Youth Programs

Interact is Rotary International’s service club for young people ages 14 to 18. Each year, Interact clubs complete at least two community service projects, one of which furthers international understanding and goodwill. Interactors develop a network of friendships with local and overseas clubs and learn the importance of:
• Developing leadership skills and personal integrity
• Demonstrating helpfulness and respect for others
• Understanding the value of individual responsibility and hard work
• Advancing international understanding and goodwill

Camp Royal is a leadership training program for high school juniors, funded and run by Rotary District 5160. Founded in 1979, Camp Royal has become one of the top leadership camps for incoming high school seniors in the country. The program is held mid-June in the Trinity Alps, west of Redding, and is a concentrated, energy packed week of information, ideas and strategies that will help the camper return to his/her school and be a more effective leader

Camp Venture is a five day training and motivational camp for students who have finished their junior year and are interested in pursuing a career in business, particularly as entrepreneurs. It is held in late June at the Maritime Academy California State University in Vallejo. Students, sponsored by their local Rotary Clubs, have the opportunity to interact with experienced business people and meet with other students in
District 5160 who have similar interests.