graham
• For supporting the first RYLA during his tenure
  as District Governor 1981-1980
• Award to honor the following attributes
• Leadership Activities
• Professional Achievements with Integrity
• Service and Humanitarian Efforts
• Community Service, including World Community
  Service in furtherance of international
  understanding, good will and peace
• Other areas of significant accomplishment, as
  appropriate, may also be considered.

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Thank you Rotary Club of Blacksburg!

• Leslie Frantz, Youth Chair, and liaison for your
  Club to these exciting District and County youth
  programs
• 500 annual financial contribution to Winning
  Choices
• Members served on the initial planning and
  implementation committee for the Winning Choices
  program
• Volunteers for Winning Choices assemblies and
  essay judges
• Drug and Alcohol Abuse Prevention Speech Contest
  Judges
• RYLA Planning Committee members
• Sponsor of RYLA participants
• IT Support

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Want to get involved?

• Contact Leslie Frantz and shell get you started!
• Questions for me?
• Megan Franklin
• marmbrus_at_vt.edu
• 540-231-1437