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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Hello and welcome to the Community.
Heroes of Hope, a podcast wherewe shine a light on the
remarkable individuals andprojects in Rotary District 5330
that bring hope and change toour local and global communities
.
I am Judy Zelfikar, yourco-host and the current District
Governor of Rotary District5330.
Speaker 2 (00:20):
And I'm Niren McLean, the Rotary District
Governor-Elect, and I'm NirenMcLean, the Rotary District
Governor-Elect.
Together, we're diving deepinto the heart of the community
service, showcasing the impactof dedication and collaboration
in addressing some of the mostpressing challenges our
communities face.
Speaker 1 (00:35):
Each episode, we'll tell stories of incredible
people making a difference,innovating solutions and
inspiring others to take action.
Speaker 2 (00:43):
We'll also be giving you a behind-the-scenes look at
the projects that aretransforming their lives, and
we'll discuss how you, too, canget involved, contribute and be
part of the positive change.
Whether you're a seasonedRotarian or just looking to give
back, this podcast is for you.
Speaker 1 (01:00):
So join us as we explore the journeys, challenges
and successes of people likeyou who have stepped up to make
a difference.
Let's celebrate the spirit ofcommunity and the power of hope
together.
Speaker 2 (01:13):
Don't forget to subscribe to the Community
Heroes of Hope on your favoritepodcast platform.
Stay with us on this journey ofinspiration and let's spread
the message of hope further thanever.
Speaker 1 (01:24):
Thank you for tuning in.
Let's get started.
I'm very excited this morningto talk with MJ from our
Crestline Rotary Club about howwe are reaching out to the youth
in our communities.
We have many programs in Rotary, whether it's Interact, ryla,
rotaract, and many of ourpodcasts have talked about the
(01:47):
interaction that Rotarians haveand the support that we give to
our youth, and MJ is going totalk a little bit today about
our very youngest Rotarians inour grade schools and middle
schools through our Early Actprogram.
So with that, mj, I'm going tohave you introduce yourself and
tell us a little bit about theEarly Act program in Crestline.
Speaker 3 (02:11):
Sure thing.
Thanks, Judy.
And my name my full name isMary Justine Lanyon, but most
people, like Judy, do call me MJ, short and sweet.
I've been a Rotarian now forjust four years.
Two of those years I served aspresident of the Crestline Lake
Gregory Rotary Club.
Speaker 1 (02:28):
You jumped right in, didn't you?
Speaker 3 (02:31):
I did Well.
A month later I was tapped aspresident-elect.
One of the main reasons Ijoined this particular club is
because of the Early Act program.
I'm editor of our localnewspaper.
I had been to their meetingsand to a couple of their service
projects to cover and writeabout them, and I was just so
(02:53):
intrigued and impressed I wantedto be part of that.
Speaker 1 (02:57):
So what is the Early Act program?
Speaker 3 (03:00):
Well, first I'll tell you it started in 2012.
In 2011, when Bill Mellingerwas president, he became aware
of Early Act and started theprocess rolling to have it at
our Valley of EnchantmentElementary School meeting and
(03:28):
there was just one class it wasMark Warhol and his fifth grade
class.
They had early act and theirfirst project was they worked
with Rotarians and parents torestore the school's nature,
walk and plant some flowers andbuild planters.
After that, they put on aspaghetti dinner for the local
senior citizens and this isfifth graders.
Speaker 1 (03:48):
What a wonderful age to start teaching them service
above self, right so after that,one fifth grade club.
Speaker 3 (03:57):
For the past several years now we've had clubs at the
third, fourth and fifth gradelevel.
At the end of the year we hadan ice cream sundae party and
we're told the astonishing newsthat the first and second
graders wanted to be part ofEarly Act.
Speaker 1 (04:16):
You got them all coming in.
That's lovely.
Speaker 3 (04:19):
This year we have Early Act at first, second,
third, fourth and fifth grade.
So each club has a Rotarian asa liaison the challenging part
of this and the wonderful partof this we have to have a
teacher as the advisor.
That's a requirement and theyare giving up their lunch hour
(04:43):
to sit there and be an advisorto this club.
The first and second gradersare only meeting once a month.
Third, fourth and fifth meettwice a month.
Speaker 1 (04:52):
You know, that's amazing and it really is a
testament to the dedication ofour teachers in our schools.
I mean, these teachers aren'tgetting paid to do this extra
curricular activityextracurricular activity and
it's, but yet it's so importantand so impactful for these young
students to be able to servetheir communities in this
special way.
