Rotary Reconnect Week
October 9th - October 15th
By Laura Higgs - RI Alumni Relations
     Rotary Youth Exchange student ’04
 
Across the world, people who recognize and are proud of Rotary wait for an invitation to become involved again. They are the former youth exchange students, the young professionals who moved out of Rotaract and Interact, Rotary scholarship recipients, and many more who have been touched by the programs that Rotarians provide in their districts and globally.
 
 
 
9-15 October marks the second annual time that Rotary Reconnect Week will welcome these alumni to our district, and there are many ways to be involved in this event week.
 
I was a youth exchange student, and I know that I have moved to about seven different Rotary districts in my lifetime. It’s hard for me, as a young professional who moves a lot, to keep in touch, but when I do settle down, I enjoy visiting local Rotary clubs and often have built strong relationships with the Rotarians who made an effort to welcome me.
 
Alumni can be potential members, donors, and service project participants and so I encourage you to always make sure they feel a welcome part of our community.  The role of the District Alumni Chair is to help you find ways to do this.
 
I wrote this following short story if any of you need material for your October newsletters.  Also, Please post your events for Reconnect Week on the official page so alumni all over the world can see what they can attend! https://www.facebook.com/events/147225845732574/
 
There is now  one week left until the events start!  We will ask alumni through an email to share their Rotary stories and memories, if you would like to submit your own photo and quote if you are also an alumnus.  That way they can see that other people are participating too.