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6TH DISTRICT CONFERENCE
June 9, 2019
Beirut, Lebanon
1 – 4 May 2019 »» Tentative Program
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DISTRICT 2452 RYLA 2019
June 9, 2019
Dear District Governor,
Dear Past District Governors,
Dear Assistant Governors,
Dear District Officers,
Dear New Generation Service Chair,
Dear RYLA District Chairperson,
Dear Club Presidents,
Dear Club Secretaries,
Fellow Rotarians,
Hope my email find you well.
Starting from the importance granted by the Rotary International in developing the next generation of leaders, we hereby have the pleasure to invite you to District 2452 RYLA 2019, entitled “Building Capacities”.
Our program will help young leaders build leadership skills, expand their education and learn the value of service, where we are targeting three main aspects to develop: Professional, Emotional and Physical Capacities.
District 2452 RYLA 2019 will take place on the 10th, 11th and 12th of January 2019 at Ehden Country Club, Ehden, Lebanon.
Applicants should submit their registration form on the following link, between 15 November 2018 and 15 December 2018: https://goo.gl/forms/9hw0CghDZgAdBbCE2
Registration fees are 350,000 LL and should be settled after receipt of approval and before 30 December 2018.
Stay posted with our exquisite program details on our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/RylaLebanon/
We hope all clubs can support and encourage the youth by sponsoring candidates: Rotaractors, Club Guests…
For more details, candidates can contact us on Rylalebanon@gmail.com
Looking forward to working together and counting on your commitment and support,
Best Regards,
Samar Jabbour
Rotary Club Metn
RYLA Country Chairperson 2018-2019
TOGETHER. WE...
Dear Michael,
It is my pleasure to invite you to the celebration of Rotary Day which will be held on 23 February 2019 in Belgrade. It is a tradition in District 2483 to celebrate Rotary Day with a humanitarian project every year. The highlights of 2019 celebration will be the completion of 101 projects for 101 schools and marking 90 years of Rotary in Serbia.
If you can find the time to join us at this event please let me know so that I can send you a detailed program in January 2019. In addition to the ceremonial part, fellowship and sightseeing, the program for this weekend will also include a meeting of all District Governors attending the event which will be a good opportunity to share experiences and exchange ideas.
I am also attaching a list of Global Grant projects that are being prepared by clubs in D2483 for your consideration. If you think you might be able to support any of them from your DDF and if you could pass on this information to the clubs in your District, please contact me. I will be happy to provide additional details of the projects.
With best Rotarian regards,
TURNING TEENS AWAY FROM CRIME
Rotary clubs in Canada invest in the PACT program, an urban peace initiative that aims to break the cycle of youth crime.
By Ryan Hyland | Produced by Andrew Chudzinski
Akeem Stephenson wanted to go to jail. He believed it was the only way he could free himself from a life of crime — a life he desperately wanted to change.
After being arrested for a fourth time more than 10 years ago, for aggravated robbery, the teenager in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, was set to go to prison. But the judge saw something in Stephenson that suggested that he could redeem himself. So he gave Stephenson a choice: participate in an 18-month youth program, or serve the six-month sentence.
For Stephenson, the choice was clear. He decided to transform his life through the PACT Urban Peace Program.
PACT, which stands for Participation, Acknowledgement, Commitment, and Transformation, is a Toronto-based, award-winning charity supported by Rotary clubs in Canada. It works with at-risk young people and those who have committed crimes to change their direction in life. Entrepreneur and Toronto Rotary member David Lockett co-founded the program more than 20 years ago.
The intensive, step-by-step program aims to break the cycle of poverty and criminal behavior. Its goal is to determine what the participants need and develop strategies “to put them on a positive path in their life, so they can enrich not only their own lives, but their community,” says Lockett, a member of the Rotary E-Club of Social Innovators D7090.
Lockett says PACT builds peace in urban communities. “It’s all about looking at the impact of violence and criminal behavior, and understanding the dynamics of the problem, and creating highly effective solutions to make investments for at-risk youth at an early stage,” he says. “It’s really quite simple. If you want to help at-risk youth, you really have to understand the simple needs they have.”
He acknowledges that young people who commit crimes should be held accountable, and for many of them, that includes serving jail time. But for some, those he says come from “squalid and deplorable backgrounds” with very little parental guidance, PACT is a resource that can change their lives and reduce the likelihood that they will commit more crimes.
The organization works with the judicial system to identify repeat offenders ages 12-19 who may benefit from the program. After a young adult is convicted of a crime, the judge or judicial official refers them to PACT as part of a probation order.