Speaker 3 (05:11):
That's right, and the the the best thing about these
clubs, of course, is that theyare student-led.
So the teacher is there, I'm,the liaison to the second grade
and the fifth grade I'm there,but the only way we impact the
club's decisions is.
Two years ago, the fifth gradersaid our playground is in
(05:34):
terrible condition.
We need to replace all theequipment, and so my suggestion
was they get on their Chromebooks, which they have in the
classroom, and price outplayground equipment, and they
quickly discovered they couldnot afford to do that.
Speaker 1 (05:50):
So they had a very, very early lesson in economics
and how expensive that stuff is.
Speaker 3 (05:59):
That's it.
But at our school the thirdgraders focus on a community
service project on their schoolcampus.
So one year they noticed thebackboards at the basketball
hoops were really in very poorcondition, were really in very
poor condition.
So they bought new backboardsand they painted them.
(06:20):
Oh wow.
The fourth grade focuses oninternational projects, so they
primarily donate money whichthey've given to Project Peanut
Butter, to Shelter Box, to a seaturtle rescue program and what
(06:40):
else have they done?
A Clft palate project as well,and then, the fifth.
The fifth graders focus on thewider crestline community.
I thought one of the bestprojects they did.
One of the boys had beenfishing at a lake down the hill
and saw they had these boxeswhere the fishermen could put
(07:01):
their used line so that theducks and other animals didn't
get caught up in them.
So with the help of the thenprincipal, they built four boxes
online.
They got stickers to put onthem to let the fisher people
know what the boxes were for.
One of the fathers works forthe company that manages the
(07:23):
lake, so he took us out in aboat to the four spots and they
mounted these boxes and alongcame a couple of anglers who
were like, what are you doing?
And when they heard what theywere for, they were just so
pleased.
Speaker 1 (07:38):
You know, that's amazing to me.
These kids are coming up withvery unique, very relevant
projects.
That's right.
That's mind blowing actually.
Speaker 3 (07:49):
Yeah, yeah, well, it is, it is, and they run their
meetings just like a rotarymeeting.
So they start with the Pledgeof Allegiance, they say the
four-way test and then they havea quote of the day.
The secretary reads the minutesof the last meeting, the
(08:14):
treasurer gives the report andthen, for the fifth grade, the
first meeting of the month istheir regular meeting, like a
Rotary meeting.
The second meeting they calltheir creative meeting.
So if they're working on aproject, a couple of years ago
they made blankets to give tothe local veterinary hospitals
and a therapy dog nonprofitthat's up here.
So in the creative meeting theyworked on making those blankets
(08:38):
.
Speaker 1 (08:39):
So how are they getting their donations?
Is that through the club?
Are they fundraising themselves?
Speaker 3 (08:45):
They do fundraise themselves, hand in hand with
the PTA at the school.
So when the PTA has a movienight, the early actors can sell
something, whether it's popcornor, you know, soda.
They have a glow dance at theschool, so they sell.
(09:06):
They were, in fact, at themeeting this past week.
They were brainstorming whatare we going to sell at this
year's glow dance?
Oh fun, they might buy, youknow, online they might get you
know a hundred glow bracelets orsomething and sell those.
They do candy cane grams atChristmas.
(09:26):
They're going to do Valentinegrams for Valentine's Day and
when our club has its bigfundraisers, like Lobsters at
the Lake that you came up forand Steaks at the Lake, they'll
be there with duck food thatthey don't sell but it's
available for donations.
Speaker 1 (09:45):
I bought some of that duck food, thank you.
And I talked to those lovelykids and they were so bright
eyed and I know the young, youngman, probably maybe in fourth
grade, and he was so excitedthat he was the treasure and he
was going to count up all themoney, which I thought was
amazing.
What great life lessons theseyoung, early actors are learning
(10:07):
through this process.
Speaker 3 (10:09):
Yes, that's right, and they do, and they, speaking
of treasurer and other officers,they hold an election and they
actually campaign.
Speaker 1 (10:19):
Excuse me, oh, that's fun.
Speaker 3 (10:21):
So that you know they'll have signs and they give
little speeches why I should beyour president, and and then
they vote.
And yeah, it's part of thedemocratic amazing to see.
Speaker 1 (10:34):
So I know that we don't have I don't know if
you're the only early actprogram in our district.
I think it might be so if otherRotarians are listening and
would like to start an early actin their region or their local
schools.
