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Every Rotarian an Example to Youth.
As a Rotarian leading by example, it is our duty to encourage young people to join any of the Rotary Internationals structured youth
and young adult programs like Rotaract, Interact, Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA) and Rotary Youth Exchange be-
cause younger generations are the future Rotarians.
Through these programs, young generation gets the opportunity to develop leadership skills, increase self-confidence, gain exposure
to a variety of issues and people, make new friends, obtain career information and skills and meet community leaders and mentors.
And Rotary clubs gain because these programs are featured to strengthen Rotary by providing Rotarians the chance to share valuable
experience and expertise with the younger members and bridge the generation gap.
Active Youth Force is one of my main district goals during 2014-15. Through programs like Rotaract, Interact and RYLA, I look
forward to a united approach to district projects, where we all share trust, generosity, and fellowship to make ourselves as well as the
younger generation capable of serving our community and communities beyond.
Khalil Alsharif
District Governor
Rtn. Khalil Alsharif
District Governor
Rtn. Gary C K Huang
RI President
Service Above Self
Governors Newsletter
District 2452 September 2014
We cannot always build the future for our youth, but we can build our youth for the future.
- Former U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt
ROTARYS FUTURE TOOK CENTER STAGE
ON LAST DAY OF SYDNEY CONVENTION
Gertrude Adzo Akpalo walked out of the
Allphones Arena in Sydney more inspired
than ever to do her part to inject youth and
energy into Rotary, helping to secure its
future.
"This was by far the best plenary session
of the convention," said Akpalo, who is
the director of youth activities for the Ro-
tary Club of Accra East, Ghana. "All the
speakers on New Generations gave us a
clear message that engaging young minds
will keep Rotary alive. Im young myself,
so this was the perfect message to take
home," she added.
Rotary Scholar Kelsi Lopatecki Cox inspired thousands at the
Sydney Convention with her passion for community work.
Rotary Scholar Kelsi Lopatecki Cox is a
prime example of what can happen when
you nurture young people.
During her speech to the convention audi-
ence, she championed innovative technol-
ogy and education as a way to address
poverty and under-development in rural
communities. She is program coordinator
for the Digital Learning Room, a project
that brings technology to schools in the
South Pacific.
By Ryan Hyland
Rotary News, 4-JUN-2014
Photo Credit: RI/Monika Lozinska
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PRESIDENTIAL MESSAGE
GARY C.K. HUANG
PRESIDENT 2014-15
SEPTEMBER 2014
One of the great privileges of being president of Rotary International is
having the chance to visit so many parts of the Rotary world. Usually I
travel to participate in Rotary events; speak at Rotary clubs, conferences,
and institutes; and encourage Rotarians in their service. But as president, I
am responsible for all branches of the Rotary family. This means that it is
also my privilege to support the service of Rotary's youngest generations:
our Rotaractors, Interactors, Rotary Youth Exchange students, and Rotary
Youth Leadership Awards participants.
When I see the work Rotarians do, I am always impressed, always excited,
and always inspired. When I see the work of our New Generations, I am all
of this and frequently I am surprised as well. Not by the quality of their work for I have learned to expect
great things from them but by the creativity and ingenuity of their thinking. I look at what they have done
and think not just "What a great job!" but "What a great idea!" Because every generation sees the world in a
unique way, and every individual has a unique point of view. Faced with the same problems, we arrive at dif-
ferent solutions. This is why, in Rotary, our diversity of culture, language, expertise, gender, and age is our
strength.
In Rotary, we try to take the long view in our service. We aspire to serve in ways that will make a lasting differ-
ence, that will continue to have an impact after our participation ends. Our younger generations, in my experi-
ence, share this sentiment, and apply it globally, by focusing on environmental issues in new and innovative
ways. When I became a Rotarian, environmental issues were barely on our radar. To young people today,
these concerns are front and center. Their perspective is a valuable contribution to the world of Rotary ser-
vice, and it is one that we should all encourage and support. Just as they are learning from us, so should we be
learning from them.
The young people who are serving in Rotaract and Interact, and participating in Youth Exchange and RYLA
today, are the Rotarians of tomorrow. When we support them, we are supporting the future of our entire or-
ganization. We are helping to train the men and women who will be the club presidents, district governors, RI
directors, and RI presidents of tomorrow.
SO PAULO CONVEN-
TION DATES CHANGED
The 2015 Rotary Convention
will run Saturday, 6 June,
through Tuesday, 9 June
starting and ending one day
earlier than originally
scheduled.
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TRUSTEE CHAIRS MESSAGE
JOHN KENNY
TRUSTEE CHAIR 2014-15
SEPTEMBER 2014
Help us reach our goal.
Rotarians are generous people. They give to many good, charitable causes in their
communities but in many instances do not support their own charity: The Rotary
Foundation.
This Rotary year, I would like to see every Rotary club make a contribution to our
Rotary Foundation.
