District 6110 Youth
Exchange Calendar

Reflective of our exchange students
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DATES TO REMEMBER |
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Date |
Description |
Contact |
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Jan 15 |
Short-Term (STEP)
Applications due to clubs |
Yume Rudzinski |
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Jan
15 |
INBOUNDS and OUTBOUNDS
-- if you have not already done so, write a blog entry about
your exchange experiences |
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27 - 29 Where:
Tulsa Marriot Southern Hills
1902 E 71st St, Tulsa, OK 74136
Friday Jan 27
1:30pm Student arrival begins
5pm Students home hosted
Sunday Jan 29
10:15am Conference ends; students leave |
SCRYE- Tulsa: Mandatory for Inbound and Outbound Students
. Approximately 200 Rotary Exchange students will be
in Tulsa for this event.
Students: Check your email for information about this
event.
SCRYE requires that the DISTRICT register ALL of its
students at one time.
(Clubs, host families, counselors --
Please DO NOT register your student at the SCRYE website.
We at the district level MUST register
the students.) |
Trisha Kerkstra
Curt Rom |
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Jan 30 |
Local Clubs submit
YE STEP applications to
Yume Rudzinski |
Yume Rudzinski |
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Jan
31 |
INBOUNDS and OUTBOUNDS
- submit monthly report to (1) sponsor district and
(2) host district |
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Feb
15 |
INBOUNDS and OUTBOUNDS
-- if you have not already done so, write a blog entry about
your exchange experiences |
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Saturday February 25,
2012
9am - 3 pm
Fayetteville, AR |
Distict-level STEP
Interviews & orientation -- Interview students &
parents
Contact:
Yume Rudzinski
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Yume Rudzinski |
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Feb
28 |
INBOUNDS and OUTBOUNDS
- submit monthly report to (1) sponsor
district and (2) host district |
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Late
Feb / early March |
Host / Counselor / Club YE
Chairs Orientation
(Date, Time, Location to be announced closer to the event) |
Trisha Kerkstra
Curt Rom |
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February 28 |
Reservation Deadline 2012 Summer Trip (OPTIONAL event for
Inbounds). |
South Central
Ambassador Tours |
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March 1 |
Deadline:
RYLA applications
Go to the
http://rotarydistrict6110.org/ and click on the link to
Dist. 6110 Operations, and then click on the link to RYLA
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Local Rotary Club |
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March
15 |
INBOUNDS and OUTBOUNDS
-- if you have not already done so, write a blog
entry about your exchange experiences |
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March 18 - 24
$850 plus airfare
Reservation Form 12.pdf |
2012 Spring Trip OPTIONAL for Inbounds. Visit the South
Central Ambassador
Tours website:
http://www.scattours.com/floridaitinerary.html
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South
Central Ambassador Tours |
March 16 - 17
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Some years, YE students are
invited to the MAPETS (President-Elect
training)
conference. If students are invited this year, we will
notify them in advance of the event |
Trisha Kerkstra
Curt Rom |
March 29 - April 1
Salvation Army Camp, Wellington,OK
$300 per student |
Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA) camp is a leadership
training program. YE students may participate with the
permission and participation of their sponsoring club.
OPTIONAL for Inbounds
Go to
the
http://rotarydistrict6110.org/ and click on the link to
Dist. 6110 Operations, and then click on the link to RYLA |
Matt Hancock, Co-chairperson
Tracy Dean, Co-chairperson |
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March
31 |
INBOUNDS and OUTBOUNDS
- submit monthly report to (1) sponsor
district and (2) host district |
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April
15 |
INBOUNDS and OUTBOUNDS
-- if you have not already done so, write a blog
entry about your exchange experiences |
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April 12 -15
Location:
Camp Heart O’ Hills
in Tahlequah, OK |
Camp Enterprise. OPTIONAL for Inbounds. At this 4-day
retreat, Students learn team
building (ROPES), leadership and motivation skills while
working within a real business simulation program and
interact with some of Tulsa’s top business leaders..
Additional information will be sent to students as it
becomes available.
http://www.campenterprise.com/
ALL EXPENSES ARE UNDERWRITTEN
by the Rotary Club
of Tulsa and through generous support of Camp Enterprise
Sponsors. |
John Raines |
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April
30 |
INBOUNDS and OUTBOUNDS
- submit monthly report to (1) sponsor district and
(2) host district |
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May
15 |
INBOUNDS and OUTBOUNDS
-- if you have not already done so, write a blog
entry about your exchange experiences |
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| May
29 - 31 |
Float Trip and Return Orientation.
Mandatory
for Inbounds – District Inbound Coordinator will help
arrange transportation.
**Students-- please fill this out before you arrive:
How Have I Changed.pdf
Lee wants to collect these from all students before the
training begins. They will be returned to you that same day.
**Need a ride? Contact Trisha Kerkstra or Curt Rom for more information
on ride-sharing possibilities.
