The year ahead
The Youth Service of Emerald and District Rotary Club sponsors different projects with the aim to provide enriching opportunities for young people.
Some projects include the age group of primary school students, like the “Primary school Speech contest”, which is a Rotary sponsored event for students in year 5 or 6.
Other projects are for secondary school students, such as the Science Experience Projects or special Camps.
Rotary club would sponsor two year 9 students to attend a 21/2 day camp, designs to help with specific challenges students face in Year 9. The benefits for the participants go from developing life skills to getting a deeper understanding of and belief in their own abilities.
The Youth Service of Emerald and District Rotary Club offers different financial support for students in Emerald Secondary College in certain hardship situations.
The Yearly “Les Smith Memorial Scholarship” , established in 1988 and named after Reverend Les Smith, Charter Member of the Rotary Club of Emerald, is presented to 2 Year 9 students, who due to family circumstances may be forced to abandon their studies.
The Year 12 Citizenship Award get presented yearly to 2 Year 12 students from Emerald Secondary College for overall outstanding academic effort and role model qualities to other students.
A high number of other Rotary sponsored programs include Leadership and communication skill camps, Road Safety Awareness Programs and camps to increase self esteem and goal setting skills.