Youth Committee -The Rotary Year Ahead
Coming in HOT! The 2025-26 Rotary year perfectly overlaps the school calendar and this year is robust. So much to look forward to as our Roswell Rotary Club leans into celebrating our 75Th anniversary with RRC President Trummie Lee Patrick at the helm and Angela Medley becomes the board chair for all Youth-Focused activities. But, of course, because the opportunities are great so too are the needs. Where can you help? What ideas do you have so our Roswell youth are better servant leaders? The first week of August we will be holding the annual Youth 101 meeting for those of you involved as well as those of you interested in learning more. Details to follow but, if you want more information now, call Angela now. There is room for you. We start off the year with the 2nd annual Huskies Helping Huskies (HHH) Backpack Drive for School Supplies immediately following the Thursday, July 24th meeting. This is a phenomenally important boost to a Roswell Rotary inspired 501(c)3 but also for our club! Why? The school supplies are bought by you who feel so lead through the supplied QR codes, they are delivered to Temple Beth Tikvah for project chairs Rabbi Alex Shuval-Weiner and Priya Crumpton to organize then bring to Roswell Area Park for those in attendance to stuff the 40+ backpacks after the July 24th meeting. It is energizing. Last year we all left that first service project feeling blessed because we knew it was impactful AND fast. Let’s do it again. Traditionally the last youth event of the year is RYLA (Rotary Youth Leadership Award) for 6 rising Roswell youth leaders to attend in early June. RRC sponsors these area high school students. They will meet other evolving youth leaders throughout District 6900, they become better in touch with their own leadership style and come back home to live into it. It is a very tangible example of the Rotary Motto of Service Above Self for the RYLA leadership pours themselves into the next generation annually. The 9 months in between are filled with fishing, note-writing, serving food, reading and encouraging. We hope you take the time to learn more about our Interact Clubs, Student/Teacher Awards, reading essays or scholarship applications. Of course, if you would rather jump into any one of our annual events like Leadership 20/20, Skipper Hoke Football Banquet or Roswell Relays, there is room for you. The list goes on and there is room for new ideas too. We look forward to engaging all of you. What's Happening at RRC for Youth 2025-26
Youth Service Projects- where Will YOU Fit in?
The arc of the school year is the way to really embrace the Youth Calendar for it is immense and incredibly rewarding. Whether you volunteer for 1 or several youth-focused programs/projects, we see the impact the Rotarians as much as we do in the students, the staff and the world at large. Having been mentored by Rotarian Greats like Dave Schmidt, Sid Disher and Becky Stone, Michael Schoppenhorst and I became active members fairly immediately in the Roswell Rotary Youth activities. Interact is the year long program that serves really as the foundation for almost all of the rest of the programs or events. Always the over-achiever, Roswell Rotary currently sponsors 14 clubs in 13 private and public schools located in Roswell. Why 14 in 13 schools? Well, we have a middle school and a high school in The Cottage School. Each Interact Club reflects the student body in the school because it is a student-led organization with no GPA or service hours requirements. With this freedom, each club really represents the scope of the student body from areas of interest, demographics and ages. Furthermore, we actually sponsor clubs in almost all of the elementary schools for the 4th & 5th graders. Rotary International endorses clubs in middle school and high schools. Our elementary schools have their own curriculum which dovetail into the middle school jargon and suggestions. 
Some standout examples from our clubs: - Mimosa Elementary/ 2025-26 Rotary Liaison Gabriel Prado – This Title 1 school renewed their Interact Club since COVID shut it down. They collected 3 boxes of sneakers for impoverished communities through the www.RecycledShoeProject.com, over 300 pairs of glasses for the RRC trip to Costa Rica AND they planted 5 trees on their campus!
- Elkins Middle School/2025-26 Rotary Liaison Michael Schoppenhorst – Highly active Interact Club they start their school year with an annual Sale of Takies to raise funds for their service projects, they also sponsored and installed 2 Peace Poles!
