<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family: tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Dictionaries Can you join us to present dictionaries to students or consider training as lead for<br>next year? I expect to hear from the district any day that we need to collect the books from<br>Ukiah.<br>Your response:<br></div></div></div></blockquote>Absolutely! Leona and I consider it an honor and privilege to do it. <br><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family: tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Scholarships Can you serve on the scholarship committee to review scholarship applications or<br>be trained to take the lead?<br>Your response:<br></div></div></div></blockquote>Yes! Enjoyed doing it last year. <br><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family: tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Interact Club Can you serve as the Rotarian Interact advisor and start attending the meetings<br>2x monthly?<br>Your response:<br></div></div></div></blockquote>Yes, but it would be more convenient if it did not conflict with Rotary Meetings<br><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family: tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Student Exchange Can you serve as the lead for gathering information from Fort Bragg<br>members (like the Bosma’s) and the Rotary District for restarting our student exchange?<br>Your response:</div></div></div></blockquote>Don’t know enough to volunteer. <div><br></div><div>Toby<br><div dir="ltr">Sent from my iPud</div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Feb 2, 2023, at 7:30 AM, Donna Schuler via Rotary <rotary@lists.mcn.org> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small"><b><br></b></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small">Good morning Jerry, Susan, et al,</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small">I sent an email and this survey below out early in January and received two responses. I sent as an attachment, so now I am embedding it in the email which I hope will help all to respond. The two of you who responded, thank you, I have your responses.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small">This is a very challenging time for me- work, grad school, Rotary are all demanding more time that I can give- and I have family and health to take care of too.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small"><b>UPDATES</b>- Dictionaries are arriving next week at North state street, and I dont have the specifics yet. If I cannot pickup, I need an alternate. It will be about five boxes, not too large, but heavy.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small"><b>Toby may be going to the Interact meeting today</b>, and needs to check in the office before going.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small"><b>I modified our scholarship application and coordinated with the high school.</b></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small"><b>Dictionaries need a lead other than me for contacting school.</b></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small">I will not be attending today, and this is my summary before work.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small">Donna</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small"><b>Mendocino Rotary Club<br>Youth Services</b><br><br>Youth services are coordinated in Rotary clubs by a youth services chair and members who<br>serve on the youth services committee. The chair needs committee members to take the lead<br>on programs, and not all who serve on the youth service committee do the same thing. I will<br>provide training for the four Rotarian leads below for 2023-2024. You are valued and respected<br>for any service commitment you can give. Did I say it is fun to see what is up with kids in our<br>area and witness the development of the next leaders? Our experience in Rotary is richer<br>because of the relationships we form, and having connections to schools and youth is never dull.<br>Here is the lineup of youth services, a brief summary of what the objectives are, and the<br>general steps involved.<br>I. <b>Dictionaries</b> - need a lead Rotarian (the youth services chair is not supposed to do<br>everything)<br>Objective: Promoting literacy and education is a long standing tradition of Rotary, and each<br>year we present a beautiful dictionary with a personalized bookplate to each third grade<br>student in Mendocino Unified School District. The kids are so excited to get these books. Not all<br>students come from homes with books in them.<br><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small">Time commitment and steps involved:<br> Email Mendocino school K8 office in early August to get students names and head<br>count.<br> Email District dictionaries chair with number of dictionaries and bookplates needed<br>(place order).<br> Email invoice from District chair to our treasurer for payment<br> Arrange for pickup of dictionaries (Ukiah has drop site, generally)<br> Personalize book plate (roughly 35-40 dictionaries)<br> Contact K8 office to schedule date to present dictionaries. Invite Rotarians to present (3-<br>5 Rotarians - less for Albion and Comptche where we’ll have 1-2 students).<br> Go to all three schools, Mendocino, Albion and Comptche to present dictionaries with a<br>small group of Rotarians (typically between November and January pre pandemic).