Rotary Youth Exchange
Working towards peace and understanding in the world, one exchange at the time.
Rotary International
Rotary International is the world’s oldest and most international service organization, with over 1.2 million members in 32,000 clubs, in almost 200 countries. The official Rotary motto is, “Service Above Self”, and Rotarians live their lives in accordance with the Four Way Test. You can find out more about our wonderful organization and its many programs and projects by visiting the Rotary International website.
There are more than 500 Rotary clubs in the Rotary districts in Florida and Georgia. District borders follow county lines.
Rotary Youth Exchange
Each year, over 9,000 high school students participate in the Rotary Youth Exchange program worldwide, learning a new language and experiencing a new culture, through the efforts of Rotary volunteers around the globe. The program began in the 1920s, but took off after the II World War.
The program’s primary mission: “To work towards peace and understanding in the world”.
RYE Florida
The Youth Exchange (YE) programs in Florida are growing, through the efforts of the multi-district organization, Rotary Youth Exchange Florida, Inc.
Each of the five participating districts in Florida and Georgia are committed to promoting Rotary Youth Exchange, and at least half of the districts have been honored with District Achievement Awards at the annual conferences of the North American Youth Exchange Network
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Recent Travels
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2023-24 Gabe, outbound to Thailand
Journal Entry #1, 9/14/23 I arrived in Bangkok on August 14 and It has been the best time of my life ever since. It took me 25 hours to get here and getting off the plane and seeing my host family was one of the best feelings in the world knowing I made it. First...
2023-24 Juliann, outbound to Sweden
Journal Entry #1, 9/11/23 Hej allihopa! I cannot believe it has already been a month here! I arrived on August 2nd with no issues in the airport. During the flight I met a woman who is a part of Rotary and had done a short term exchange when she was younger. It is...
2022-23 Revie, outbound to France
Journal Entry #1, 10/27/22 Bonjour everyone!It has been around two months since I arrived in France, which is wild to think about. Time is flying by and I've already made so many memories. My first host family lives in the city of Nancy, which has a population of...