Youth Programs

Congratulations to our 2025 scholarship winners:
The Joseph A. Daloia, Sr. Memorial Scholarship: Luke Fallat and Jazmine Simmons

The Robert J. Henderson Memorial Scholarship: Tionna Edghill and Sadie Morin

The Auburn Rotary Health Profession Scholarship: Maggie Hill

Rotary Club of Auburn NY Youth & Youth Exchange Programs
 The Rotary Club of Auburn NY offers various scholarships to graduating seniors from Tyburn Academy and Auburn High School. These include: 

 The Joseph A. Daloia, Sr. Memorial Scholarship: This scholarship focuses on students with academic and community service excellence who are pursuing degrees in arts and sciences. It was established in 2011 in memory of Daloia, a World War II veteran and past president of the Rotary Club of Auburn, who retired as superintendent of water and wastewater plant operations for the city of Auburn. 
 The Robert J. Henderson Memorial Scholarship: This scholarship also focuses on students with academic and community service excellence but are pursuing degrees in law enforcement or criminal justice. It was established in 2011 in memory of Henderson, a past president of the club with a 36-year career in corrections, 19 as superintendent of Auburn Correctional Facility. 
 The Auburn Rotary Health Profession Scholarship: The scholarship was established more than 10 years ago to support students pursuing careers in health care and medicine.

 


In addition, the Rotary Club of Auburn NY participates in CNY Rotary 7180 RYLA Program (Rotary Youth Leadership Award) every summer. This is open to high school students ages 15-18, and this event is usually three days where students from throughout Central NY are brought together. Applications are available from Tyburn Academy and Auburn High School in February of each year. Candidates are usually selected by May 1 of each year.

The Rotary Club of Auburn NY also participates in inbound and outbound Youth Exchanges. We also seek willing host families for those incoming students.

On the high school level, the Rotary Club of Auburn NY sponsors a Vocational Speaker series where professionals from the area come in and speak to students at Auburn High School. Sixteen speakers participate yearly, and more than 600 students participate in this program.

In another important program within Cayuga County, the Rotary Club of Auburn NY partners with The Citizen newspaper and Seneca Cayuga Action Agency for the Warm The Children program. Monies are raised every year so that needy children receive warm winter clothing. This program serves hundreds of children every year.