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Annual Reports

Youth Service Report: 2009-2010    Director: Alan Ford. PP. PHF. OAM.

The Youth Program for 2009/2010 of the Rotary Club of Woy Woy has set a foundation for a better youth program in the future. Making contact with young citizens has been an achievement particularly with the assistance of local schools.

School contact has resulted in several meetings with senior teaching staff at Brisbane Water Secondary College particularly Woy Woy Senior Campus. It is proposed to establish a partnership with the College. The Rotary Club will keep the College informed about Rotary projects where school aged participants are required. The school put the Rotary Club in contact with students who may wish to be selected for the various programs. Interact is a community group and the senior campus has children who meet Rotary's requirements to establish a Club. Efforts by the school may result in an Interact Club being formed in 2010/11.

RYPEN, is a Rotary Youth Program of Enrichment. The 2010 program was held at Collaroy in February 2010. Teenagers today benefit greatly from opportunities to develop "life skills" and motivation to help them cope with the challenges of a very competitive future. Pressure is put on students to perform academically and their results are the benchmark of success. However, other skills are needed for the next stage of a student's growth, be that further education or the workplace. A girl and boy attended RYPEN sponsored by Woy Woy Rotary Club. The two attendees were guest speakers and gave the Club an insight as to what happens at the program.

RYLA, the Rotary Youth Driving Awareness program was held locally at a new location on the Central Coast at the Wyong Race Club. Woy Woy Secondary Campus let students know about the program.

Presentation night at Brisbane Water Secondary College was an event that would make the community proud. For many years the Rotary Club of Woy Woy has sponsored Brisbane Water Secondary College (and its predecessor Woy Woy High School) providing an award for its annual presentation night. Again in 2009/10, Woy Woy Row Club made provision for an award to students at the College. This was a wonderful night for the college, the students, their families and other community representatives.

The Brisbane Water Secondary College catering class fed Rotarians. The Rotary Club of Woy Woy's meeting was transferred to the school. We were informed how secondary learning has changed. Food preparation and serving was done by students. We all enjoyed an excellent meal and this reinforced our intention to support the youth of the community.

Alan Ford. PP. PHF. OAM.
Youth Service Director 2009/10.