Pete Nance Boys & Girls Club members were inducted into the EarlyAct program sponsored by the Rotary Club of Greene & Putnam Counties recently. EarlyAct is a school-wide service club for elementary students from ages 5 to 13. It is sponsored by local Rotary Clubs and provides opportunities for gaining an increased awareness and knowledge of their community and world.

Club members took turns offering induction speeches, were presented their badges and held a banner presentation for their local EarlyAct program.

“The EarlyAct program helps our members in the area of character development,” Stacy McClendon, PNBGC Director, said. “We had the pleasure of several of our members standing up and expressing their thoughts regarding how the EarlyAct has impacted them during the last few weeks. The program also covers an open inauguration that allows our youth to be elected to their own Rotary type positions of president, vice president, secretary, and treasurer for the group. EarlyAct provides our youth opportunities to complete service projects for their community.”

During the induction ceremony Club members learned the Rotary four-way test, which revolves around the questions:

Is it true?
Is it fair?
Will it bring goodwill?
Is it beneficial?

As the youths first community project, members created eight large valentine poster boards that were brought to local hospitals in the area.

“The Early Act Program is special because it gives our young members the opportunity to express themselves in many ways that they can help and impact others by showing genuine responsibility to help others,” McClendon added. “We are very delighted to partner with the Rotary Club to give our youth yet another great source to help them reach their dreams.

Andrew Smith, EarlyAct President and PNBGC member shared, “The Early Act Program has help me to gain confidence in myself and be thankful for having a chance to help others around me each day.”

To learn more about Pete Nance Boys & Girls Club, visit www.bgcncg.com/petenance.