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Rotary Oratorical Contest on Ethics
Sponsored jointly by District Rotary 7120 and local area Colleges
The Final Event in the Contest will take place at noon, March 23rd, 2013
in the Cleary Family Auditorium located in Kearney Hall
on the campus of St. John Fisher College.
Parking is available in Lot A (see map), and Kearney Hall is #14
on the map, download map HERE.
The event is open to all. Those looking for coaching tips are
especially encouraged to attend the event.
Download application and other documents with the links at the bottom
of this page
Speeches of the Top Five Finalists From March 2012
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The 1st place winner was Matthew Skinner sponsored by the Red Jacket Rotary Club
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The 2nd place winner was Gracie Elliot sponsored by the Bloomfield Rotary Club
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The 3rd place winner was Blaithe Donovan sponsored by the Nunda Rotary Club
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To see Matthew's speech click here
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To see Gracie's speech click here
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To see Blaithe's speech click here
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The 4th place winner was Ivana Hernandez sponsored by the Rochester Latino Rotary Club
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The 5th place winner was JoAnna Northrup sponsored by the Bath Rotary Club
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To see Jordan's speech please click here
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To see Leila's speech please click here
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Any questions, please contact Contest Chair, PDG Mike Leone, at michaelpleone@yahoo.com
Club Options for Participation (See also: Blueprint download available below)
Sponsor one or more candidates (two per school in Club's service area)
Contribute toward prize money and/or contest expenses
Co-sponsor a candidate and share responsibilities
Provide a judge
Invite winner(s) to speak at a club meeting
Arrange to have previous year's winner(s) speak at high school assembly of non-participating school as inducement for future participation
Club Responsibilities:
Club responsibilities fall into two areas, ORGANIZATION and SUPPORT.
Specific tasks in those areas include:
ORGANIZATION
Establish a working relationship with local school district(s)regarding potential speakers, use of facility, internal and external publicity and recognition
Establish relationship with Rotary Clubs in the area regarding calendar, location of semi-final contests, judges, prizes and publicity
Maintain communication with District Level Committee
If sponsored student wins, provide transportation to District Conference
SUPPORT
Sign Application and Sponsorship form and submit to Mike Leone with the $75 fee (see form)
Provide mentor/coach for each candidate who will:
Provide objective feedback for candidate's efforts
Ensure that candidate and his/her family know and understand expectations and responsibilities of participation
Ensure that transportation is provided for student to competitions and to District Assembly or Conference if the Club's entrant wins the final contest
Accompany students to competitions
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