Remember that the good we do in the world is limited only by the contributions we receive. And when we give
to our Foundation, we are not sending cash to Evanston we are helping a blind man to see, a polio victim to
walk, a child to grow to adulthood healthily, a student to become better educated, and a family to have food to
eat.
Each year, the trustees of The Rotary Foundation set a goal for the Annual Fund the fund that feeds the
World Fund. This year, the goal is US$123 million, with each Rotarian being asked to contribute a minimum
of $100. I am conscious that this figure would mean more in some countries than others. But Rotarians
should give according to their means.
The slogan Every Rotarian, Every Year means exactly that. Every Rotarian should make a contribution to our
Foundation every year. Make it a priority this year to impress on your club the importance of every club sup-
porting our Foundation in some way.
As I said at the outset, Rotarians are generous people. I am sure you will translate that generosity into giving
to our Rotary Foundation.
It is up to each and every one of us to do so.
World Polio Day: 24 October 2014
(Message from John F. Germ
Chair, International PolioPlus Committee)
World Polio Day is quickly approaching on October 24th.
This is a chance for Rotarians, clubs, and districts across the
world to come together to fight polio. There are many ways
you could mark the day. Dedicate your club meeting to fo-
cus on Rotarys work to end polio that week. Community
fundraisers on/around World Polio Day are great a way to
raise awareness of our cause in the general public.
You could take the opportunity to remind government offi-
cials to support the global commitment to a polio free world-
Rotarys top priority. On World Polio Day, wear your End
Polio Now pin and encourage your friends and family to do
the same.
This year, a End Polio Now: Make History Today
Livestream event, including a global update on the current
status of polio eradication, will take place on World Polio
Day- 24 October 2014at 18:30pm CDT and will be
streamed live at endpolionow.org. I encourage your club/
district to have a viewing party of the event, or incorporate it
into your existing World Polio Day plans. The archived vid-
eo will be available following the live program. Additional
event details may be found at endpolionow.org.
Resources available
To help you with your planning for World Polio Day events,
a toolkit is being developed and will be posted on endpo-
lionow.org by 25 August. A message will be sent to all of
you letting you know when it is available.
I encourage you to spread the word about your World Polio
Day activities. Please visit http://www.endpolio.org/
storytellingto submit your stories and photos.
We promised the children of the world that we would
eradicate polio, and Rotarians keep their word.
We are this close, End Polio Now.
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What Does New Generations Mean?
New Generations refers to the youngest generation in the fami-
ly of Rotary. Many are participants in Rotarys youth and young
adult programs: Interact, Rotaract, Rotary Youth Leadership
Awards (RYLA), and Rotary Youth Exchange. Other s ar e
service-minded young people involved in Rotary club and district
activities.
Past RI President Luis Vicente Giay coined the term New Gener-
ations when he shared his belief that the future of Rotary relied
on involving young people in the organizations programs and
activities. At the 1996 RI Convention in Calgary, Alberta, Cana-
da, he said:
Our vision for the future, now more than ever, is the difference
between success and failure. The New Generations are our in-
vestment in the future. Let us begin to build that future today.
New Generations Service became Rotarys fifth Avenue of Ser-
vice in 2010. It is defined in article 5 of the Standard Rotary Club
Constitution:
New Generations Service r ecognizes the positive change im-
plemented by youth and young adults through leadership devel-
opment activities, involvement in community and international
service projects, and exchange programs that enrich and foster
world peace and cultural understanding.
Rotary clubs should be committed to involving youth and young
adults in their vocational, community, and international service
projects, and to providing programs and resources that support
them.
New Generations and the Avenues of Service
Rotarians have long been committed to serving youth in their
communities. The RI Strategic Plan encourages clubs to balance
activities in all five Avenues of Service, but some fall under
more than one. The New Generations Avenue of Service
acknowledges the exceptional work that Rotarians do with youth
and young adults while encouraging clubs to spread their reach
even further. It also encompasses a fundamental idea: that every
Rotarian has a responsibility to support the personal and profes-
sional success of young people while recognizing the diversity of
their needs.
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Annual Rotary Suhour & Handover Ceremony
RC Dubai , UAE, 19th July 2014
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Eid al-Fitr with the children from
SOS Children Village, RC Aqaba
On the 28
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ebrated Eidal-Fitr with the children from SOS Chil-
dren Village. The members distributing gifts and
donations to them.
Rotary Club of Amman Jerash organized Iftar
for orphans
Rotary Club of Amman Jerash (RCAJ) organized
another of its annual young orphans Iftar events.
There were 110 orphan youngsters from the Gaza
refugee camp in Jersash in attendance.
The event included games and parting gifts for each
child. Also in attendance were guest students from
RCAJ Scholarship Program which the club is exe-
cuting in association with Al Aman Fund. Through
this program, RCAJ sponsors and covers the cost of
2 university students and 2 vocational students on
annual basis. Members of Al Aman Funds man-
agement were also invited to our Iftar event. The
event provided a good synergy that can be further
developed and built upon to execute more projects
in the future.