Cost to be announced |
Trisha Kerkstra
Curt Rom |
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May |
District Assembly
(Note: Inbound students are some times invited / required to
attend this event) |
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May
30 |
INBOUNDS and OUTBOUNDS
- submit monthly report to (1) sponsor district and
(2) host district |
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June |
Outbound
Orientation Camp
Location to be announced
Mandatory for long-term outbound (2012-2013) students to
attend camp
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Paul Reagan
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June
15 |
INBOUNDS and OUTBOUNDS
-- if you have not already done so, write a blog
entry about your exchange experiences |
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June
Reservation Form 12.pdf |
SCAT Summer Tours OPTIONAL for Inbounds. Three tours:
1. Western Highlights Tour (June 12 - 25) $2095
plus airfare,
http://www.scattours.com/westitinerary.html
2. California Dreamin' Summer Tour (June 15 - June
28) $2195 plus airfare,
http://www.scattours.com/itineraryCAdreamin.html
3. East Coast Discovery Tour (June 18 - July 1) $
2095
http://www.scattours.com/itineraryeast.html
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South Central
Ambassador Tours |
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June
30 |
INBOUNDS and OUTBOUNDS
- submit monthly report to (1) sponsor
district and (2) host district |
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July
15 |
INBOUNDS and OUTBOUNDS
-- if you have not already done so, write a blog entry about
your exchange experiences |
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July |
SCRYE Summer Conference (YE Training Session for Rotarians)
Club Presidents, Club YE committees, potential host
families, potential counselors, and others who participate
in YE are strongly urged to attend this TRAINING Conference |
www.scrye.org
Agenda and Registration Information
will be available approximately May 15 |
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List of earlier 2011-12 Events |
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| JUNE-AUGUST, 2011 |
All 2010-11
inbound students return home |
Lee
Griffin |
| JUNE-AUGUST, 2011 |
All 2010-11
outbound students return home |
Paul Reagan
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August 2011
(1st weekend) |
Rebound Reunion Weekend in OK
for 2010-2011 Outbound Students
More details will be sent to students as the event
approaches. |
Paul Reagan |
| May - August 2011 |
Short-Term
Exchanges take place ... STEP Outbounds go overseas; STEP
inbounds come to D6110 |
Yume Rudzinski |
| May - August 2011 |
In-home
interviews of host families |
Lee Griffin |
Saturday
August 6
10 a.m. – 2
p.m.
University of Tulsa
2900 E. 5th Street
Room 201, Helmerich Hall
We are
being hosted by Rotarian Linda Adlof.
Call Linda at 918-798-6567 if you get lost.
Lee Griffin,
the In-bound Coordinator, will conduct the training. |
Host
Family/Counselor Orientation
(Tulsa area)
Club Youth Exchange Chairpersons should also attend.
*Host/Counselors can attend either the Springdale/
Fayetteville training session OR the Tulsa training session
*Counselors and LCs will be sent the new
orientation program before hand and asked to review and then
be expected to stay for 45 to 60 minutes afterwards
* Host/Counselor training is MANDATORY for all host families
and all counselors every time they host or every time they
serve as a counselor.
*Anyone missing Host/Counselor Orientation will have to be
trained individually by either his/her club YEO (if
already trained and qualified) or a member of the district
team.
*If you are a new YEO to your club,
you are required to attend the training too! |
Lee Griffin |
Tuesday
August 9
6pm - 9 pm
Mt Sequoyah Retreat and Conference Center
150 Skyline Drive
Fayetteville, AR 72701
Martin Building Room #1
Refreshments will be provided.
Curt Rom, Local Coordinator for the Fayetteville area will
be conducting the orientation.
Contact Curt at
curtrom@cox.net ,
or 479-530-9328 with questions and RSVP. |
Host
Family/Counselor Orientation
(Springdale/Fayetteville area)
Club Youth Exchange Chairpersons should also attend.
*Host/Counselors can attend either the Springdale/
Fayetteville training session OR the Tulsa training session
*Counselors and LCs will be sent the new
orientation program before hand and asked to review and then
be expected to stay for 45 to 60 minutes afterwards
* Host/Counselor training is MANDATORY for all host families
and all counselors every time they host or every time they
serve as a counselor.
*Anyone missing Host/Counselor Orientation will have to be
trained individually by either his/her club YEO (if
already trained and qualified) or a member of the district
team.
*If you are a new YEO to your club,
you are required to attend the training too! |
Curt Rom |
August 19 - 21
Heber Springs
Agenda
Friday night -- arrive by 5pm, dinner, home hosting
Saturday morning -- inbound orientation and lunch
Saturday afternoon -- on the lake
Saturday night - lock-in, likely at the local high
school
Sunday morning - depart after breakfast |
Inbound Youth
Exchange Orientation & Weekend
MANDATORY for Inbound
Students: Rotary International & SCRYE require all
students receive orientation
What to Bring
Casual comfortable clothes, bedroll, pillow, toiletries, a
swimsuit, a towel, sunscreen, and something to write with.
Optional items include: cell phones, cameras, music they
like, address book, rotary business cards, rotary lapel
pins for trading, etc
Transportation
Lee Griffin will notify students & host families of the
transportation arrangements.