We have 60 clubs and there'slots and lots of elementary
schools in our district ofRiverside and San Bernardino
(10:56):
counties.
How could they get that started?
Speaker 3 (10:58):
Yeah, Well, first I think you would.
You'd have to have the supportof your club, because we do have
a budget line item for like.
We just helped buy t-shirts forthe students.
Speaker 1 (11:12):
And what is that budget line item?
If you don't mind me asking foryour club just to get an idea.
Speaker 3 (11:17):
I think well, I'm going to speak out of turn here.
I'm not really quite sure.
Let's say $1,000.
Okay, so minimal.
It's not a big ticket item.
Right, you need the support ofyour club, and then I would go
to the principal of the schoolto pitch the idea and I would be
(11:38):
happy to share photos fromservice projects and just kind
of an outline of how this works.
The important message for thepotential teacher advisor is
that it is student run.
I mean, you're only theresitting advising, so it's not
like you have to come up withall their ideas.
(12:01):
When they decide on theirservice project, they spend at
least one meeting, maybe more,brainstorming, writing all these
ideas on the whiteboard andthen they vote.
And this last time, for fifthgrade, there was an idea I was
so excited about, but that's notwhat won.
So they're not doing thatproject, they're doing what they
(12:23):
wanted you got to let them dowhat they're going to do, right.
Yeah, yeah.
So you'd go to the principaland get the principal's support
and then, through the principal,reach out.
You might want to start it infifth grade with the oldest
student, assuming yourelementary school goes through
five.
Start with the oldest studentsand see if you can get a teacher
(12:48):
to agree to do it.
Now, it doesn't have to be atlunchtime, it could be after
school.
You know, it depends on how theschool wants to set it up.
Speaker 1 (12:57):
Right.
Speaker 3 (12:58):
And then you would just sort of educate the teacher
on and if they are not aRotarian, it'd be great if they
were but on how a Rotary meetingruns, the different components
of it, and what is Rotary.
They may not even know, so whowe are, what we are, what we do,
and then take it from there.
Speaker 1 (13:22):
And I know we do have an Early Act chairperson also
at the district level.
I believe his name is Scott andJackie Chapman is also someone
you can reach out to if you're aRotarian listening to this
podcast.
She is a wealth of informationand, between her and the MJ's
resource, I'd love to see lotsof early act clubs grow up
(13:46):
throughout our district.
Speaker 3 (13:48):
That would be really wonderful.
And then maybe they can at somepoint have some kind of early
act conference.
Speaker 1 (13:58):
Well they're absolutely welcome and that's
sitting in the back of my mindtoo and I want to mention it to
you.
They're absolutely welcome tocome to the Interact conference
on May 17th.
So, mj, we should talk abouthow we can get those students
included in the process, becausethat's exactly what we want to
(14:18):
do, is have them also see thebigger side of Rotary.
They may not get that exposureand see their next progression,
because if we're starting earlyact students in first, second,
third, fourth, fifth grade, thenthey have that opportunity to
transition into interact withinmiddle school and high school
and really give that opportunityfor them to do service above
(14:40):
self throughout their career asa student self throughout their
career as a student.
Speaker 3 (14:48):
So you may be interested, judy.
When I was at Early Act thispast Monday, I told the students
we were doing this podcast.
Oh wonderful.
And I said so, tell me, what doyou like about being in Early
Act?
Oh, I love that.
Here's a few of their answers.
I want to help people andanimals, show kindness.
I want to help people andanimals, show kindness, show
service above self.
Early actors don't quit.
(15:09):
I love that.
Help our community, use ourtime to help someone and grow
goodwill and friendship inAmerica.
Speaker 1 (15:20):
Oh, those are great, wonderful things and I'm glad
that that's the message and thefeeling that they're getting out
of their experience as being anearly actor, exactly.
Well, thank you so much forcoming on and talking about this
.
Um, we will, we'll, uh, followthis up with.
Again, reach out todistrict5330.org, to our youth
(15:42):
services director, who can putyou in touch with someone that
can help you start an early actclub in your city, your town,
your schools.
And thank you, mj, for being aresource and for bringing this
wonderful program to our podcast.
And all the great wordsdirectly from those early actors
(16:02):
themselves.
You're so very welcome.
Speaker 3 (16:05):
It's my pleasure.
Speaker 1 (16:06):
So that wraps up this episode of Heroes of Hope.
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word out about the impact we'rehaving in this world.
Hello and welcome to the Community.