Celebrate
28th October for 7 days in honor of the anniversary
date of the rst Interact clubs charter
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Grant Management Seminar, Beirut, Lebanon, 9th August 2014
The Grant Management Seminar was held on the 9
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of August 2014 in Beirut, Lebanon. 21 clubs out of 25
clubs attended and the total participants were 51 members.
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District 2452 Conference
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March 2015
To register please visit http://www.rotaryd2452.org/
or contact us at: Tel.: +973 17180688,
Fax: +973 17740346,
E-mail: bahrainconference2015@gmail.com
Armenia & Georgia
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Taking Rotary into the
next generation
Posted on August 4, 2014 (Rotar y News)
By Erin Mills, Rotary Scholar and char-
ter member of the Rotary Club of Plaza
Matriz in Montevideo, Uruguay
A little over six years ago, I packed
my luggage and boarded a plane for Montevideo, Uruguay, as
an Ambassadorial Scholar from Arizona, USA, to that tiny cor-
ner of the world I now call home. Its where I teach future Eng-
lish language educators at the University of Montevideo, where
I teach middle school children from around the world at the
American International School, and where 24 young profes-
sionals and I are taking Rotary into the next generation.
On a breezy, Saturday afternoon in March, surrounded by fa-
miliar faces and scrumptious Uruguayan masitas (small cakes),
those young professionals and I began hashing out the dos and
donts of starting a Rotary club. Many of us had been members
of Rotaract (Rotarys program for people ages 18-30), or even
Rotary clubs, but we couldnt find a club that fit until we decid-
ed to start our own.
We didnt have a place to meet, so we rotated meetings among
the houses of the founding members (reminiscent of Paul Har-
ris and the founders of Rotary who rotated offices before they
had an actual meeting space). With the support of our sponsor
club, the Rotary club of Montevideo, we received our official
charter about three weeks ago and became the Rotary Club of
Plaza Matriz in Montevideo, Uruguay.
The energy and enthusiasm this club has for Rotary and its mis-
sion is producing quite the momentum for change in our local
and global community. We are already involved in supporting a
local non-profit that works with Leukemia patients. Other
members are putting together workshops to get Rotary mem-
bers up to speed on how to use social networks to their ad-
vantage.
We are also very excited about organizing a fundraising event
we coordinated as Rotaract members. The event is an Oscars
for Rotary, we call it, La Rueda de Oro or the Golden
Wheel. Clubs that enter have the chance to win a Golden
Wheel in categories such as best outreach program for new
members, best service project, etc. Even clubs from other coun-
tries have a chance to enter the international category. Its a
great way to simultaneously raise money for a good cause and
create awareness about the projects that the various Rotary
clubs in Uruguay, and around the world, are carrying out.
Were a new club, in a small country of three million people,
but were here to make a change and carry Rotarys mission of
service into the next generation.
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Interactor says Youth Exchange
is unforgettable
By Augusto La Colla, a Rotary Youth Exchange student from Villa
Regina, Argentina, to Muenster, Germany
Youth Exchange students in Europe.
Through my Interact club in Argentina, I learned of an oppor-
tunity last year to go on a Rotary Youth Exchange to Muen-
ster, Germany. I want to echo what others have said onthis
blog, that Youth Exchange is an unforgettable experience.
I had the pleasure of staying with two families in Germany
the Kirchhoffs and Beikers and I consider both part of my
family. Getting to know the German culture, to be a part of it,
and to be immersed in it, I developed a new appreciation for
my home country, and the world beyond. It made me realize
just how amazing this world is, and gave me a desire to work
to make the world a better place.
I grew so much during the year. I experienced different life-
styles, a different language, and a great deal of new emotions.
I allowed myself to explore different ideas and behaviors, and
they helped shape my character. The year helped define who I
am.
Because I belonged to an Interact club back home, I spent
time with Rotaract in my host country, and took part in many
enriching activities. It even confirmed my choice of profession.
In Argentina, I go to a technical school with a speciality in ar-
chitecture. During the last month of my exchange, I spent two
weeks learning from German architects and engineers, visiting
their work.
In October, I traveled around Germany for two weeks with 50
other exchange students, and spent three weeks in Europe in
April. I enjoyed Christmas in Germany with my host family, and
a wonderful New Years in Switzerland.
One of my newfound German brothers accompanied me on
my return trip to Argentina, and I spent time together with both
my German and Argentinian families in Buenos Aires.
Because of all these experiences, I am more confident in my
ability to make a difference in the world and I believe we can
build peace. Anything is possible, if we work for it.
I thank Rotary for this incredible experience. If you have an
opportunity, go on a Rotary Youth Exchange. It will change
your life.
From left, Tobias Kirchhoff, my host fa-
ther in Germany, me, and my host broth-
ers Philipp and Julian during a trip to
Switzerland.
Learn about Rotary Youth Exchanges
(https://www.rotary.org/myrotary/en/take-
action/empower-leaders/start-exchange)
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