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KEMPENFELT ROTARY CLUB ▪ P.O. Box 402 ▪ Barrie, ON ▪ Canada ▪ L4M 5T5

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

                                                       Rotary Adventure in Citizenship Program

 

BARRIE, ON (Tuesday, January 19, 2016) – The Kempenfelt Rotary Club is proud to announce that it is taking another step in support of youth in our community.

 

The Club has just learned that it was successful in its application to sponsor a senior high school student from the Barrie area to participate in the 2016 Rotary Adventure in Citizenship Program, May 1 to May 4, 2016 in Ottawa.

 

The Rotary Adventure in Citizenship Program, now in its 66th year, is an annual event that provides a unique opportunity for a select group of talented young Canadians to come together and gain a better understanding of our country.  Through meetings with political leaders, senior officials and others, students learn about the workings of our democratic institutions. 

 

The selected student will meet 199 other students sponsored by Rotary Clubs in all ten provinces and three territories, and their travel costs are borne by the sponsoring clubs.  High school students between sixteen and eighteen years of age with above-average marks will be selected based on an application which is reviewed by a panel consisting usually of teachers and Rotarians. 

 

“It is very exciting that our Club’s application to sponsor a young student from Barrie has been selected” - said Michael Graham, Chair of the New Generations Committee for the Kempenfelt Rotary Club.  “It is a fantastic opportunity for students to meet their peers from across Canada, to learn about our democracy and to discover common interests.”

 

The deadline for application is February 15, 2016.

 

For more information, please contact:

Michael Graham – Chair of New Generations of Kempenfelt Rotary Club | Email: kempenfeltrotaryclub@gmail.com 

 
 
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