Empowering Youth’s Inner Wisdom (Aired on July 23, 2023)

                 

Mathew Swerdloff and his wife Elise Gold created the Maya Gold Foundation in honor of their daughter Maya who committed suicide at the age of 15, but the Foundation is involved with more than suicide prevention. After a trip to India, Maya became involved in efforts to stop human trafficking in Nepal. Today the Foundation has developed a close relationship with groups in Nepal. The program also features Hannah Stillhouse, now a college student who has gone with one of the groups of 16 teenagers the Foundation takes to work in Nepal, but back in the U.S. has led one of the Foundation’s Youth Action Teams who work to help teenagers improve mental health.

Learn More:
Maya Gold Foundation: http://www.mayagoldfoundation.org/
Youth Action Teams: https://www.mayagoldfoundation.org/who-we-are/youth-action-team
Teen Mental Health First Aid: https://www.mentalhealthfirstaid.org/population-focused-modules/teens/

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September 8, 2023 · Posted in Education, International Programs, Mental Health, Support Groups, Youth  

District Governor 2023-24, Peter Sullivan (Aired on July 9, 2023)

          

Radio Rotary interviews the District 7210 Governor (DG); for Rotary year 2023-24, Walden Rotarian Peter Sullivan. In addition to the 58 regular Rotary clubs that DG Sullivan shepherds (including the international eClub and the service- oriented Passport club), District 7210 is home to three satellite clubs, small groups sponsored by a Rotary club that plan to grow into regular clubs, and two Rotaract clubs. DG Sullivan discusses how the District focuses on different causes throughout the year, warm clothing in the fall, food security in the winter, and a special Day of Service, when all clubs conduct service projects on the same day, in the spring.

Learn More:
Rotary District 7210: https://rotarydistrict7210.org/
District 7210 Mental Health Initiative: https://rotarydistrict7210.org/page/wellness-initiative
Walden Rotary Club: https://rotarydistrict7210.org/clubinfo/walden
Walden Rotary’s satellite club: https://rotarydistrict7210.org/stories/satellite-club-established-in-ellenville-rondout-valley
Rhinebeck Rotary’s satellite club: https://rotarydistrict7210.org/stories/rhinebeck-rotary-grows-with-addition-of-satellite-club
Greenville Rotary’s satellite club: https://rotarydistrict7210.org/stories/greenville-satellite-club-meeting-10-27-at-6-30-p.m.
Rotary.org Clubfinder: https://my.rotary.org/en/club-search

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September 8, 2023 · Posted in Hudson Valley, Rotary District 7210, Rotary International