CLUB, ZONE REGION
FINALS 2010
You should have contacted your schools prior to the end of the last term,
however if you have not done this yet, all is not lost! You will need to
do this in the first couple of days of the 2010 school year.
Plan your club final. If you are having difficulties, please contact your
District Chairman for help. Also, there are a number of aids available:-
Download the Club Chairman Manual from the Youth of the Year website. It has
a lot of good advice and suggestions.
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Look at the
PowerPoint presentations on the website. Even if you don’t have the
equipment to take to a school, print and use the slides. There are full
notes with each slide.
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If you can use the
PowerPoint presentations, but are not confident to speak, contact me and
I will send you a copy with voice recording.
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Seek assistance
from your District Chairman. That’s what she/she is there for!
You must contact the schools PERSONALLY. It is not sufficient to just post
the information and wait for a response – most times it will not happen.
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Ask for an
appointment with the Principal. Ask for the most senior person who can
help.
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Ask for a meeting
with the Year 11 students (they are the best target for 2010)
or
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Ask to speak to the
senior student leaders – they are the most likely to be interested.
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Use the PowerPoint
notes to explain the Quest to the students
Before you leave the school, make arrangements with the teacher to return
and follow up.
Show enthusiasm when you are talking to the students. Tell them of the
benefits for them – referring to the notes.
If
you are from a small town or a suburb without a school nearby – look to
towns or suburbs nearby. Join with a neighbouring Lions Club and see what
you can do together.
We
have only 40% of clubs in the MD participating. That means that there are,
potentially, 2000 more young people, every year, who could be gaining from
the experience of the Quest.
Youth of the Year is the best opportunity your club has to get to the youth
in your community. It is also the best chance to have contact with their
parents – people who are the perfect age to become Lions.
If
you need help, please contact your District Chairman.
The rewards are long term and far reaching for our youth and our country.
Don’t lose this great opportunity. Get your club involved today!
We
have one of the very best youth programs in the world. We are the envy of
other Service Clubs who would love to have this project. Youth of the Year
is well recognised amongst many people who hold responsible positions.
Every year we get reports back from entrants who have told us that the Youth
of the Year certificate in a personal résumé is a definite advantage when
being interviewed.
This is because the people who enter this Quest are those who are most
likely to go on to hold positions of responsibility. They are the people who
want to achieve and they are the people who entered Youth of the Year when
they were at secondary school!!
Youth of the Year – “You just can’t lose”
Adrian Miles
Chairman Youth of the Year