<br> Take photos and submit to local newspaper<br><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small">II. <b>Interact Club</b> - need a lead Rotarian<br><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small">Objective: This is a youth leadership development and service club. Ours is one of thousands<br>around the globe. Think of it as a junior Rotary Club. These students get skills by holding regular<br>meetings to plan service projects, by meeting other Interact club members in the district, going<br>to district leadership conference, and attending the week long Rotary Youth Leadership Camp<br>(RYLA) in June. We sponsor the club by paying a small Interact teacher- advisor stipend, send a<br>few incoming or potential club officers to RYLA camp, and sponsor other students to the<br>leadership conference. Interactors are invited to join us on service projects or invite us to<br>support theirs. The pandemic curtailed most activities and the club is working for meaningful<br>projects with outcomes.<br>Time commitment and steps involved:<br> Email teacher advisor at Mendocino High early August to find out meeting dates.<br> Attend student run meetings at the high school (currently 2x month, Thurs at noon,<br>about 20 minutes).<br> Schedule students to attend 2 Rotary meetings, one in the fall and one in the spring.<br>They conduct the meeting. Rotarians sponsor a student or two (buy lunch) and get to<br>introduce students to our club after friendly interchange to learn what students are<br>interested in, or pursing after high school.<br> Email Interact officer and teacher advisor with District notices and service projects with<br>our club<br> Email with Rotary District with # students sending to RYLA<br> Email club treasurer and have payment sent to District RYLA<br> Take photos and submit stories to local newspaper of Interact and RYLA actions<br><b>III. Scholarships</b> - need a lead Rotarian<br>Objective: Provide scholarships to two or more graduating students for college or trade school<br>education.<br>Time commitment and steps involved:<br> Email Mendocino HS athletic director/ counselor with any changes for scholarship<br>application (sometimes no changes)<br> Collect scholarship applications from high school office when notified by school (March<br>30 th , generally)<br> Assemble scholarship review team from our club (5-7 Rotarians including lead Rotarian)<br> Distribute scholarship applications to team, set schedule for review discussion and team<br>meetings, and select semi-finalists (could be Zoom or in person)<br> Communicate with high school and arrange for interviews date (April)<br> Interview finalists and select two (small panel of 2-3 Rotarians)<br> Attend scholarship awards night, present award letter (May)<br> Get student to send via email: headshot photo, brief summary of their plans, financial<br>aid office where award will be sent, and proof of enrollment (May- August emails)<br> Email Rotary club treasurer with scholarship payment information<br> Submit congrats scholarship award information to newspaper and media<br><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small"><b>IV. Youth Study Abroad Exchange</b> – needs two Rotarians once up and running<br>Objective: Student study abroad experience. This is life changing for the students, host families<br>and communities. Students are goodwill ambassadors who increase cultural awareness, sowing<br>seeds of peace. This serves the outbound students of Mendocino and inbound foreign students<br>coming to Mendocino. The requirements are that it be equal sending and receiving, with host<br>families in both countries. The Rotary District facilitates and organizes study abroad exchanges<br>with approximately ten foreign countries. Mendocino used to host and send students for<br>decades and there is interest in resuming. Fort Bragg restarted their program this year. The<br>Bosma family is currently hosting a student from Germany. Our last student from Mendocino<br>went on the Fort Bragg exchange program as our program had folded due to shortage of host<br>families for inbound students.<br>Time commitment and steps involved:<br> Serve as point of contact and liaison with Rotary District<br> Serve as point of contact for students, parents, host families and high school<br> Interview candidate students<br> Attend trainings and get background checks for adults involved, including host families<br> Line up potential host families for a few years out. Three host families have students<br>about 3 months during a school academic year. Good for students experience, and less<br>demanding for host families.<br>-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br><b>In summary, we need 4 lead Rotarians</b> for the programs of our youth services, and we need<br>Rotarians to join in on the program activities. I am working full time, sometimes in Ukiah,<br>completing grad school and asking for your help. Having leads for Interact and scholarships are<br>our top needs. I am more than happy to discuss any of these roles with you. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small"><b>SURVEY</b></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small">Please answer the<br>four survey questions below and send responses to <a href="mailto:schuler.donna@gmail.com">schuler.donna@gmail.com</a> Thank you!<br>Dictionaries Can you join us to present dictionaries to students or consider training as lead for<br>next year? I expect to hear from the district any day that we need to collect the books from<br>Ukiah.<br>Your response:<br>Scholarships Can you serve on the scholarship committee to review scholarship applications or<br>be trained to take the lead?<br>Your response:<br>Interact Club Can you serve as the Rotarian Interact advisor and start attending the meetings<br>2x monthly?<br>Your response:<br>Student Exchange Can you serve as the lead for gathering information from Fort Bragg<br>members (like the Bosma’s) and the Rotary District for restarting our student exchange?<br>Your response:<br clear="all"></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">Donna Schuler</div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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