DISTRICT 5770 HOSTS YOUTH EXCHANGE REUNION CAMP

Norman Rotary clubs represented District 5770 by hosting this year's Rotary Youth Exchange Reunion Camp for 26 outbound students who studied abroad during the 2010-2011 high school year.  Reunion students are from the South Central Rotary Youth Exchange (SCRYE) Program which consists of 15 states and 36 member Rotary districts in the south and central part of the country.  D5770 clubs sponsored three long-term outbounds to Argentina, Brazil, and Switzerland.  One short-term student went to Chili and Germany.  Sponsoring clubs were Elk City, Norman, Norman Cross Timbers, and Norman Sooner.  Norman Rotarians home hosted eight district Youth Exchange Officers during the camp.

The reunion camp is designed to assist returning students adjust to being back home, share experiences, and allows returning students to enjoy fellowship with other students who attended a SCRYE outbound camp prior to starting their year abroad.  They joined Youth Exchange (YE) alumni called ROTEX who meet for fellowship and to support the YE program through promotion and involvement in YE.