During the Rotaract Pre-Convention, the Las Vegas Rotaract had two members present workshops for fellow Rotaractors to attend. Michael Gordon presented on the topic of Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarships and the many opportunities he had during his year as an Ambassador for South Africa. Amanda Hurst presented material on club officers, membership, and planning for the upcoming Rotary year. Both did a great job and represented Las Vegas well.
Upon completion of the Pre-Convention the Rotaractors also stayed the extra three days for the Rotary International Convention that ended on June 18th. The Rotaractors were able to attend the many plenary sessions and workshop and were able to gain more of an appreciation for the wide world of Rotary. Even though the information may not have been directly geared towards Rotaract, they were still able to gain useful information and enjoy themselves as they were able to network with thousands of Rotarians from around the world. President-Elect Amanda Hurst gained useful insight on upcoming goals, plans for fundraising, and her vision for the club for her 2008-2009 Presidency year.
Helping set the Guiness World Record, the fundraiser that the Las Vegas Rotaract coordinated. brought 2,800 out of the 242,000 books collected to the convention and also helped the Las Vegas Rotaract gain a small amount of funding for the upcoming Rotary year. Overall ,the Rotaractors felt very fortunate to experience an International Convention and thank the many people that helped make sure they didn't miss the opportunity! Thank you District 5300 for believing in us and doing all that you do for our club.
