Board Spotlight - New Generations
Posted by Stephen Osborne
on Aug 18, 2011
The 2010-2011 school year was a very active year for our club’s association with several youth-oriented Rotary programs, and the 2011-2012 school year looks to be just as busy and rewarding! Club member Sandy Beetner continued to lead our involvement with the Interact Clubs at all three Dublin High Schools. The service projects these clubs are involved with are integral part of highlighting the benefits of community service to our youth.
We were proud to sponsor four Dublin High School students this past year in the Rotary Youth Exchange Program. Olivia Gugliemotto, Holly Brown and Sara Giska participated in the short-term program to Spain, while Sam Gugliemotto was able to participate with a journey to Istanbul, Turkey. We are excited to sponsor Dublin students through this program again for the 2011-2012 school year. We will be announcing the program at all three Dublin High Schools early this fall. Interested participants must attend a mandatory orientation on September 17 and 18 at Camp Mary Orton. For more information, contact me or visit the District website at Rotary Youth Exchange
The Four-Way Test Speech Contest, held at Westerville North High School in April at the District Assembly, showcased the speaking talents of Simranpreet Singh. Simranpreet, a junior at Dublin Scioto High School, was selected to represent our club at the contest and did an outstanding job. We look forward to selecting a student to represent our club again at the 2012 contest.
New this past year was the Rotary Youth Leadership Conference (RYLA), held at Ohio University in Athens this past July. Our club sponsored two Dublin Coffman High School Students, Kyle Ritterbeck and Emily Sharick. Our club member, Amy Snow, volunteered to facilitate at this inaugural event, and because it was so successful, we look forwarding to sponsoring area students for years to come. This is just a small glimpse into the many activities taking place through New Generations. Please don’t hesitate to contact me if you wish to participate in any of these activities throughout the year!