Over 150 senior high school students from across Canada spent May 25 to 28 in Ottawa experiencing tours, lectures, discussions and social events designed to enhance their understanding and appreciation of Canadian citizenship in Rotary's Adventure in Citizenship program. Ava Johnston, of Ladner, joined other students aged 16-18 years who are leaders in their community and reflect the broad spectrum of religious and cultural communities that comprise Canadian society. On July 15th Ava visited members of the Rotary Club of Ladner, which sponsored her trip, to share his experience and thank the club.
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| Carla Day, the teacher who has led the Rotary sponsored Interact Club at Delta Secondary introduces Ava Johnston | Ava Johnston tells Ladner Rotarians about her experience earlier this year at Adventure in Citizenship in Ottawa |
In 1951, the Rotary Club of Ottawa established its annual "Adventure in Citizenship" Program. The Program provides an opportunity for participants to meet their peers from every part of Canada and to discuss and debate with them issues facing Canada today, often with their assumptions about Canada significantly changed
Former Governor General Adrienne Clarkson, former Prime Minister Joe Clark and former national leader of the NDP Ed Broadbent are among the thousands of high school students who have participated over the past 74 years in the annual Adventure in Citizenship Program.
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| President Brian Coe (2nd left) and Avis Glaze thank Ava Johnston and Delta Secondary teacher Carla Day with a donation in Ava's name to The Rotary Foundation for the global campaign to rid the world of polio. | |