IRYLA Claire Harkness

The International Rotary Youth Leadership Awards were held this year in Sydney Australia with Claire Harkness  attending. IRYLA is a global leadership event in which young leaders, aged nineteen to thirty, from around the world connect with Rotarian teachers, mentors and facilitators.  Claire began her presentation by thanking the club for providing her with this unique and outstanding opportunity.  She shared with the members details of learning the true meaning of leadership, of values and passion and the implications of leadership in a multi-national and multi-cultural world.  Claire indicated that she was particularly pleased to be able to work in a group tasked with Peace and Conflict Resolution.  The trip to Australia was a homecoming of sorts as Claire had previously spent a year in Australia as part of the Rotary Youth Exchange Program.  This trip provided an opportunity to visit her host town and to reconnect with her four former host families.  Claire is returning to Centennial College for her second year in nursing.  Great presentation.