Youth Opportunities

Rotary seeks to raise the awareness of Rotarians, young men and women and those that work with young people, of the rich opportunities offered to promote community service, facilitate greater international understanding; identify and develop the leaders of tomorrow; recognise and celebrate the achievements of young people.

The Thurso Club works with young people in a number of ways to promote the ideals of Rotary:

• RYLA (Rotary Youth Leadership Awards)

RYLA 2009 Awards

President Allan Sparling hands over the RYLA Certificate to Lynsey Harper while Liam Gray receives his award from Vocational Services Chairman Sandy Cumming.

RYLA 2007 and 2008 Participants receiving their certificates

• Practice Interviews
  

Club members and members of the local community provide a practice interview service for youngster wishing to go to Colleges, Universities or into work.  Students are interviewed in as near the conditions as they will encounter in the real situation and then they receive feedback and advice on their performance.

• Speechmaking
  

The 2010 Speechmakers with Keana Jardine receiving the trophy.

Two more recent Speechmaking groups and one from the past!

• Interact
  

The Interact Club members entertaining residents of Bayview Care Home

• Primary School Quiz

Primary School Quiz teams from the seven schools that feed Thurso High School take part annually in the Club's Quiz competition.

•  International Opportunities for Youth Groups
  

The Thurso Rotary Club has been fortunate to receive visits from the University of the Philippines Concert Chorus over a number of years.  The choir's visits are sponsored by the Club while the group are in Thurso and help is given with travel expenses between venues.  Two public conccerts are  organised with the bulk of the proceeds going to the visitors.  The members of the visiting group are hosted by Rotarian and generally look after for the duration of their visit in Thurso.