Heroes of Hope, a podcast wherewe shine a light on the
remarkable individuals andprojects in Rotary District 5330
that bring hope and change toour local and global communities
.
I am Judy Zelfikar, yourco-host and the current District
Governor of Rotary District5330.
Speaker 2 (00:20):
And I'm Niren McLean, the Rotary District
Governor-Elect, and I'm NirenMcLean, the Rotary District
Governor-Elect.
Together, we're diving deepinto the heart of the community
service, showcasing the impactof dedication and collaboration
in addressing some of the mostpressing challenges our
communities face.
Speaker 1 (00:35):
Each episode, we'll tell stories of incredible
people making a difference,innovating solutions and
inspiring others to take action.
Speaker 2 (00:43):
We'll also be giving you a behind-the-scenes look at
the projects that aretransforming their lives, and
we'll discuss how you, too, canget involved, contribute and be
part of the positive change.
Whether you're a seasonedRotarian or just looking to give
back, this podcast is for you.
Speaker 1 (01:00):
So join us as we explore the journeys, challenges
and successes of people likeyou who have stepped up to make
a difference.
Let's celebrate the spirit ofcommunity and the power of hope
together.
Speaker 2 (01:13):
Don't forget to subscribe to the Community
Heroes of Hope on your favoritepodcast platform.
Stay with us on this journey ofinspiration and let's spread
the message of hope further thanever.
Speaker 1 (01:24):
Thank you for tuning in.
Let's get started.
I'm very excited this morningto talk with MJ from our
Crestline Rotary Club about howwe are reaching out to the youth
in our communities.
We have many programs in Rotary, whether it's Interact, ryla,
rotaract, and many of ourpodcasts have talked about the
(01:47):
interaction that Rotarians haveand the support that we give to
our youth, and MJ is going totalk a little bit today about
our very youngest Rotarians inour grade schools and middle
schools through our Early Actprogram.
So with that, mj, I'm going tohave you introduce yourself and
tell us a little bit about theEarly Act program in Crestline.
Speaker 3 (02:11):
Sure thing.
Thanks, Judy.
And my name my full name isMary Justine Lanyon, but most
people, like Judy, do call me MJ, short and sweet.
I've been a Rotarian now forjust four years.
Two of those years I served aspresident of the Crestline Lake
Gregory Rotary Club.
Speaker 1 (02:28):
You jumped right in, didn't you?
Speaker 3 (02:31):
I did Well.
A month later I was tapped aspresident-elect.
One of the main reasons Ijoined this particular club is
because of the Early Act program.
I'm editor of our localnewspaper.
I had been to their meetingsand to a couple of their service
projects to cover and writeabout them, and I was just so
(02:53):
intrigued and impressed I wantedto be part of that.
Speaker 1 (02:57):
So what is the Early Act program?
Speaker 3 (03:00):
Well, first I'll tell you it started in 2012.
In 2011, when Bill Mellingerwas president, he became aware
of Early Act and started theprocess rolling to have it at
our Valley of EnchantmentElementary School meeting and
(03:28):
there was just one class it wasMark Warhol and his fifth grade
class.
They had early act and theirfirst project was they worked
with Rotarians and parents torestore the school's nature,
walk and plant some flowers andbuild planters.
After that, they put on aspaghetti dinner for the local
senior citizens and this isfifth graders.
Speaker 1 (03:48):
What a wonderful age to start teaching them service
above self, right so after that,one fifth grade club.
Speaker 3 (03:57):
For the past several years now we've had clubs at the
third, fourth and fifth gradelevel.
At the end of the year we hadan ice cream sundae party and
we're told the astonishing newsthat the first and second
graders wanted to be part ofEarly Act.
Speaker 1 (04:16):
You got them all coming in.
That's lovely.
Speaker 3 (04:19):
This year we have Early Act at first, second,
third, fourth and fifth grade.
So each club has a Rotarian asa liaison the challenging part
of this and the wonderful partof this we have to have a
teacher as the advisor.
That's a requirement and theyare giving up their lunch hour
(04:43):
to sit there and be an advisorto this club.
The first and second gradersare only meeting once a month.
Third, fourth and fifth meettwice a month.
Speaker 1 (04:52):
You know, that's amazing and it really is a
testament to the dedication ofour teachers in our schools.
I mean, these teachers aren'tgetting paid to do this extra
curricular activityextracurricular activity and
it's, but yet it's so importantand so impactful for these young
students to be able to servetheir communities in this
special way.
