INDIVIDUAL YOUNG ENVIRONMENTALISTS EXCEL IN ROTARY COMPETITION LOCAL FINAL
Izzy Dewar (aged 8) is the local individual winner in the junior age category. She is an avid fossil hunter, particularly liking to collect ammonite and belemnite fossils from beaches. She gets upset when having to hunt among rubbish there, and fears for the future of the oceans and the creatures living in them. Included in her submission, which now goes on to Rotary District level, there is a video explaining what she is concerned about. In addition, there is a photo of her with the model ammonite she made, incorporating pieces of rubbish she found at one of the beaches. Her slogan “Keep the future bright for the next ammonite” is memorable and definitely worth sharing.Far Left: Izzy Dewar receives her certificate from Peter Tosh, President of Rotary Club of Oban, with Dot Dahl, Youth
Committee convenor
Sylvia Rose Price (aged 11) is the individual winner in the intermediate age category. She made a varied submission based on the ‘Water Cycle’ and how she, herself, and other members of the Eco Club are involved in extending the use of the school polytunnel by harnessing rainwater. This is then going to be used to automatically water plants growing in the tunnel over the whole growing season. Previously the tunnel was not used during the school summer holidays because everything dried out.She also included information relating to the fact that the Eco Club is involved in sorting marine litter sent from various locations in Argyll. This information is fed into a wider set of statistics that will help the Scottish Government make decisions to help improve the marine environment.
Right: Sylvia Rose Price is presented with her winner’s certificate by Peter Tosh, Rotary Club of Oban President, and Fiona Wilson, teacher in charge of the Oban High School Eco Club.
Both Izzy and Sylvia enjoyed working on the Rotary 2024/25 theme “Wonderful Water”.
