The document outlines 10 key tips for district program chairs regarding youth engagement in Rotary, presented by panelists Diana White and George Keeling. It includes strategies for communication, mentorship, and promoting membership among Rotaract and Interact clubs, while encouraging collaboration between generations. Additional resources and suggestions for engaging youth in service projects and leadership development are also provided.

1. New Generations:
10 Tips for District
Program Chairs

3. Agenda
1. Panelist: Diana White
2. Tips 1-5
3. Panelist: George Keeling
4. Tips 6-10
5. Question and answer session
6. Resources

4. Diana White
• Past District Governor, D7020
• 2012-13 RI New Generations
Committee Chair
• Assistant Rotary Coordinator 11-
13, RI Zone 34
• Advisory Committee Member, RI
Director Zones 33-34

5. Interact Club of Abaco

6. Rotaract Club of BVI at a Children’s Home

7. Rotaract club of Cayman board meeting

8. The Rotary Family Circle

9. Develop a Toolbox

10. Tool Box Starter List
Create a list for both
club leaders and
district leaders.

11. Communicate!
• Conduct symposiums/open panel discussions with Rotarians and
Rotaractors.
• Work closely with Interact advisers and fit scheduled events with
the school calendar

12. Integrate!
• Use the expertise of younger generations as speakers on
technology and teen issues.
• Find out what fellowship appeals to all generations (games,
puzzles, problem solving, fundraising ideas).

13. Where is the Key to the Toolbox?

14. Regular communication
Joint projects and fundraisers

15. Foundation grants for
Rotaract & Interact projects

16. Meaningful personal relationships
Mentorship
Mutual Respect

17. Listening
Sharing of ideas

18. Attending New Generations meetings
Building a Rotary family

19. What
Will
Your
Tools
Build?

20. 1Request a District Activity Report
District Chairs should request a status report for the Interact
and Rotaract clubs in his or her district
Use the reports to ensure clubs have provided updated
contact information to Rotary
Email rotaract@rotary.org for a district Rotaract report, or
email interact@rotary.org for a district Interact report

21. From the district
Know who your Rotaract
clubs are. Compare your
district’s list of clubs with
RI’s as chances are they
won’t match.
-D7850 Rotaract Chair, USA

22. Promote your program and increase
membership

23. Promote your program and increase
membership
Ask Interactors which issues
they are passionate about.
Support them in completing
service projects in these areas.

24. Promote your program and increase
membership
Explore both university and
community based clubs to ensure
young people in your community and
district have the opportunity to
connect with Rotary at every stage in
their education and careers.

25. Promote your program and increase
membership
Have former Youth Exchange
participants speak at Interact
club meetings to share their
experience abroad.

26. Promote your program and increase
membership
Re-think your RYLA activities to
appeal to the upper age range
of New Generations.

27. Q: What skills would you bring to a Rotary club as a
member that you developed through Rotaract?
The passion to confront
the issues that are
pressing in our
generation. New energy
for a Rotary club.
-Rotaractor in the
Philippines

28. 3Connect your district and
participants with social media
Twitter chats e-meetings
Help us make New
Generations Programs
more visible.
e-newsletters Facebook chats

29. From the district
Send a monthly email to the
club presidents, or begin a
newsletter to share event
information. Add a Rotaract
section to your district site
and section in your district
newsletter.
-D6080, Rotaract Chair, USA

30. 4Convene a peace forum or New
Generations conference
Bring New Generation participants
together
Suggested topics of discussion:
- District or club challenges/goals
- Benefits of your program
- Solutions to community issues
(violence, bullying)

31. From the district
Try to arrange a meeting at
District Assembly for the
students. Let Interactors
present to the Rotarians.
Let them have their own
meeting in conjunction
with the adults.
-D6710 Interact Chair, USA

32. 5Encourage service for all New
Generations participants

33. Encourage service for all New
Generations participants
Work with one of
Rotary’s partners

34. George H. Keeling
Rotary Club of Thomasville,
District 6900
Interact Faculty Adviser
Club Chairman, RYLA
Scholarships
District Interact Chair for
Southern Georgia Interact clubs

35. A New Generations Tip:
Offer Interact faculty advisers honorary
membership.

36. A Simple Procedure
Enrolling your existing and new Interact
faculty advisers as honorary Rotarians.
Discuss honorary membership
Present to your local Rotary club for approval
Conduct a formal enrollment

37. Current Results
Interact faculty adviser recognition initially
shows merit in District 6900, Rotary club of
Thomasville, Georgia.

38. New Generations Support
The Fifth Avenue of Service approved by the
Council on Legislation facilitates a worldwide
opportunity for Rotarians to exchange new
ideas to grow youth programs.

39. New Interact Clubs!

40. Home School Interact club

41. Faculty adviser luncheon

42. 6 Visit Rotary Showcase

43. From the district
To make a difference, we need young
Rotaractors and experienced
Rotarians working together.
-D1830 Interact Chair, Germany

44. Provide resources for New
Generations program alumni

45. Plan a celebration for graduating
RYLA or Interact students

46. From a Rotaractor
Our Rotaract club introduced an
alumni officer to keep ex-members in
communication with Rotaract club
events & fundraisers.
-Rotaractor, UK

47. Visit Rotaract clubs in your district to
promote the benefits of Rotary membership

48. Hold a RYLA networking night

49. From the district
RYLA will be the vehicle that
opens or engages their
social conscience and they
will remember an incredible
Rotary experience for the
rest of their lives.
-D5370 RYLA Chair, Canada

50. 8Consider a mentoring program to
promote leadership skills
A mentoring program may
look different than you
expect.

51. What Rotaractors want to
learn from a mentor
Time management
Leadership skills
Networking Public speaking

52. Rotarians can learn from New
Generations participants

53. New Generations participants can
mentor younger students

54. Rotarians can continue to mentor
program alumni

55. Former YEX students can mentor
current exchange students

56. From the district
Trust in those you are
leading and work together
with them, mentor them,
and learn from them.
-RI RYLA Committee
Member, D7950, USA

57. Highlight your success with RI
recognition possibilities

58. Connect with other district chairs

60. Questions?

61. From the district
This is just one year, so make it
count. Leave a legacy that is
yours alone. Seek a specific goal
that you want to achieve and
stick to that goal.
-D3790, District Interact Chair,
Philippines

62. Contact Us
Email Social Media
rotaract@rotary.org Like Rotaract &
interact@rotary.org Interact
ryla@rotary.org
youthexchange@rotary.org Follow @rotaract
Watch Interact videos
Join the Youth
Exchange group