- Centennial High School started this year with no committed Rotary liaison but great substitutes, a teacher sponsor learning on the go, a supportive principal and exactly 2 students. They ended up sponsoring the Coaches Hospitality Suite for a Track & Field Spring event and sent 2 different student to RYLA! Watch out 2025-26
For your reference: - Elementary School Clubs meet once a month, receive a $250 SEED check and are required to complete at least 1 service project due per semester.
- Middle School Clubs meet 2x a month, receive a $500 SEED check and are required to complete at least 2 service projects per semester.
- High School Clubs meet 2x a month, receive a $1,000 SEED check and are required to complete at least 2 service projects per semester.
We need Rotary Liaisons for 2025-26… The yellow highlighted clubs are our focus… - Blessed Trinity – Bill Swank needs a 2nd liaison to partner with him
- Centennial HS – Needs 2 Liaisons
- Cottage School HS – Ron Cowan needs a 2nd liaison to partner with him
- Cottage School MS – Needs 2 Liaisons with Sid Disher being their Advisor
- Elkins Pointe MS – Michael Schoppenhorst needs a 2nd liaison to partner with him
- Mimosa ES – Gabriel Prado needs a 2nd liaison to partner with him
- Mt Park ES – Priya Crumpton needs a 2nd liaison to partner with her
- Roswell North ES – Vivian Bankston needs a 2nd liaison to partner with her
- Sweet Apple ES – Needs 2 liaisons
- Vickery Mill ES – Stacy Perlman needs a 2nd liaison to partner with her
Roswell Youth Council will launch the 2025-26 academic year as a partnership between the City of Roswell and Roswell Rotary Club. Coordinated by Becky Nelson (who is looking for another Rotarian to lead), the RYC will be no more than 16 sophomore or juniors from the public and private high school Interact Clubs who want to learn more about how to make an impact in their city. They will nominate themselves for a position by August 30th for the selections to be made by September 15th which will include an endorsement by the Interact Teacher liaison. RYC participants will meet 5x in the academic year which will include: - Late September & 1st Saturday of October to be an Ambassador to a City Council member or the Roswell Mayor for the Youth Day Parade,
- Mid-November to explore their personal leadership style and learn how to work with other leadership styles,
- Mid-February to tour key City Departments, meet the leadership and learn how their role in the resident’s daily lives
- Mid-March to tour the city gems including the historic homes, the parks and other landmarks that make the City of Roswell a special place to be from while exploring careers and services of being a public servant.
- April to choose the theme for the 2026 Youth Day Parade and celebrate the year.
Rotary Youth Exchange is truly a stand-above the rest
Rotary International program offering scholarships to high school students to
study abroad for one school year living with 3 host families to make an
incredibly immersive experience. The Rotarians work with the area high school
counselors as well as through the Interact Clubs to promote the application to
their students for the outgoing portion while also recruiting 3 local families
for the incoming student. Roswell
Rotarian Alesia Booth aided by Vivian Bankston and Lynne Lindsey have been
leading this program for several years but they are looking for new leadership
to mentor. 
Float for the Roswell Youth Day Parade, coordinated
by Roswell Rotarians Jack Wyche and Joe Gillespie as well as RHS Construction
Teacher Kevin Squires, a design is decided and building the float begins with
students from the area Middle School and High School Interact Clubs. Jack registers for the parade, provides the
truck & trailer then makes sure we have enough candy to throw to the
crowd. The parade is the first Saturday
of October for all Interact members to walk along. 
RHS Career Day, coordinated by Kadijah Vickers and
Carrie Weatherford in conjunction with the CTAE teachers, Roswell Rotarians are
asked to sign up to talk about certain career-focused topics and/or their own
career path. Talks begin in September to
determine the best date for the academic year.
Student & Teacher of the Year Awards, Roswell
Rotarian James Stone is point person, reaching out to the 16 private and public
schools in September, November and December, to have them sign up for one of 4
slots the 3rd Thursday of January, February, March & April. 
Skipper Hoke Football Banquet, Roswell Rotarian
Michael Curling is point person looking for a 2nd to shadow in 2026,
recognizes the football player from the football programs at Blessed Trinity,
Fellowship and Roswell High School who best exemplifies the Rotary Motto of
Service Above Self. Traditionally held
the first Thursday of February (after signing season), the featured speaker is
one that talks through the trials of football leadership. 
