New Generations
New Generations refers to the youngest generation in the family of Rotary. Many are participants in Rotary's youth and young adult programs: Interact, Rotaract, Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA), and Rotary Youth Exchange. Others are service-minded young people involved in Rotary Club and district activities.
Past Rotary International President Luis Vincent Giay coined the term New Generations when he shared his belief that the future of Rotary relied on involving young people in the organisations' programs and activities. At the 1996 Rotary International Convention in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, he said: "Our vision for the future, now more than ever, is the difference between success and failure. The New Generations are our investment in the future. Let us begin to build that future today."
New Generations Service recognises the positive change implemented by youth and young adults through leadership development activites, involvement in community and international service projects, and exchange programs that enrich and foster world peace and cultural understanding.
Mt Eden Rotary supports youth and young adults in their development, as follows:
RANZSE - Rotary Australia New Zealand Student Exchange
2011 Aislinn Faulkner (NZ); Rhiannon Herbert (Australia)
2014 Ella Little (New Zealand); Isabelle Goodwin (Australia)
RIYE - Rotary International Youth Exchange
2012 Tiegan Roise O'Brien (To Germany)
2012 Paula Di Doi (From Argentina)
2018 Andre Munro-Wilson (To France)
RYLA - Rotary Youth Leadership Award
2012 Michael Leon
2013 Ellery Marsh
2014 Ben Moimoi
2015 Francis Hwang
2017 Liz Meade
2018 Saif Fawzi
RYPEN - Rotary Youth Programme of Enrichment
2013 Tiegan Roise O'Brien
Outward Bound Scholarship Assistance
2012 Conor Kelly
2013 Antoinette Jowitt
2015 Matthew Milner
2018 Charles Morton
2018 Ruby Lawrence
2020 Luke Barley
Other Assistance
2019 Laura Mooney