Our guest speakers were Charmaine Wong and Ryan Wong who we sponsored for the Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA) which they completed over 6 days at Phillip Island, in July. They shared with us that there were a number of presentations and a number of workshops focusing on communication, emotional intelligence, self-awareness, leadership and the styles that are needed in different circumstances, and the importance of “connection” in business and with the community.
Charmaine told us that she has been somewhat reserved, and quiet, but the experiences she had developed her confidence amongst others and her big takeaway was that leadership styles should vary from “Being a Leader and a Role Model” to “Stepping back and being supportive of others to take the Lead”. Ryan said that he had appreciated more the importance of Community, Structure, and Communication in structuring your life. It was amazing to see the confidence they both showed in their presentations.
Our third Speaker was Harris McNamara, School Captain and Interact Leader at Doncaster East Secondary College, who recently chaired the District Interact Conference at Camberwell. Harris showed us the huge benefits of being involved in Interact, and in particular the importance of pursuing Environmental and Sustainability actions to make a real difference in the areas of carbon footprint and recycling. He also shared with us the practical actions that his school was taking in planting, mulching, recycling, and raising funds for those in need. His confident and extremely engaging presentation, was stunning.
Over the next two weeks we have some really great topics featuring speakers on the Rotary Foundation and International grants, and then a Projects night, when we will cover the final preparations for the Family Festival at Ruffey Lake Park, which kicks off on 25 October.
Remember all members need to have Working with Children Check as we have a number of active projects involving children. If you haven't had the chance to get your free volunteer WWC, the link below takes you to the site
https://service.vic.gov.au/find-services/work-and-volunteering/working-with-children-check;
From The 2 Brians