The San Francisco Rotary Foundation's
Action Leadership Program for Students (ALPS)
The Online Auction is Active! Bid High & Bid Often!
The online auction will run from January 2 to January 8, 2020, with the live event taking place on January 15, 2020.
Mark your Calendar to attend the San Francisco Rotary Foundation Fund the Future Benefit on January 15, 2020 at the iconic Salesforce Tower in San Francisco. Tickets can be purchased today by clicking the ORDER TICKETS link in the Live Event Section below.
All proceeds go toward the Action Leadership Program for Students (ALPS) in order to support training for today’s high school students and tomorrow’s leaders.
Auction items range from exotic vacation getaways to donated items guaranteed to delight and surprise. So, tell your friends, family, community.
Now is your chance to not only get all the great items you want, but to do it knowing you are helping support San Francisco Rotary Foundation's Action Leadership Program for Students (ALPS). BID HIGH & BID OFTEN!
Let the bidding begin!
In service,
Rotary Club of San Francisco
Action Leadership Program for Students (ALPS) Benefits Committee
For more information about the event or Sponsorship opportunities, contact Co-chairs Janine Padilla (janine.padilla.s@gmail.com) or John Mathers (jgmathersevo@gmail.com).
For more information about the The Rotary Club of San Francisco, visit www.sfrotary.com
Contributions are payable to Rotary Service, Inc., the 501c3 partner of the Rotary Club of San Francisco.
588 Sutter Street, #137
San Francisco, CA 94102
Tax ID 94-6064217
All contributions are tax-deductible as allowed by law.
Live Event Details
6PM - 9PM PST Salesforce Tower (Ohana Floor) 415 Mission Street | San Francisco, CA 94105 Add to My Calendar
FUND THE FUTURE: A Benefit for the Action Leadership Program for Students (ALPS)
Wednesday, January 15, 2020
6:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Salesforce Tower (Ohana Floor)
415 Mission Street
San Francisco, CA 94105
Join us in celebrating a new generation of leaders and the expansion of leadership development opportunities for Bay Area high school students! For decades Rotary has led the way in leadership training for students.
In 2019, Action Leadership Program for Students (ALPS) was successfully introduced. Come and meet students who have benefited from Rotary leadership programs to become powerful leaders in their schools and communities.
The evening will commence with a hosted wine reception with appetizers atop the Salesforce Tower (Ohana Floor). A silent auction will be held throughout the evening. There will be a brief presentation of the ALPS program and awards for selected student honorees. Guests will have the opportunity to meet and speak with the honorees, mingle with community partners and Rotarians from the Bay Area while enjoying the dramatic views of San Francisco.
Program
6:00 PM - Hosted Wine Reception
6:15 PM - Silent Auction
7:15 PM - Presentation
7:30 PM - Meet & Greet the Student Leaders
Attire: Cocktail
Due to Salesforce's high security, photo IDs are required for entry and every person MUST have his/her own separate ticket. No substitutions allowed as ticket names must match government issued ID.
Ticket sales end on Friday, January 10, 2020 at 5:00 pm.
First come first serve as we are limited to the first 250 registrants.
The Fund the Future Benefit is a fundraiser that will expand the ALPS mission to provide Training for Today’s High School Students and Tomorrow’s Leaders.
For more information about the event or Sponsorship opportunities, contact Co-chairs Janine Padilla (janine.padilla.s@gmail.com) or John Mathers (jgmathersevo@gmail.com).
We look forward to your participation in our special event for the youth in our community!
In service,
Rotary Club of San Francisco
Action Leadership Program for Students (ALPS) Benefits Committee
Contributions are payable to Rotary Service, Inc., the 501c3 partner of the Rotary Club of San Francisco.
588 Sutter Street, #137
San Francisco, CA 94102
Tax ID 94-6064217
All contributions are tax-deductible as allowed by law.
FUND THE FUTURE BENEFIT - January 15, 2020
ABOUT ALPS:
Action Leadership Program for Students (ALPS) Mission is to provide Training for Today’s High School Students and Tomorrow’s Leaders created by members of the Rotary Club of San Francisco.
The Action Leadership Program for Students (ALPS) Phase 1 was completed November 1, 2018 through May 31, 2019. Phase 2 continues to build on the success and interest in Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA), and the opportunity for Rotary to become a premier catalyst and provider of youth leadership development at the high school level for sophomores, juniors, and seniors in San Francisco and Rotary District 5150.
Leveraging the existing base of interest and engagement by youth in Interact Clubs, civic and community leadership can become a focal point of their Club activities and learning.
After interviewing scores of students in 2018-2019 and assessing their interest and willingness to engage in ongoing leadership development, and through the generous funding from the San Francisco Rotary Foundation of $100,000, we are moving forward with ALPS Phase 2, which began in September with five Interact Clubs at Lincoln and George Washington in San Francisco, the Redwood Club in Marin County, and the South San Francisco Club in San Mateo County. In addition, ALPS is also being piloted with the Girls Hope, Boys Hope program in San Francisco.
The overall leadership framework is based on The Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership as derived from the work of Jim Kouzes and Barry Posner in their best-selling book The Leadership Challenge, with over 2 million copies sold worldwide.
The leadership sessions will occur weekly for one hour using action learning approaches. The students interviewed made it clear they were not interested in another ‘classroom' lecture with books to read.
The action learning approach has been used at RYLA in the past, and was tested even further at RYLA 2019, with great success. Faculty for the program employs existing teachers already embedded in the schools who are receiving training in The Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership and the curriculum activities. The first semester focuses solely on activities related to The Five Practices, and the second semester focuses on applying those practices to real-life issues the students want to work on.
Students conduct research, meet with politicians and government agencies, nonprofits, and businesses to more fully understand an issue, and ultimately come to conclusions about how the issues might be addressed. Rotarians are included based on specific project needs expressed by the students.
The learning activities will be integrated into the Fall and Spring Interact Conferences, the District Assembly, and the annual District Conference.
The Action Leadership Program for Students is led by a paid professional working 30 hours a week to establish the overall vision for the Program, screen and hire the faculty, help with student recruitment and Interact Club engagement, create online networks for students to remain in touch, partner with the School Districts involved, integrate the content into all District-wide conferences for youth and adults, streamline the organization of RYLA, and more.
