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As I go through this one gorgeous life,
I hope to fill it with more wonderful stories from the road! I hope to eat chocolate every single day, speak weird languages like it's my job, interact with animals as often as possible, and create tiny ripples of goodness wherever I go. Not quite sure how to do that just yet, but I think lookin around this world for inspiration is a good start. Come join me on the road!!
Local Student Named Rotary ‘Ambassador’
Hot Springs National Park, Arkansas – June 16, 2011 — Casey Clare, sponsored by the Hot Springs National Park Rotary Club, was awarded a 2011-12 Rotary Foundation Ambassadorial Scholarship. A selection committee from the Rotary International District 6170 considered, interviewed, and nominated her. The District includes 37 Rotary clubs from Arkansas communities throughout western, southern, and west central sections of the state. Miss Clare plans to study at Victoria University in Wellington, New Zealand.
Hot Springs National Park, Arkansas – June 16, 2011 — Casey Clare, sponsored by the Hot Springs National Park Rotary Club, was awarded a 2011-12 Rotary Foundation Ambassadorial Scholarship. A selection committee from the Rotary International District 6170 considered, interviewed, and nominated her. The District includes 37 Rotary clubs from Arkansas communities throughout western, southern, and west central sections of the state. Miss Clare plans to study at Victoria University in Wellington, New Zealand.
Clare, a Hot Springs native, is the daughter of Susan Clare Timothy of Hot Springs. Casey graduated from Lakeside School District. She is also a graduate of the University of Arkansas with a BA in International Relations cum laude. While a student at Arkansas, she studied abroad for a semester in Italy to learn Italian, a summer in Costa Rica to delve into wildlife conservation and climate change, and she spent a summer in Taiwan to teach English and learn Mandarin with TUSA (Taiwan US Alliance). After graduation, she began work with Wal-Mart Corporate in Bentonville, AR. Later, she volunteered in Honduras for the Bay Islands Conservation Association. From there, she moved to Washington D.C. to begin her career as a public servant. After a summer internship with Ducks Unlimited Governmental Affairs Office, she became an assistant for the former Senator Blanche Lincoln's federal staff. She is now Director of Public Affairs of the Alliance for Driver Safety and Security in Washington D C.
The Rotary Ambassadorial scholarship will go toward achieving a master’s degree for Clare. With five countries to choose from, she has opted to study climate change policy and sustainable development in New Zealand and will begin her program in the fall of 2011. “Casey epitomizes the type of young person that Rotary desires to award the Ambassadorial Scholarship.”, stated Hot Springs National Park Rotary Club President Gary McKuin. “She is bright, open-minded, and adventurous! She embraces the Rotary motto of Service Above Self.”
Clare will receive funding to cover round-trip transportation, tuition and fees, room, board, and necessary educational supplies for one academic year, up to a maximum amount of US$27,000.
Clare is one of more than 700 students worldwide to receive a Rotary Foundation Ambassadorial Scholarship this year. Designed to promote international understanding and goodwill, the scholarships give students the opportunity to study in more than 160 countries where Rotary clubs are located and some non-Rotary countries such as China and Vietnam. While abroad, Rotary Foundation Ambassadorial Scholars speak to Rotary clubs and districts, schools, civic organizations, and other forums where they act as “ambassadors of goodwill.”
The Rotary Foundation Ambassadorial Scholarships program is the world’s largest privately sponsored international scholarship program. Focused on humanitarian service, personal diplomacy, and academic excellence, the program has sponsored more than 40,000 Rotary Scholars abroad since it began in 1947. The mission of Rotary International is to provide service to others, promote integrity, and advance world understanding, goodwill, and peace through its fellowship of business, professional, and community leaders.
The Rotary Ambassadorial scholarship will go toward achieving a master’s degree for Clare. With five countries to choose from, she has opted to study climate change policy and sustainable development in New Zealand and will begin her program in the fall of 2011. “Casey epitomizes the type of young person that Rotary desires to award the Ambassadorial Scholarship.”, stated Hot Springs National Park Rotary Club President Gary McKuin. “She is bright, open-minded, and adventurous! She embraces the Rotary motto of Service Above Self.”
Clare will receive funding to cover round-trip transportation, tuition and fees, room, board, and necessary educational supplies for one academic year, up to a maximum amount of US$27,000.
Clare is one of more than 700 students worldwide to receive a Rotary Foundation Ambassadorial Scholarship this year. Designed to promote international understanding and goodwill, the scholarships give students the opportunity to study in more than 160 countries where Rotary clubs are located and some non-Rotary countries such as China and Vietnam. While abroad, Rotary Foundation Ambassadorial Scholars speak to Rotary clubs and districts, schools, civic organizations, and other forums where they act as “ambassadors of goodwill.”
The Rotary Foundation Ambassadorial Scholarships program is the world’s largest privately sponsored international scholarship program. Focused on humanitarian service, personal diplomacy, and academic excellence, the program has sponsored more than 40,000 Rotary Scholars abroad since it began in 1947. The mission of Rotary International is to provide service to others, promote integrity, and advance world understanding, goodwill, and peace through its fellowship of business, professional, and community leaders.
