Youth Exchange (2005-06)

History:

The Youth Abuse Prevention Committee was in charge of setting up the rules for the implementation of a District Abuse and Harassment Prevention Policy. This policy is mandated by Rotary International and was adopted at the May 2006 District Conference. It was up to the committee to define how was going to be implemented.

PDG Mike Stelman chaired the committee to address this issue. Since many people asked to be included in the decision process we defined the following rules:
1. To hold a minimum of 2 public hearings on this subject with ample time to get the input from all participants.
2. To publish the proceedings of these hearings and have them distributed to the district leadership, whether they were present or not at the public hearings.
3. To receive written comments from all interested parties, and have them discussed at the hearings and committee meetings.
4. To have the committee publish by the end of September 2006 a recommendation for the implementation of the policy and possible changes to it.

Long Term Inbound:

The District Committee has selected 3 students this year.
Martin Becart is sponsored by D-1670 and comes from Croix, France. He is hosted by the Rotary Club of La Jolla and will be attending La Jolla High School.
Gustav Mortensen is sponsored by D-1470 and comes from Valby, Denmark. He is hosted by Club 33 San Diego and will be attending Francis Parker.
Willian Simoes is sponsored by D-4430 and comes from Sao Paulo, Brazil. He is hosted by the Point Loma Rotary Club and will be attending Point Loma High School. 

Long Term Outbound:

Quin Herron sponsored by the Point Loma Rotary Club will be hosted by D-2170 and will be living in Gembloux Belgium. Quin recently attended High Tech High and is quickly learning French to help him with his exchange year. 

Short Term Program 2005:
Our District only had two Short Term Exchanges this year.
Lauren Gensler sponsored by the Coronado Rotary Club went to Bavaria Germany where she stayed with her host sister Laura Reisner and her family. Laura then returned with Lauren for a three week stay here. 
Shauna McDaniel was also sponsored by the Coronado Rotary Club and will be going to Haute-Savoie, France. Her host sister Caroline came here first and will be taking Shauna back for a three week stay soon.

This year’s Inbound Orientation will be held in conjunction with The SCANEX Orientation and International Camp Out sponsored by the Lake Elsinore Rotary Club. Students from approximately 28 countries will attend and learn more about our expectations of them as Youth Ambassadors from their respective countries but also bond as the Class of 2006-07 and have some end of summer fun before starting school

January/February 2007 is the tentative date for this annual event where our Long Term Inbound and future Outbound students meet with their counterparts from the other SCANEX (Southern California, Arizona and Nevada and now to include Hawaii and Utah) Districts. While the inbound students spend the day with the Big Bear High Interact Club the new outbound students will be schooled on the experiences they may encounter during there stay abroad