Leadership 20/20, coordinated by Roswell Rotarians
Becky Nelson & Frederick Levy, invites evolving student leaders who have
been nominated by a Roswell HS teacher or staff. Historically the last Thursday of February, each
student can only attend once allowing more to experience the 1-day leadership
workshop. The morning is exploring their
own leadership style and how to work with other leadership styles. The afternoon offers breakout groups on
topics suggested by the RHS counselors. 
Read Across America, coordinated by Roswell Rotarian
Kadijah Vickers with Carrie Weatherford, where Roswell Rotarians & friends
spread out to read the same Dr Seuss book the first Friday of March to each
kindergarten class in our public and private schools. The classes get to keep the book! 
Roswell Relays, coordinated by Becky Nelson, Michael
Curling, Mindy Jones, James Stone & Shannon Harrison, is the middle
Saturday in March for the oldest and largest Track & Field meet in Georgia
boasting 27 teams. Split into two
committees: Mindy & Shannon host the
best coach’s hospitality suite in the southeast while Michael & James
coordinate hundred+ volunteers through the parking, set-up, events and
clean-up. 
Laws of Life Essay, coordinated by Roswell
Rotarian Vivian Bankston looking for a 2nd to shadow her for 2026,
this District 6900 essay contest encourages high school students to write about
a true experience that exemplified a life lesson. The winners of each Roswell participating
school are invited to ready their essay to a Rotary meeting typically the last
Thursday of April. 
High School Graduating Senior Scholarships, coordinated
by Roswell Rotarian Angela Medley, awards 5 scholarships that exemplifies
different pillars of the Rotary motto of Service Above Self, Power of One and
the Patsy Wolff Female leadership. The
applications are gathered by end of March so the winners can be announced by
the end of April.
RYLA – Rotary Youth Leadership Award is typically the
first full weekend of June. Roswell
Rotary sponsors 6 rising sophomores or juniors from the high school Interact
Clubs to be impactful leaders the following year.
No Meeting June 26 or July 3
No meeting June 26 because June 27 is Trummie Lee's Installation party! Hope to see you there. No meeting July 3 because of 4th of July holiday. Hope you have a fabulous 4th! Next meeting is July 10th-Trummie Lee's first meeting. Don't miss it! June 27-Doubletree Roswell
It's Here! Trummie Lee's Installation Party tomorrow
Reminder for all who have purchased tickets for Trummie Lee's big night! Join your fellow Club members on Friday, June 27th at the Doubletree Hotel Roswell at 6pm. Food, drinks, live music courtesy of Sam and Savannah, dancing, and Trummie Lee starting off his Roswell Rotary presidential year. The fun begins at 6pm, installation program at 7:30pm, and dancing an celebration continue from 8pm-9:30pm. Suggested dress is business casual but we are Roswell Rotarians, so parrot shirts and parrot hats and anything else goes! See you Friday! Huskies Helping Huskies
Back to School Backpack Drive  Roswell Rotary School Supply Drive For Crabapple Middle School's "Huskies Helping Huskies" ProjectIt’s time for RRC's 2nd Annual School Supply Drive — and we need your help to make it a success! You can help a child start the new school year with everything they need for success. Our Goal: Fill 40 Backpacks! ✅ It’s easy! Just scan the QR code below to purchase supplies and support a local student. Let’s come together and make a difference — one backpack at a time! Roswell Rotary Billing -New Look
Your Roswell Rotary Club payment notices will now be coming from Quickbooks. So when you get the email to pay your dues (or anything else you've ask to be billed for) it will look different, but it is real. So please pay it! Any questions, contact Cheryl Greenway cgrotarydg1213@aol.com or Tori Nielson admin@roswellrotary.com . Coming Up at RRC
Save the Date: Making Roswell Rotary's Magic Happen
Trummie Lee Installation Friday, June 27 Doubletree Roswell 6pm
Register https://roswellrotary.club/reservation/create?event=7534
Add To Calendar Golf & Tennis Tournament
Monday, Sept. 8 Country Club of Roswell
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