It varies among Rotary clubs and districts, but most American clubs send their outbound students with lapel pins for the kids to trade and club banners to exchange. A great idea because the kids collect pins from fellow students who live all over the world (which leads to competition, hence the often garish, tinkly, fun spectacle of paraphernalia on many Rotary blazers) and the clubs end up with banners from around the world to display.
Just so you know, Rotary clubs, if you send a kid to certain countries, chances are that kid is not bringing home any Rotary swag and won't have the opportunity to present the host club with the banner you sent with her because she hasn't seen anything resembling a Rotary club or club member since shortly after she arrived. In fact, your banner is in the suitcase she just sent home full of other items she won't be needing for the remainder of her stay in one of those certain countries. She sent her pins home, too, but I'm bringing them back and we'll spend time on our trip deciding who among the people we meet are pin-worthy (they are very nice little pins). In at least one of those certain countries, the students may be told that they cannot attend a Rotary meeting (a case of children - even though most of them are legal adults - being seen but not heard?). No host-club contact, however, leads to a much more independent stay, which is a good thing when there are no problems.
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