RYE International & Local

Impact- “Glocal”

Rotary Youth Exchange

http://www.rotary.org/

RYE Program Key Insights

▪ RYE Pop Quiz

▪ Outbound Insights

▪ Inbound Introspections

▪ How You Can Make a “Glocal” Impact in

our Rotary Youth Exchange Program

http://www.rotary.org/

RYE Pop Quiz

What decade did foreign

exchanges begin to occur in

Rotary internationally?

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Youth Exchange History

• The first exchanges began in

1927 involving only European

students.

• Exchanges between California

and Latin American countries

started in 1939.

• Activities spread to the

Eastern United States in 1958.

• Youth Exchange became an

official program of Rotary

International in 1972.

• Year long program for 15-19

year olds

http://www.rotary.org/

RYE Pop Quiz

How many Rotary Youth

Exchange students are there

annually worldwide?

http://www.rotary.org/

Did You Know?

• More than 8,000 students travel through Rotary

annually, in over 60 countries worldwide.

• Students stay with 2-3 host families and are

required to attend school in their host country.

http://www.rotary.org/

RYE Pop Quiz

How many inbound and

outbound students has the

Rotary Club of La Crosse

sponsored since 1980?

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Inbound and Outbound

▪ Inbound (btw 1980-2019): 42

▪ Outbound (btw 1982-2019): 47

Total: 89 amazing students impacted thanks to all of you and your support in Rotary YE!

TOTAL: 69

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Outbound Insights:

▪ Joel Restel,

Outbound to

France 2018-19

▪ Ashlyn Neader,

Outbound to India

2018-19

▪ Macy Neader,

Outobund to

Taiwan 2019-20

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Inbound Introspection

▪ Lucia, Inbound from Spain 2018-19

▪ Inga, Inbound from

Germany 2019-20

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RYE Pop Quiz

What can La Crosse Rotarians do

to help impact the Rotary Youth

Exchange program going

forward?

http://www.rotary.org/

Ways to Get Involved

– Include Lucia/Inga in an upcoming family activity

» dinner, sports events, theater, trip, etc.

– Think of La Crosse area student who may be YE potential

– Consider friends and community members who could

possibly become a future host family, even you ☺

– Be a member of the club’s Youth Exchange Committee:

» Be club liaison to local media on YE activities

» Be club liaison to local high schools

» Provide support to inbound student- rides, etc.

» Recruit potential outbound RYE students

» Identify possible host families

http://www.rotary.org/

Thank You

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