Speaker 3 (05:11):
That's right, and the the the best thing about these
clubs, of course, is that theyare student-led.
So the teacher is there, I'm,the liaison to the second grade
and the fifth grade I'm there,but the only way we impact the
club's decisions is.
Two years ago, the fifth gradersaid our playground is in
(05:34):
terrible condition.
We need to replace all theequipment, and so my suggestion
was they get on their Chromebooks, which they have in the
classroom, and price outplayground equipment, and they
quickly discovered they couldnot afford to do that.
Speaker 1 (05:50):
So they had a very, very early lesson in economics
and how expensive that stuff is.
Speaker 3 (05:59):
That's it.
But at our school the thirdgraders focus on a community
service project on their schoolcampus.
So one year they noticed thebackboards at the basketball
hoops were really in very poorcondition, were really in very
poor condition.
So they bought new backboardsand they painted them.
(06:20):
Oh wow.
The fourth grade focuses oninternational projects, so they
primarily donate money whichthey've given to Project Peanut
Butter, to Shelter Box, to a seaturtle rescue program and what
(06:40):
else have they done?
A Clft palate project as well,and then, the fifth.
The fifth graders focus on thewider crestline community.
I thought one of the bestprojects they did.
One of the boys had beenfishing at a lake down the hill
and saw they had these boxeswhere the fishermen could put
(07:01):
their used line so that theducks and other animals didn't
get caught up in them.
So with the help of the thenprincipal, they built four boxes
online.
They got stickers to put onthem to let the fisher people
know what the boxes were for.
One of the fathers works forthe company that manages the
(07:23):
lake, so he took us out in aboat to the four spots and they
mounted these boxes and alongcame a couple of anglers who
were like, what are you doing?
And when they heard what theywere for, they were just so
pleased.
Speaker 1 (07:38):
You know, that's amazing to me.
These kids are coming up withvery unique, very relevant
projects.
That's right.
That's mind blowing actually.
Speaker 3 (07:49):
Yeah, yeah, well, it is, it is, and they run their
meetings just like a rotarymeeting.
So they start with the Pledgeof Allegiance, they say the
four-way test and then they havea quote of the day.
The secretary reads the minutesof the last meeting, the
(08:14):
treasurer gives the report andthen, for the fifth grade, the
first meeting of the month istheir regular meeting, like a
Rotary meeting.
The second meeting they calltheir creative meeting.
So if they're working on aproject, a couple of years ago
they made blankets to give tothe local veterinary hospitals
and a therapy dog nonprofitthat's up here.
So in the creative meeting theyworked on making those blankets
(08:38):
.
Speaker 1 (08:39):
So how are they getting their donations?
Is that through the club?
Are they fundraising themselves?
Speaker 3 (08:45):
They do fundraise themselves, hand in hand with
the PTA at the school.
So when the PTA has a movienight, the early actors can sell
something, whether it's popcornor, you know, soda.
They have a glow dance at theschool, so they sell.
(09:06):
They were, in fact, at themeeting this past week.
They were brainstorming whatare we going to sell at this
year's glow dance?
Oh fun, they might buy, youknow, online they might get you
know a hundred glow bracelets orsomething and sell those.
They do candy cane grams atChristmas.
(09:26):
They're going to do Valentinegrams for Valentine's Day and
when our club has its bigfundraisers, like Lobsters at
the Lake that you came up forand Steaks at the Lake, they'll
be there with duck food thatthey don't sell but it's
available for donations.
Speaker 1 (09:45):
I bought some of that duck food, thank you.
And I talked to those lovelykids and they were so bright
eyed and I know the young, youngman, probably maybe in fourth
grade, and he was so excitedthat he was the treasure and he
was going to count up all themoney, which I thought was
amazing.
What great life lessons theseyoung, early actors are learning
(10:07):
through this process.
Speaker 3 (10:09):
Yes, that's right, and they do, and they, speaking
of treasurer and other officers,they hold an election and they
actually campaign.
Speaker 1 (10:19):
Excuse me, oh, that's fun.
Speaker 3 (10:21):
So that you know they'll have signs and they give
little speeches why I should beyour president, and and then
they vote.
And yeah, it's part of thedemocratic amazing to see.
Speaker 1 (10:34):
So I know that we don't have I don't know if
you're the only early actprogram in our district.
I think it might be so if otherRotarians are listening and
would like to start an early actin their region or their local
schools.
We have 60 clubs and there'slots and lots of elementary
schools in our district ofRiverside and San Bernardino
(10:56):
counties.
