July 1916 |
R.I. Convention in Cincinnati, Ohio,
U.S.A. took action to appoint a standing "Committee on Work Among
Boys," composed of six Rotarians. Its purpose was to cooperate with
Rotary clubs and to further and coordinate the work for boys. |
1920 |
First "Boys Week" organized by
the Rotary Club of New York. |
June 1923 |
R.I. President was authorized to appoint
annually a five-member committee on boys work. |
Jan. 1924 |
Conference of persons interested in boys
work was held in Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A. |
Jan. 1933 |
Boys Week changed to Youth Week. |
June 1934 |
R.I. Convention in Detroit, Michigan,
U.S.A. featured youth service presentation for first time. |
Jan. 1935 |
R.I. board of directors requested president
to appoint ad hoc committee on youth service to explore entire subject of
youth service and make recommendations to board at June 1935 meeting as to
whether R.I. should endeavor to sponsor activities which might be considered
as falling under heading of youth service |
June 1935 |
Board adopted definition of youth
service. Also urged Rotary clubs to study needs of youth in the community,
counsel youth, hold youth conferences, collect information concerning
vocational guidance,
and encouraged Rotarians to give personal
attention to youth. |
July 1935 |
Youth Week changed to Boys and Girls
Week.
Board requested president to appoint
five-man youth service committee for purpose of further studying field of
youth service, advising and assisting in preparation of information,
suggestions, programs, etc. with reference to youth service to be distributed
to Rotary clubs and Rotarians. |
Nov. 1937 |
Board established terms of reference for
boys work-youth service committee. Its duty was to study field of boys work
and youth service, to counsel board with respect to such activities and
prepare for the guidance and use of Rotary clubs and Rotarians information
and suggestions as to plans and programs for boys work
and youth service activities. |
July 1939 |
Board authorized appointment of special
committee for 1939-40 to study field of boys work and youth service to give
counsel to the board. Believing that the term "youth" included both
boys and girls and young men and women, the board agreed that the committee would
be known as the youth committee of R.I. with the same terms of reference as
established by the board in 1931-38 for the boys work-youth service
committee. |
Jan. 1941 |
Board approved statement on “Objectives
of Service to Youth” |
July 1941 |
Board agreed on duties of youth
committee. |
1941-42 |
Board took decisions concerning future
activity of youth committee. |
July 1946 |
Board revised terms of reference of youth
committee adopted in 1941-42. |
1948-49 |
Board revised "Objectives of Service
to Youth." |
Jan. 1950 |
Board discontinued the appointment of a
youth committee of R.I. |
Jan. 1954 |
Discontinued sponsorship by R.I. of Boys
and Girls Week.
Encouraged Rotary clubs to adapt specific
programs of service to youth in their respective communities, cooperating
with existing agencies in combating juvenile delinquency or in dealing with
any current local problems, and to inaugurate and vigorously pursue objective
activities in the field of youth service. |
Jan. 1956 |
Board examined "Wheel Clubs"
plan initiated by Rotary Club of Miami, Florida, U.S.A. but did not consider
it feasible or practical for R.I. to undertake sponsorship of Wheel clubs
project as proposed |
Jan. 1959 |
Board requested the Rotary Foundation
development committee to give study to organized youth programs adapted to
secondary school level as possible additional future avenue for the work of
The Foundation. |
May-June 1960 |
Board authorized president to appoint ad
hoc committee for the purpose of investigating various organized youth
activities sponsored by Rotary clubs with a view to developing a specific
program of organized youth activity which could be recommended to Rotary
clubs worldwide. |
May 1962 |
Board accepted plan for organized youth
activity as recommended by ad hoc committee on youth. The activity, to be
known as Interact, was to be offered to Rotary clubs worldwide on a voluntary
basis. |
May-June 1964 |
Interact Week established. |
May-June 1966 |
Board referred to
president and members of the board in 1966-67 the subject of Rotary-sponsored
youth activities or organizations for university students and/or youth at the
post-secondary school level and suggested to board in 1966-67 to initiate an
in-depth study to determine feasibility of developing a plan for a Rotary-sponsored
organization similar to Interact at the post-secondary school level. |
January 1968 |
Board accepted plan for
organization and sponsorship of Rotaract clubs to be offered to Rotary clubs
worldwide on a voluntary basis. |
January 1969 |
Interact Week changed to Youth Activities
Week, to focus on all Rotary-sponsored youth activities |
January 1970 |
Board agreed that Rotary clubs be
encouraged to offer youth merit awards as means of providing recognition of
outstanding qualities demonstrated by young people in service, dependability
and leadership. |
April 1971 |
Board adopted as part of youth activities
program of R.I., a Rotary youth leadership awards program based upon the RYLA
program as carried out in districts in Australia and New Zealand. Requested
the general secretary of R.I. to produce and distribute publications
describing the program and to promote participation in it in accordance with
the board's discussion at that meeting. |
January 1975 |
Board adopted a statement of policy on
international student projects and youth exchange to supersede its previous
decisions with respect thereto. |