This event is MANDATORY for all inbound students who have
arrived in the US by August 19th
If your student is not yet in the USA
by August 19th, Lee Griffin (Inbound
Coordinator) will contact you after the student arrives
regarding a make-up orientation session |
Lee Griffin
Trisha Kerkstra
Curt Rom |
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Sept 22-25 |
District Conference , Tulsa |
Lee Griffin
Trisha Kerkstra
Curt Rom |
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Aug
31 |
INBOUNDS and OUTBOUNDS
- submit monthly report to (1) sponsor district and
(2) host district |
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September 15 |
INBOUNDS and OUTBOUNDS
-- if you have not already done so, write a blog
entry about your exchange experiences |
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September 30
Reservation Form 12.pdf |
Reservation Deadline: 2012 Spring Trip (optional for
inbounds) to Florida.
http://www.scattours.com/floridaitinerary.html
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South Central
Ambassador Tours |
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Sept
30 |
INBOUNDS and OUTBOUNDS
- submit monthly report to (1) sponsor
district and (2) host district |
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October 1st
SkiTripInformationReadFirst.pdf
Form1of3SkiTripDataForm2011.pdf
Form2of3SkiTripDisclaimerForm2011.pdf
Form3of3HealthCertificateEvaluation2011.pdf |
Registration Deadline: 2011 Ski Trip to Breckenridge,
CO
(Ski Trip is an OPTIONAL event for Inbound students in
December.)
$550 for ski students
$585 for snowboard students
$475 for chaperones
http://www.rotary5770.com/
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=194001054502
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C Jones |
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October 10 |
Deadline for Inbound Students to turn in to Vicki
vickii@bmaster.com a written copy of
a
5-minute speech or speech outline |
vickii@bmaster.com |
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Oct
15 |
INBOUNDS and OUTBOUNDS
- submit monthly report to (1) sponsor district and
(2) host district |
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October

Agenda, Costs 2011.pdf
Maps-2011.pdf |
YE
Halloween Weekend in Fayetteville, AR OPTIONAL for
Inbounds.
Students need to bring: a Halloween
costume (for Saturday night), a sleeping bag and pillow,
thank you cards for host families and volunteers (it's ok
for students to bring homemade cards), music cds, camera,
weather appropriate clothing, sneakers, and a smile.
There's a weekend fee of $25 that each student will
need to pay when he/she arrives on Friday night. This $25 is
the fee that the retreat center charges per person for
staying there overnight. The Fayetteville Rotary Club will
pay for the food for group activities on YE Halloween
weekend. |
Yume Rudzinski |
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Nov 1 |
Long-Term
Outbound Applications DUE to clubs |
Paul Reagan |
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Nov 1- 14 |
Clubs Interview
LT-Outbound Candidates & their parents |
Paul Reagan |
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Early Nov |
Host / Counselor / Club YE
Chairs Orientation
(Date, Time, Location to be announced closer to the event) |
Trisha Kerkstra
Curt Rom |
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Nov 15 |
YE Long-Term
Outbound Applications are due to
Paul Reagan |
Paul Reagan |
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Nov
15 |
INBOUNDS and OUTBOUNDS -- if you have not already done so,
write a blog entry about your exchange
experiences |
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Nov 30 |
INBOUNDS and OUTBOUNDS
- submit monthly report to (1) sponsor
district and (2) host district |
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Dec
3- 4
Accommodation Info,
Agenda & Maps will be posted here closer to the event
Interview Location:
Haas Hall Academy
(Fayetteville, AR)
Map:
http://tinyurl.com/7epoxll
Directions:
http://haashall.org/HTML/directions.htm
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District interviews: Some inbound students will help
us to interview outbound applicants. (Location to be
announced.)
Location
Information to be announced.
For student applicants:
Dress attire, and good (church-type) clothes for interviews.
For parents, business casual or casual would be fine.
For Interviewers, business casual or casual will be fine.
Some Rotarians, Inbounds, Rotex, and Rotex Families help
with interviews. |
Paul Reagan |
Dec
8 - 12
SkiTripInformationReadFirst.pdf
Form1of3SkiTripDataForm2011.pdf
Form2of3SkiTripDisclaimerForm2011.pdf
Form3of3HealthCertificateEvaluation2011.pdf
Ski
Trip Newsletter
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YE
Ski Trip to Breckenridge, CO : OPTIONAL for Inbounds
http://www.rotary5770.com/
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=194001054502
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C Jones
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Dec
15 |
INBOUNDS and OUTBOUNDS -- if you have not already done so,
write a blog entry about your exchange
experiences |
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Dec (mid-month) |
Register now:
SCRYE Winter Conference (dates to be announced) in Tulsa
SCRYE would like to extend an invitation to anyone
interested in Rotary Youth Exchange and enhancing their
district program. Participants include Rotarians, spouses
and of course RYE students. There will be specialized
training sessions for experienced RYE officers, those new to
RYE and our DG's/DGE's/DGN's. Fellowship opportunities will extend to an optional
lunch on Saturday and our Saturday evening banquet.
SCRYE Event Website |
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Dec
31 |
INBOUNDS and OUTBOUNDS
- submit monthly report to (1) sponsor district and
(2) host district |
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