After a massive storm thousands of starfish were stranded on a beach and a little girl, seeing them stranded, began to throw them back into the water one by one. As she did so an old man walked by.
"Little girl, little girl, can't you see there are thousands of starfish stranded. You'll never make a difference," he said.
"I can for this one," she replied, throwing another starfish back into the water.
This is the philosophy Ku-ring-gai Rotary. The challenges locally and globally are huge, but by rolling up our sleeves and using the Rotary network which ensures every dollar goes where it's supposed to we can make a whole host of small differences and those small differences add up. For example, we assisted in the first East Timor Rotary Youth Leadership Program. One of our members helped oversee the first course in Dili. We also sent two young Australian volunteers to Uganda where, with the support of the local Rotary Club of M'kono they helped the local people build a much needed school.
"We can for this one."
A fantastic one week leadership training seminar for young adults 18 -26 years. Held at Vision Valley in January. Applications close 31 October. More information and application form is available at: ryla website
Rotary Youth Exchange provides young people with an opportunity to experience the cultures and accomplishments of people in other countries. An official program of Rotary International, 8,000 students exchange annually to around 60 different countries. Turramurra Rotary sponsors an outbound student, and hosts an inbound student.
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Turramurra Rotary sponsors participants to:
Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA): a fantastic 1 week leadership training seminar for young adults 18 -26 years. Held at Vision Valley in January. Applications close 31 October. More information and application form is available at: ryla website
Rotary Youth Program of Enrichment (RYPEN): an intensive residential weekend for Year 9 students going into Year 10, focused on developing increased motivation and improved life skills. Held at Collaroy in February - applications close 31 October. More information and application form is available at: rypen website
National Youth Science Forum: a two week experience for outstanding Year 11 science students. Held in Canberra in January. Applications close 31 May.
Siemens Science Experience: a 3 day "hands on" science experience for Year 9 & 10 students.
Model United Nations Assembly (MUNA): teams from schools represent a country at a simulated UN Assembly, and address and debate problems and issues of international concern.
Interact Clubs: school based service clubs, where students get opportunities to develop initiative, leadership skills, teamwork skills, a community service ethic and international understanding.
Please contact Parry Monckton at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or on 0411 751 766
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