Youth Programs

Rotary believes in developing the next generation of leaders. Our programs help younger leaders build leadership skills, expand education and learn the value of service.

What Youth Programs Does Rotary Club of Fonthill Provide?

  • Interact 
    The Rotary Club of Fonthill sponsors and supports an Interact Club at E.L. Crossley Secondary School in Fonthill.  Students at the school can participate and join in the club activities through the school.  Through their participation these youth will develop their leadership skills, learn about Rotary's Service Above Self and develop their community acumen through service projects and volunteering opportunities.  
  • Rotary Youth Exchange 
    Are you interested in learning a new language or meeting new people? Rotary Youth Exchange is the opportunity of a lifetime for the more than 8,000 students who participate each year. By sharing your own culture and embracing a new one, you help foster global understanding—and learn a great deal about yourself and your home country in the process. - source: Rotary District 7090
    • Support the Rotary District 7090 Youth Exchange Program
    • A Life Within a Year - How Rotary Youth Exchange Changed Our Lives
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  • RYLA 
    RYLA is a program for young adults (19-25) who demonstrate self-awareness, leadership qualities and concern for others. Candidates may be young professionals or entrepreneurs, college or university students. Candidates must be able to attend both the virtual sessions and in-person weekend retreat, staying at the facility provided and free of any other commitments during its duration. - source: Rotary District 7090
    Our club selects one student annually from E.L. Crossley Secondary School in collaboration with the school staff.
  • Jr. RYLA
    Our program facilitators are excited to work with youth from across the district to connect with like-minded individuals and develop their leadership skills. Participants can expect engaging sessions with skilled facilitators where they will develop heightened self-awareness, problem-solving skills and a leadership mindset to create meaningful change in their schools and communities. - source: Rotary District 7090
  • Scholarship Programs 
    The Rotary Club of Fonthill provides scholarships to graduating students from E.L. Crossley Secondary School.   Information on these is available through the Guidance office at the school.  The Club also promotes and encourages students to apply to the District 7090 scholarships.

How Can You Get Involved?

Contact our Youth Services Chair Mike Taylor or our Interact Liaison Ann Harrison:
  • Youth Services
    Mike Taylor
  • Interact Liaison
  • Students at E.L. Crossley Secondary School can reach out to the Guidance Department
 

Links - 'Just a Few' stories featuring our amazing youth!

  • Exchange student from France feels 'at home' in Pelham - Touti Gendre-Guittard has been living locally since last August and will head home this summer - PelhamToday.ca - April 24, 2026
  • Rotary Youth Exchange - How One Year Abroad Can Alter a Lifetime - Ryan Bradbury - April 2026
  • Rotary Youth Exchange an Unforgetable Chapter in the Book of Life - PelhamToday - Sep 25, 2025
  • E.L. Crossley students and Rotary Club of Fonthill ship period products to Ukraine - PelhamToday.com - Mar 18, 2026
  • E.L. Crossley Secondary School’s Interact Club Collects Period Products for Ukraine - myPelham.com - Mar 03, 2026
  • E.L. Crossley offers 'so many chances to express yourself' - PelhamToday.com - Jan 15, 2026
  • E.L. Crossley Students Apply Skilled Trades Training to Local Heritage Project - The Niagara Independent - Jan 9, 2026
  • Rotary Club of Fonthill and E.L. Crossley students collaborate to restore local history - PelhamToday.ca - Jan 6, 2026
  • E.L. Crossley students spread holiday cheer with annual giving event - PelhamToday.ca - Dec 18, 2025
  • E.L. Crossley Students Embrace 40 Year Holiday Cheer Tradition - myPelham.com - Dec 17, 2025
  • Crossley students don plaid to support youth mental health initiatives - The Niagara Independent - Dec 5, 2025
  • Crossley community patterned in plaid for a good cause - myPelham.com - Dec 02, 2025
  • Interact Club of E.L. Crossley collects 935 lbs of items for Pelham Cares! - Oct 10, 2025 - myPelham.com
  • Rotary Club of Fonthill prepares to welcome new exchange student for 2025-26 school year - Nick Redekop - The Niagara Independent - May 27, 2025
  • Rotary clubs unite across borders to support Brazilian hospital - PelhamToday.ca - May 27, 2025
  • Open Your Home. Open Your World. Host an International Exchange Student - myPelham.com - May 21, 2025
  • Fonthill Rotary connects with Brazil to support hospital project - May 19, 2025 - St. Catharines Standard 
  • Rotary International Project Approval Brazil Autoclave Project Sponsored by E.L. Crossley Interact Club and 6 Rotary Clubs Approved by Rotary International - May 15, 2025 - YourTV Niagara 
  • Brazil Autoclave Project Sponsored by E.L. Crossley Interact Club and 6 Rotary Clubs Approved by Rotary International - May 15, 2025 - myPelham.com
  • Rotary Club of Fonthill hosted for breakfast by E.L. Crossley Culinary Arts Food Technology students
    myPelham.com - March 24, 2025
  • Brazilian teen expands her horizon thanks to Fonthill Rotary - Richard Hutton - PelhamToday.ca - Dec 20, 2024
  • Where are they now: Remember these faces?
    Crossley grads are 'all over the place' says Janet Cripps - Richard Hutton - PelhamToday.ca - Sep 25, 2024
  • Rotary Club of Fonthill Youth Programming reaches around the globe - Featuring Mike Taylor - Youth Director - Sept 18, 2023 - PelhamToday Spotlight
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