Our annual Rice and Beans drive has started. Our goal is $2,000; we are currently slightly below $2,000.
RYLA is coming up. Recruiting is open to the third week of April. We are paired with St. Pius High School.
Dean Constantine is arranging tickets for an Isotopes games the latter half of April. More to follow.
RYLA needs counselors. If you are interested, contact Jennifer or David.
Ronald McDonald House is interested in our club being guest chef again. More to follow.
There is a NM Kids Matter event on May 11 at the Tramway YMCA and they are asking for volunteers to hand out water, register participants and other activities. Contact them if interested.
We will have a table at the District Conference to highlight our project with the Juarez club.
Congratulations to Dan Wilkerson for his 27 years as a member of our club.
Nina Chavez, Director of Government Relations for Goodwill Industries of New Mexico was our speaker on April 3rd. Goodwill is a state-wide non-profit. Eighty-eight cents of every dollar donated goes into programs and services state-wide. Although Goodwill has 19 stores, they are more than just that. They have programs to help the homeless, reintegrate veterans, provide job training and more. Every Goodwill store has an integrated Workforce development center. They have 500 employees.
50 Things Every Rotarian Should Know About Rotary
26YOUTH EXCHANGE
Rotary Youth Exchange is one of Rotary's most popular programs to promote international understanding and develop lifelong friendships. It began in 1927 with the Rotary Club of Nice, France. In 1939 an extensive Youth Exchange was created between California and Latin America. Since then the program has expanded around the world. In recent years more than 7,000 young people have participated annually in Rotary- sponsored exchange programs.
The values of Youth Exchange are experienced not only by the high school-age students involved but also by the host families, sponsoring clubs, receiving high schools and the entire community Youth Exchange participants usually provide their fellow students in their host schools with excellent opportunities to learn about customs, languages, traditions and family life in another country. Youth Exchange offers young people interesting opportunities and rich experiences to see another part of the world. Students usually spend a full academic year abroad, although some clubs and districts sponsor short term exchanges of several weeks or months.
Approximately 36 percent of Rotary Youth Exchange students are hosted or sent by the clubs in the United States and Canada. European countries account for about 40 percent, and 12 percent come from Australia an New Zealand. Asian clubs sponsor 5 percent, and 7 percent come from Latin American countries. Over 70 percent of all Rotary districts participate i Youth Exchange activities.
Youth Exchange is a highly recommended program for all Rotary clubs as a practical activity for the enhancement of international understanding and goodwill.
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