SERVICE ABOVE SELF since NOVEMBER 1, 1971
 
 
The Coolest Rotary Club in the World!
Zor Shrine Place
Madison, WI 57319
United States
 

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Tri 4 Schools
Jul 26, 2019
Katie Hansel

Katie Hansel is the Executive Director and Founder of Tri 4 Schools which focuses on helping keep kids involved in exercise including swimming, biking and running.

Club Discussion
Aug 02, 2019
Dawn Frank
Adventures in Australia on Friendship Exchange
Aug 09, 2019
Nancy Comello
Weather Technology
Aug 16, 2019 12:12 PM
Gary Cannalte
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Speaker/Program Coordinator

To schedule programs and/or speakers, please contact:
Jim Olmsted
608-575-7562
jolmsted7562@gmail.com
 
 
 
 
RYLA

Established as a Rotary Structured Program in 1971, Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA) is Rotary's leadership training program for young people. RYLA is being held this year from May 17-19 at Camp Upham Woods in Wisconsin Dells. The Rotary District 6250 RYLA program is a camp designed to build future leaders and Rotarians who exemplify the four-way test. If you know a high school sophomore who would benefit from leadership training, please refer them to RYLA!!  Please contact Mary Van Hout at maryevanhout@gmail.com for more information.
 
 
 
 
 
 

Rotary Youth Exchange

Exchange Programs - Inbound & Outbound
  • One year coincides with school year
  • Students live with three families typically
  • Opportunity to learn a new culture and language, to be an ambassador & to make friends for a lifetime
  • It's a year of adventure
  • Rotary District 6250 sends and receives students to/from 40 countries
  • RYE plays an important role in world peace & understanding. Once you have experienced another culture, judgment of others & their culture diminishes
"If every 17 year old were a youth exchange student, we would have no wars." Karl-Wilhelm Stenhammer, RI Past President
 
Roles
  • Youth Exchange Officer (YEO) Focus on administration & finding/orienting host families
  • Youth Exchange Counselor (YEC) Focus on student's interaction with families, school & Club
  • Youth Protection Officer (YPO) Focus on student's wellbeing
 
Candidates For The Program
  • Not YOUNGER than 15.5 on August 1
  • Not OLDER than 18.5 on August 1
  • A minimum 2.75 GPA or student ranking in top 50% of class
 
Ways Club Members Can Help/Participate
  • Host a student
  • Transportation to meetings, events, etc.
  • Include student in your plans
  • Invite to dinner
 
Rotary District 6250, as part of the Central States Rotary Youth Exchange program, sends and receives students to/from 40 countries:
 
Contact  
Donna Brendemuehl
Club Youth Exchange Officer
 
  
Connie Smith
Club Youth Exchange Counselor
(C) 608-719-9411
 
  
Mick Faulhaber
Youth Protection Officer