Resource LinksRotary International Rotary Foundation Rotary District 5440 Area Rotary Clubs Fort Collins Loveland Windsor Greeley The Four-Way Test Program with Junior High SchoolsFrom the earliest days of the organization, Rotarians were concerned with promoting high ethical standards in their professional lives. One of the world's most widely printed and quoted statements of business ethics is The Four-Way Test, which was created in 1932 by Rotarian Herbert J. Taylor when he was asked to take charge of a company that was facing bankruptcy. Adopted by Rotary in 1943, The Four-Way Test has been translated into more than a hundred languages and published in thousands of ways. It asks the following four questions: "Of the things we think, say or do:
More than a decade ago, the Rotary Club of Ft. Collins took the Four-Way Test to junior high school students in small-group round-table discussions where the students apply this simple test to solve sometimes very complicated life issues. Learn about this highly successful service program that was initiated by the Rotary Club of Fort Collins. Click here for the On-Line Brochure and ordering information for a video or DVD that will give you the tools you need to implement this program in your community. Better Business Bureau and Rotary Ethics Scholarship AwardEach year, the Better Business Bureau and Rotary Districts 5440, 5450 and 5470 provide a scholarship to recognize a student who demonstrates an extraordinary level of ethical responsibility. The Ethics Scholarship is for high school students in their junior or senior year and consists of $5,000 to be used at the higher education institution of the winner's choice. Applicants must write a 1500 to 2000 word essay in response to the question "How does the Rotary Four-Way Test apply to your life?" For information on this scholarship, please send an email to Lorna Reeves or to Betti Seay. Additional information and the application can be found in this PDF file. Rotaract
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(L to R) Rotarians Claude Piché, Betty Brown, Interactor Christina Paul, Rotarian Susie Ewing and son Nick, Interactors Melissa Yurash and Johanna Muller, Rotarian Chuck Rutenberg and Interactors Jessie Fiser and Shawn Matsuda in front of completed Habitat Home in Gualan, Guatemala. There are two Interact clubs in Ft Collins. The club at Poudre High School is sponsored by the Fort Collins Breakfast club and the Interact club at Fort Collins High School is sponsored by the Foothills Rotary Club. If you are interested in learning more about these clubs, please contact the following Rotarians: Poudre High School Interact Club: Claude Piché or Scott Woods Fort Collins High School Interact Club: Mike Trinen at Michael Trinen Interact International RYLA and YRYLA (Rotary Youth Leadership Awards)RYLA (Rotary Youth Leadership Awards for high-school juniors and sophomores) and YRYLA (Young RYLA for 7th graders) is a life-changing leadership training program for young men and women where leadership skills and principles are learned, developed and enhanced in an atmosphere of trust and respect. The purpose of RYLA and YRYLA is to encourage and assist current and potential youth leaders in methods of responsible and effective leadership. Each year, the Rotary Club of Ft. Collins sponsors several youth to participate in this unique opportunity for leadership and personal development. For more information, please see the RYLA web site at www.rmryla.org. Rotary Youth ExchangeEach year, the Rotary Club of Fort Collins sponsors one or more outbound high school students and hosts an inbound student. This extraordinary program gives Rotary youth exchange students a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to spend an entire year in a foreign country where they live with Rotary families and study the normal high school curriculum. Rotary also supports a summer exchange program for students who cannot commit to spending an entire year abroad. In this program, students from the United States are matched with a student in a foreign country and, through Rotary, contacts are made between the two families to permit youth in each country to experience 3-6 weeks in each other's country. Click here for more information about the Rotary Exchange program.POLIO PlusTo learn more about POLIO Plus and Rotary International’s effort to eradicate this disease, please click here. Centers for Disease Control – Information about DENGUE FEVERDengue Information |
Rotaract is a Rotary-sponsored service club for young men and women ages 18 to 30. Through the Rotaract program, young adults not only augment their knowledge and skills, but they also address the physical and social needs of their communities while promoting international understanding and peace through a framework of friendship and service. The Fort Collins Rotaract Club, sponsored by the Rotary Club of Ft. Collins, was chartered in 2003. The club seeks both professional development and improvement in the quality of life both locally and globally through acts of service. 