Our Avenues of Service

Club Service || Vocational || International || Youth || Community

Club Service & Administration Committee
The role of the Club Service Committee is to work closely with the President of the Club to ensure the smooth running of meetings and all other administrative activities of the Club.

Vocational & Public Relations Committee
As business leaders, Rotarians share their skills and expertise through vocational service, one of the Avenues of Service. Your vocational service efforts can play a vital role in improving the quality of life for those hardworking members of the community who need direction and expertise. By participating in any of a number of vocational service activities - mentoring, career days, vocational awards, business assistance, or even talking about your job at a club meeting - you can turn your experience into an invaluable resource for others.

International & Rotary Foundation Committee
The activities of the International Committee of the Rotary Club of Rotorua include:

Group Study Exchange
The Group Study Exchange (GSE) programme of The Rotary Foundation is a unique cultural and vocational exchange opportunity for young business and professional men and women between the ages of 25 and 40 and in the early years of their professional lives. The programme provides travel grants for teams to exchange visits between paired areas in different countries. For four to six weeks, team members experience the host country's institutions and ways of life, observe their own vocations as practiced abroad, develop personal and professional relationships, and exchange ideas. For each team member, The Rotary Foundation provides the most economical round-trip air ticket between the home and host countries. Local Rotarians in the host area provide for meals, lodging, and group travel within their district. For more information and application forms, see www.rotary.org/foundation/educational/gse or contact the International Director,

Rotary Friendship Exchange
Rotary Friendship Exchange is Rotary's international exchange programme for Rotarians and their families. Friendship Exchange provides participants the opportunity to experience other cultures by staying in the homes of Rotarians in other countries. The programme aims to advance international understanding and peace through personal contact across borders while developing interclub relationships for fellowship and service projects. See http://www.rotary.org/programs/rfe for more information The usual format is a tour of about 15 days with five home hostings. The group usually consists of five couples. International travel is at own expense with internal travel costs (e.g. minibus) shared. District insurance applies to Rotarians.

Youth & Service Projects Committee
The most powerful force in the promotion of international understanding and peace is exposure to different cultures. The world becomes a smaller, friendlier place when we learn that all people - regardless of nationality - desire the same basic things: a safe, comfortable environment that allows for a rich and satisfying life for ourselves and our children. Youth Exchange provides thousands of young people with the opportunity to meet people from other lands and to experience their cultures, thus planting the seeds for a lifetime of international understanding. Administered by Rotary clubs, districts and multidistrict groups, the programme today involves more than 82 countries and over 8,000 students each year. For more information, and to download the application forms, see http://www.rotary.org/programs

Rotary Youth Leadership Awards
Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA), Rotary's training programme for young leaders, emphasises leadership, citizenship, and personal growth. Each year, thousands of young people take part in the Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA) programme worldwide. Young people chosen for their leadership potential attend an all-expenses-paid seminar, camp, or workshop to discuss leadership skills and to learn those skills through practice. Rotary clubs and districts select participants and facilitate the event's curriculum. Participants are typically working and between 18 and 24 years old.

For more information see the website of District 9930 at http://www.rotary.org.nz , and click on Committees and Programmes

Or send an e-mail to secretary@rotaryrotoruawest.org In Rotorua, applications are sought during December and January with the training programme taking place close to Easter each year.

Australia/New Zealand Matched Youth Exchange
This programme provides the opportunity for Australian and New Zealand students, between the ages of 13 and 16 years, to experience living and attending school in each other's country for 16 weeks. Applications for the Australian Matched Youth Exchange programme are required by August of each year.

Science Schools
Students from local schools can be nominated to attend two science summer schools: The Waikato University Science Summer School that aims to provide Year 12 students, who will return to Year 13 the following year, with the opportunity of experiencing the wide range of science subjects available in the School of Science and Technology at the University. The School is held over 6 days in December. This is a residential course and all students stay in supervised accommodation at a University Halls of Residence. The Genesis Research National Science and Technology Forum has an academic programme that is provided by the universities and technical institutes in Auckland. It offers outstanding students who will study at Year 13 the following year first-hand experience at an advanced level over a wide range of scientific disciplines. It is held over two weeks in mid-January. Students live in a University of Auckland Hall of Residence.

For more information on these two programmes see the website of District 9930 at www.rotary.org.nz Application forms are sent to High Schools and have to be lodged by early August each year.

Rotary Programme for Youth Enrichment
RYPEN is a weekend camp for Year 10 students run by all Rotorua Rotary Clubs together with the NZ Army Territorials. Applications are sought through schools in August with the camp usually run in October. The camp is aimed at students that would benefit from team building and outdoor activities to gain self-confidence, and from listening to motivational speakers. J R McKenzie Youth Education Trust This trust fund exists to assist needy students with school fees, uniforms and other school resources.

Applications can be made at any time through a Rotary Club.

Community & Membership Committee
As the name suggests this committee is charged with directly assisting the local Rotorua community usually with hands on manpower assistance with local organisations own activities e.g Rotorua Marathon, Hospital gardens, installing smoke alarms. The committee also has a role to seek out suitable men and women to be invited to join the ranks of Rotary. Click to see previous page for more membership information.