How could they get that started?
Speaker 3 (10:58):
Yeah, Well, first I think you would.
You'd have to have the supportof your club, because we do have
a budget line item for like.
We just helped buy t-shirts forthe students.
Speaker 1 (11:12):
And what is that budget line item?
If you don't mind me asking foryour club just to get an idea.
Speaker 3 (11:17):
I think well, I'm going to speak out of turn here.
I'm not really quite sure.
Let's say $1,000.
Okay, so minimal.
It's not a big ticket item.
Right, you need the support ofyour club, and then I would go
to the principal of the schoolto pitch the idea and I would be
(11:38):
happy to share photos fromservice projects and just kind
of an outline of how this works.
The important message for thepotential teacher advisor is
that it is student run.
I mean, you're only theresitting advising, so it's not
like you have to come up withall their ideas.
(12:01):
When they decide on theirservice project, they spend at
least one meeting, maybe more,brainstorming, writing all these
ideas on the whiteboard andthen they vote.
And this last time, for fifthgrade, there was an idea I was
so excited about, but that's notwhat won.
So they're not doing thatproject, they're doing what they
(12:23):
wanted you got to let them dowhat they're going to do, right.
Yeah, yeah.
So you'd go to the principaland get the principal's support
and then, through the principal,reach out.
You might want to start it infifth grade with the oldest
student, assuming yourelementary school goes through
five.
Start with the oldest studentsand see if you can get a teacher
(12:48):
to agree to do it.
Now, it doesn't have to be atlunchtime, it could be after
school.
You know, it depends on how theschool wants to set it up.
Speaker 1 (12:57):
Right.
Speaker 3 (12:58):
And then you would just sort of educate the teacher
on and if they are not aRotarian, it'd be great if they
were but on how a Rotary meetingruns, the different components
of it, and what is Rotary.
They may not even know, so whowe are, what we are, what we do,
and then take it from there.
Speaker 1 (13:22):
And I know we do have an Early Act chairperson also
at the district level.
I believe his name is Scott andJackie Chapman is also someone
you can reach out to if you're aRotarian listening to this
podcast.
She is a wealth of informationand, between her and the MJ's
resource, I'd love to see lotsof early act clubs grow up
(13:46):
throughout our district.
Speaker 3 (13:48):
That would be really wonderful.
And then maybe they can at somepoint have some kind of early
act conference.
Speaker 1 (13:58):
Well they're absolutely welcome and that's
sitting in the back of my mindtoo and I want to mention it to
you.
They're absolutely welcome tocome to the Interact conference
on May 17th.
So, mj, we should talk abouthow we can get those students
included in the process, becausethat's exactly what we want to
(14:18):
do, is have them also see thebigger side of Rotary.
They may not get that exposureand see their next progression,
because if we're starting earlyact students in first, second,
third, fourth, fifth grade, thenthey have that opportunity to
transition into interact withinmiddle school and high school
and really give that opportunityfor them to do service above
(14:40):
self throughout their career asa student self throughout their
career as a student.
Speaker 3 (14:48):
So you may be interested, judy.
When I was at Early Act thispast Monday, I told the students
we were doing this podcast.
Oh wonderful.
And I said so, tell me, what doyou like about being in Early
Act?
Oh, I love that.
Here's a few of their answers.
I want to help people andanimals, show kindness.
I want to help people andanimals, show kindness, show
service above self.
Early actors don't quit.
(15:09):
I love that.
Help our community, use ourtime to help someone and grow
goodwill and friendship inAmerica.
Speaker 1 (15:20):
Oh, those are great, wonderful things and I'm glad
that that's the message and thefeeling that they're getting out
of their experience as being anearly actor, exactly.
Well, thank you so much forcoming on and talking about this
.
Um, we will, we'll, uh, followthis up with.
Again, reach out todistrict5330.org, to our youth
(15:42):
services director, who can putyou in touch with someone that
can help you start an early actclub in your city, your town,
your schools.
And thank you, mj, for being aresource and for bringing this
wonderful program to our podcast.
And all the great wordsdirectly from those early actors
(16:02):
themselves.
You're so very welcome.
Speaker 3 (16:05):
It's my pleasure.
Speaker 1 (16:06):
So that wraps up this episode of Heroes of Hope.
We are so happy that we have anaudience out there listening.
We want you to subscribe, shareand tell your friends about the
Rotary community Heroes of Hope, because that's how we get the
word out about the impact we'rehaving in this world.
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