Rotary Club: El Camino Real (Oceanside) Project Title: Supporting Oceanside Youth 1. Describe the project. What was done, when and where did project activities take place? The Club has supported local youth with scholarships, honors and a banquet titled the Blue Sash Banquet for National Honors Society (NHS) members at El Camino High School May 14, 2024. In addition, funding was provided to promote Leadership Education in Interact and RYLA throughout the year. We will provide support as mentors at Interact, supporting the local club through visits to their club, having them visit our club and working on community service projects. In addition, we provided a $1,000 scholarship to an El Camino high school senior May 14,2024 for providing exceptional community services. Our club also paid for 4 students to attend the RYLA training in April 2024. 2. How many people benefited from this project? 4 high school Juniors were sent to RYLA, plus 22 National Honors Society students, their parents ( 66 individuals) and 4 key high school mentors to the students for a total of 74 individuals benefited from this project. . 3. Who were the beneficiaries, how were they impacted by this project, and what humanitarian need was met? The beneficiaries of these funds were (1) 4 High School Juniors who were able to attend RYLA. Without our support these students would not be able to attend RYLA to build their leadership skills. (2) 1 high school senior who received a $1000 scholarship for exceptional community service. These funds were provided to help the student meet their college expenses., (3) 22 students inducted into the National Honor Society (NHS) along with their parents and 4 key mentors were recognized and celebrated for their accomplishments in academics and leadership. The award dinner we provide is the only event that focuses on these students and congratulates them for all they have accomplished. The students and parents feel their hard work and effort is supported by Rotary through our award event. 4. How many Rotarians participated in the project? 8 Rotarians worked together to provide this event to the students. 5. What did they do? Please give at least two examples, not including financial support provided to the project. The Rotarians involved, interviewed the students who applied for the Community Service scholarships. They worked closely with the high school principal to invite the NHS students and scholarship winner, along with their parents to the award event. The food, program and awards were all initiated and provided by the 8 Rotarians. 6. If a cooperating organization was involved, what was its role? The El Camino High School Principal, Assistant Principal, two key counselors/mentors and the Interact Sponsor worked together with our club to provide the scholarships, the RYLA opportunities and the NHS event. 7. Income
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