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#WorldRotaractWeek celebrates 49 years of Rotaract

Earlier this month Rotaractors celebrated #WorldRotaractWeek by doing what they do best—taking action! To participate in the week Rotaractors were asked to serve, celebrate, or give this year. See the global activity from the week’s events by visiting the hashtag wall. Recognize your Rotaract clubs that participated in the week with this certificate.  

Overheard on social media

   

“Meet ‘Sister’ Martha Mganga, a Tanzanian woman with

albinism. Martha has spent de cades educating #albinos so they can stay healthy and fight the myths and stigmas associated with the condition. Help us celebrate Martha's efforts as a #womanofaction and peacemaker by sharing her story this #internationalwomensday. http://on.rotary.org/2m12hej” –Rotary International on Instagram ‬

 “Rotary is joining Lions Club International, Kiwanis International, JCI and more for an International Week of Service, 25 - 31 March. Find out how you can get involved: http://on.rotary.org/2lYwmuO"  — Rotary International on Facebook‬‬‬‬ ‬‬

 

  “As we prepare to celebrate 50 yrs of Rotaract, envision Rotary & Rotaract 50 yrs from now. How will we be better than ever? #RACtalk” – Rotaract on Twitter‬ ‬‬‬‬

Interactors find way to contribute to water sanitation globally  

The North Gwinnett High School Interact Club of Georgia, USA partnered with their sponsoring Rotary club to build Water Pasteurization Indictors (WAPI) that measure water quality. A WAPI is a low-cost thermometer that lets people know when boiling water has reached a safe temperature to drink. In one day, the club made 400 WAPIs to send to parts of the world without clean access to water. Watch the video that shows their project in action.

Share your service story! Post your project on Rotary Showcase and email the link to newgenerations@rotary.org

Note: This list is informational only and does not constitute an endorsement of any event. Please contact event organizers for details.

Germany Rotaract Conference -DeuKo
Witten, Germany
24-26 March

Rotary World Peace Conference 2017 - Youth Component
Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
31 March

2017 Duke-UNC Rotary Peace Center Spring Conference 
Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
1 April

Rotaract Great Britain & Ireland (RGBI) Conference 
Manchester, England
8 April

Rotaract District 9102 Training, Assembly, and Conference
Larteh, Ghana
12-16 April

Escape to Paradise 2017 - Rotaract Roundtrip 
Sri Lanka
19-29 April

Rotaract European Conference 
Warsaw, Poland
3-7 May

30th All Nigeria Rotaract Multi-district Conference 
Umuahia, Abia, Nigeria
18-21 May

Che! Argentina Trip 
Córdoba, La Rioja, and Catamarca, Argentina
12-26 May

14th Asia-Pacific Regional Rotaract Conference (APRRC)
Phuket, Thailand
25-28 May

2017 Rotaract Preconvention
Atlanta, Georgia, USA
8-10 June
General sessions and workshops, 8-9 June
Presidential Peace Conference (included for Preconvention registrants), 9-10 June

2017 Rotary International Convention
Atlanta, Georgia, USA
10-14 June

RYLA Work Hard Play Hard Entrepreneurship Seminar (sponsored by Rotaract Club of Malta LaValette)
Qawra, Malta
16-18 June

RYLA Conference in North America (sponsored by Rotary district 7620)
Washington, D.C.
17-22 June

District 6270’s World Affairs Seminar
Waukesha, Wisconsin, USA
24-30 June

Canada Corridor Trip 2017
Ontario & Quebec, Canada
22 June- 4 July

2017 Interota
Taipei, Taiwan
2-6 September

Do you know of an event we should add to this list? Email us at programs@rotary.org.

Resources & reference

Interact Guide for Rotary Club Sponsors and Advisers 
Rotaract Handbook
RYLA Handbook
Guide for District Rotaract Representatives
Guide to Sponsorship and Co-sponsorship for Interact and Rotaract clubs 
Support your sponsored Interact Club 
Support your sponsored Rotaract Club 
How to update Rotaract club & member data
How to access the Worldwide Rotaract Directory
DRR: How to access a district listing of club-sponsored organizations
Rotary Youth Exchange e-newsletter

Young Leaders in Action is a monthly source of news, resources, and event information for young leaders in Rotaract, Interact, the Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA) program, and New Generations Service Exchange and Rotarians who support them.

Send questions and story ideas to newgenerations@rotary.org.

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