Promoting Youth Exchange

At Club & District Level

Sue Goldsen, Central States RYE

District 6400 Governor Nominee-Designate

Rotary Youth Exchange – Our Best-Kept Secret!

Outbounds & Inbounds

Tell the Rotary Youth Exchange Story!

Outreach to Outbounds

Provide PR material, handouts, posters, guidelines to Clubs for recruiting – and use Social Media (Facebook, Twitter) too.

Here’s how your clubs & districts can recruit students:

---Visit schools, guidance counselors, foreign language classes

---Use current Inbounds

---Engage ROTEX and Rebounds

---Speak to churches & community groups

Promoting to get Host Clubs and Host families involved:

--Current Inbound Students are the best promotion for our program. Have them go to club meetings, not just of host clubs, but clubs that are not currently hosting. Do a program at those clubs, Students can get Rotarians to fall in love with them!

--Have clubs that are not hosting, host an activity It’s a great way to grow a clubs interest in our program and for them to get to know the students.

--Rotarians can recruit potential host families at Civic, Community and Church organizations they belong to.

--Promote Inbound program with Outbound students and their families

We Engage YE, we change lives!

How Can You Help?

Encourage your Inbound and Outbound students to:

•Be a model student•Proudly represent their country•Share experiences with potential YE students•Attend Rotary meetings and talk about how important the program is to them•Mingle with Rotarians•Post responsibly on social media!!!

• Use current host families as ambassadors• Get written success stories from host

families to share with others• Parents of outbounds have an extra bed –

can they share with an inbound?

Promote to Attract Host Families

• Bring YE students to Rotary meetings regularly

• Have frequent YE Programs at club meetings• Engage your committee in the Youth

Exchange process. Get new folks involved• Ask host family members & parents of

outbounds to join Rotary

Rotarians

Spread the Word!!!