May is the month when Rotary focuses on Youth.
The link between Rotary and youth for all our Clubs is amazing. Every club that I have visited engages with our Youth Programmes in some way or another, whether it be Rotary Youth Leadership Award (RYLA), Rotary Youth Programme of Enrichment (RYPEN), Rotary Youth Driving Award, Rotaract, Interact, District Scholarships, Rotary International Youth Exchanges, Peer Support Programmes in schools, Cure Kids, Life Education vans, Literacy Programmes in schools, and many others.
 
 
With the focus that our clubs and Rotarians have on making a positive difference in our communities, it does surprise me that we don’t have more Interact and Rotaract clubs in our district. With the help that we are giving to youth from a very young age, it is imperative that we continue to invest in encouraging youth to form Interact and Rotaract clubs.
 
These are the Rotarians of the future. I have just signed the application for a Rotaract Club in Wagga Wagga. The energy that Youth have is something for all of us to consider tapping into. Some of our clubs have days where the students from the local school come in to take over a Rotary meeting and these are fun meetings to be a part of. It‘s time to think outside the square and put some energy into preserving the future of Rotary.