One of Rotary’s most successful programs is the Youth Exchange Scholarship Program (YESP). Through several decades, many other Rotary initiatives have come and gone, but YESP has only grown stronger and more popular since 1929: Over 9,000 students participated in YESP last year. YESP alumni occupy leadership positions in many organizations, including the United Nations and stellar educational institutions. Two of the RI Convention Speakers in Toronto this year were YESP alumni!New York’s Rotary Clubs (District 7230) have announced the availability of at least three scholarships to local high school students to study abroad during the 2019–2020 academic year as part of the Rotary Youth Exchange Scholarship Program. Each scholarship is valued at $24,000 and includes tuition, room, board and a monthly stipend to study at the high school level abroad. Rotary volunteers make the program affordable to students, ages 15 to 18.5 at the time of departure, of all backgrounds and economic means.
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An informational session was held in Yonkers on September 13, 2018, at 5:30 p.m. at Yonkers’ Public Library, Will Branch, 1500 Central Park Ave., Yonkers, NY 10710. Current and former youth exchange students shared their experiences. Also present were a College Admissions Recruiter and a teacher.
They now need to complete the application process no later than Nov. 1, 2018, for departure in August of 2019.
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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, accepting Rotary’s Polio Eradication Champion Award, thanked Rotary for working with governments worldwide to eradicate polio. Rotarians play a critical role in the fight to end polio, Trudeau said. “Together we will make that happen.”Sixteen former Rotary presidents and their partners appeared on stage, and Rotary’s next president, Barry Rassin, motivated convention goers by speaking on his 2018-19 theme: "Be the Inspiration".
Helen Clark, former prime minister of New Zealand and one of the architects of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, joined RI President Ian H.S. Riseley for a discussion about gender equality and the crucial link between the environment, poverty, hunger, and peace.
During the four-day event in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, speakers praised, prodded, and partnered with Rotary. Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal, Princess Anne, expressed thanks to Rotary for taking a central role in working to eradicate polio. Former first lady of the United States Laura Bush challenged Rotarians to keep early childhood education a priority.
And in a gracious gesture to his successor, outgoing President Riseley finished his closing remarks by urging listeners: “It is vital that we be the inspiration.”
The 2019 Rotary International Convention will meet in Hamburg, Germany, 1-5 June.
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