New Rotary Year, New School Year
And that means lots of new activities and competitions. So,without more ado...
Youth Speaks Local Heats – Monday 18th November
2013
This
popular and long-established public-speaking competition has been entered by
many local secondary schools and other groups in previous years. We plan to hold two heats, one essentially
for Brookmans Park/Potters Bar, the other for Welwyn/Hatfield. (We may amalgamate the two heats if there are
insufficient entries for two decent competitions.) Teams of three are needed, a main speaker, a
chairperson and a proposer of a vote of thanks.
There are two age groups, Intermediate (approximately Key Stage 3) and
Senior (approximately Key Stage 4 & 5).
The local competition winners can progress to district, regional and
national stages of the competition.
Teams may speak on any subject with the exception of those directly
concerning party politics, race or religion. Details are at http://ribi.org/what-we-do/youth-competitions-and-awards/ribi-youth-speaks Deadline for entries is Monday 11th
November.
This year young authors are being asked to produce a written or typed
story in prose entitled “what a difference that made to my life/their lives”. The
that can be anything they
choose. An A4 page or 500 hundred words is a suggested suitable submission.
The
competition runs in three age groups, Junior (approximately Key Stage 2),
Intermediate (approximately Key Stage 3) and Senior (approximately Key Stage 4
& 5). Further details are at http://ribi.org/what-we-do/youth-competitions-and-awards/ribi-young-writer The deadline for entries is Friday 21st February
2014.
This
well-established competition is sponsored by Waitrose and Filippo Berio. Entrants have to submit a menu and the judges
then select the best six. The six selected competitors then cook their
menu at a cook-off at Monks Walk School on Saturday morning 8th
February 2014 within a two-hour time limit.
The competitors are provided with a voucher to cover the cost of
ingredients and the winner goes on to district and potentially regional and
national finals. Details are at http://ribi.org/what-we-do/youth-competitions-and-awards/ribi-young-chef The
deadline for entries is Friday 25th January 2013 and the cook-off is
planned for Saturday 8th February.
Competitors
have to submit a portfolio of 3 photographs on the theme of “People”, no more
than A4 in size, with a 50 word description of what inspired them. The competition runs in three age groups,
Junior (approximately Key Stage 2), Intermediate (approximately Key Stage 3)
and Senior (approximately Key Stage 4 & 5).
Competitors have to submit 3 different prints along with digital. Further details are at http://midhertsrotary.blogspot.com/
or http://ribi.org/what-we-do/youth-competitions-and-awards/ribi-young-photographer The deadline for entries is Friday 24th January 2014.
The
Rotary Young Citizen Awards, which have been going for some 10 years, have
recently received some publicity on television as they are now sponsored by the
BBC News channel. We are keen to
recognise the achievements of young people in the local
community. If you know of individuals or
groups doing great things who you feel are worthy of wider recognition, please email us at midhertsrotary@ymail.com. It may be that they qualify for the national
Rotary competition, details of which are at http://ribi.org/what-we-do/youth-competitions-and-awards/ribi-young-citizen-awards , in which case we will be pleased to put them
forward. Proposals are needed by Friday
31st January 2014.
This
competition has been running successfully for many years and most of the local
schools have entered. Teams of four have
to design, build and document a solution to a problem posed on the day. At the end of the day the various solutions
are demonstrated and winners chosen.
Details are at http://ribi.org/what-we-do/youth-competitions-and-awards/ribi-technology-tournament This year’s local competition will probably be
on Tuesday 4th March 2014 (TBC).
Welwyn Hatfield Rotary Walk, Sunday 28th April 2014
This event is open to
all individuals and groups who wish to raise money for a charity or project through
a sponsored walk, an ideal way of raising money without the hassle of having to
organise the walk yourselves! There is a
choice of 7-mile or 11-mile routes, or a 2-mile suitable for very young or
disabled participants, all starting at Campus West car park in Welwyn GC and
following a gloriously scenic route through Sherrardswood, Brocket Hall park, bluebell
woods and along the River Lea. 75% of
what you raise goes to your chosen project and 25% to Rotary charities. Why not organise a group to come and take
part? An excellent social activity as
well as a fund-raiser. Or perhaps a
warm-up hike for the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award?
Details at
http://www.whwalk.org.uk/
Rotary Young Leaders Award
A weekend “Outward Bound”-type experience at the end of June or beginning of July 2014 run by the RAF Regiment at RAF Henlow for 18-30 year olds sponsored by their
local Rotary club. If you think you would benefit from this, let us know
at midhertsrotary@ymail.com. Further information is at http://ribi.org/what-we-do/youth-competitions-and-awards/ryla-rotary-youth-leadership-awards
Shelterboxes
Shelterboxes
provide a tent to accommodate 10 people and essential supplies to help them
survive the aftermath of a disaster. The great thing is that the boxes are stockpiled in readiness for the next disaster and can be shipped at
very short notice anywhere in the world along with a team of volunteers to
distribute and help set them up. Each
box with its transport costs is about £500 and there is a critical need at
present as stocks have been run down by a series of disasters including the
Syrian civil war. More information at http://www.shelterbox.org/ Maybe your group could raise funds for this?
Rotary
offers many extraordinary opportunities for 16-30 year olds in a wide range of
countries all over the world. For further information go to www.youthexchange.org.uk
or contact
us at midhertsrotary @ymail.com
Why
not set up a school Interact Club? These
are groups of students from the age of 12 upwards, who share the Rotary aims of
serving the community and promoting peace and international understanding. You will need to find an adult within the school to help and we will provide a Rotarian mentor to work
with them and the support you need to make your club a
success. More information at http://www.ribi.org/youth/interact or contact us at midhertsrotary
@ymail.com
Calendar of
Events
Youth
Speaks Entries by Monday 11th November
2013.
Local
heat Monday 18th November 2013
Young Chef Entries
by Friday 25th January 2014
Cook-off
Saturday 8th February 2014
Young Citizen Awards Proposals by Friday 31st
January 2014
Young Photographer Entries by Friday 24th January 2014
Technology Tournament Tuesday
4th March 2014 (TBC)
Young Writer Entries by Friday 21st February 2014
Welwyn Hatfield Rotary Walk Sunday 27th April
2014
Young Digital Artist Entries by Saturday 31st
May 2014
Rotary
Young Leaders Award A weekend late June/early July 2014 (TBC)
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