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THE BOYS WORK COMMITTEE _

(Usually a Subcommittee of the Community Service Committee)

The boys work committee is com-
posed of a chairman who is a member
of the community service committee,
and such other members as the needs
of the local club may require. In a
small club it may consist of but one
member, whereas in a large club it
may have several.

_ The boys work committee acquaints
itself, through surveys and by other
means, with the needs of the boy life
of the community, recommends such
action as it believes may promote the
development of boys into good citizens,
and carries out such boys work as the
club may authorize.

As guides for the boys work com-
mittee Rotary International has pub-
lished two pamphlets, (No. 18, “Boys
Work by Rotary Clubs,” and No. 41,
“Rural Youth’).’: Copies “of « these
pamphlets should be found in the club
secretary's office. He can get additional
copies, if desired, from the secretariat.

Pamphlet No. 43, “What a Man Can
Do for a Boy.”
25c for ten copies. It contains sugges-
tions for boys work by individual Ro-
tarians throughout the year.

Pamphlet No. 44, “Boys and Girls
Week—Manual of Suggestions.” Gratis.
It tells how to organize this event and
outlines activities to consider.

For the assistance of this committee
Rotary International prepares a number
of suggestions, or program outlines,
‘based on successful programs in Rotary
clubs, and on addresses and articles in
the field of boys work. This material
may be obtained by addressing the sec-
retariat of Rotary International.

Single copies, gratis—.

Boys Work Activities

There are many activities through
which Rotary clubs and individual Ro-
tarians can help boys to help them-
selves. If the committee does not have
an up-to-date survey of boy life in the
community, arrangements should be
made at the beginning of the year for
such a survey so that definite needs
may be ascertained and plans laid and
steps taken for doing something con-
crete to meet these needs. This infor-
mation is desirable whether the club
functions as a unit or through its indi-
vidual members.

Suggestions for making a survey
will be found in the boys work pam-
phlet already. mentioned (No. 18).

Upon request from the secretariat the
committee can obtain a convenient
check-list of over 250 actual boys work
and youth service activities that have
been reported recently by Rotary clubs.
This list will assist a committee in
selecting appropriate local activities.

Boys Work Agencies

In practically every community there
are agencies (such as Boy Scouts,
Y.M.C.A., and many others) that are
devoting all or most of their effort to
boys work. In almost every instance
these organizations could be even more
effective if they had whole-hearted com-
munity support for their activities.

Where these agencies exist the Rotary
club may wish to devote a considerable
part of its boys work effort in the direc-
tion of close cooperation with these
other organizations. At any rate the
Rotary club’ should avoid initiating an
activity which will be substantially a
duplication of the service to boys which

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