RYLA

District 7230 RLYA will be changing venues and seasons this year in order to take full advantage of the parks and natural wilderness to achieve the goal of bringing out leadership qualities through High Adventure.

We will base camp in a Nature Preserve in Ashokan NY (outside of Kingston). There will be leadership skill training as well as High Adventure. It will start on the on the bus ride to the base camp. Introductions, expectations and housekeeping matters will be done on our way to this adventure of a lifetime. Friday evening will be spent on trust exercises, learning the importance and development of teams and seeing the vision of what the weekend has to offer. We will talk about how each individual can bring these experiences into their everyday life. Saturday will start with a high adventure activity with sessions back at base camp in the evening On Sunday after our adventure we will continue to utilize all of our time together by de-briefing as to our growth and success of the weekend on the ride back.

High School Sophomores and Juniors will be our target group with representation from each club in the district.

Expert resources will be solicited from the District 7230 Rotary family and from outside individuals available to us, not only to facilitate the leadership conference but to inform our future (the youth of our communities) of the resources and commitments of Rotary. We will work with the group to understand that “Service above Self” is not only the motto of Rotary but part of their everyday life.

Each club is responsible to find one student in their community who shows leadership qualities. Look for the application on the web and in your e-mails in early September. Any questions or suggestions please contact Sue Donnelly at suedonnelly53@yahoo.com.

	Participant Application Form. as Word .DOC file (600KB)
	Participant Application Form. as PDF file (60 KB)
	BROCHURE -- Here is a brochure describing the 2007-08 program (PDF, 150 KB)

Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA)

From the ABC's of Rotary:

Each summer, thousands of young people are selected to attend Rotary-sponsored leadership camps or seminars in the United States, Australia, Canada, India, France, Argentina, Korea, and numerous other countries. In an informal atmosphere, groups of outstanding young people in the 14-30 age range spend a week in a challenging program of leadership training, discussions, inspirational addresses, and social activities designed to enhance personal development, leadership skills, and good citizenship. The official name of this activity is the Rotary Youth Leadership Awards program (RYLA), although these events are sometimes referred to by other names, such as Camp Royal, Camp Enterprise, youth leaders seminars, or youth conferences.

The RYLA program began in Australia in 1959, when young people throughout the state of Queensland were selected to meet with Princess Alexandra, the young cousin of Queen Elizabeth II. The Rotarians of Brisbane, who hosted the participants, were impressed with the quality of the young people. It was decided to bring youth leaders together each year for a week of social, cultural, and educational activities. The RYLA program gradually grew throughout all the Rotary districts of Australia and New Zealand. In 1971, the RI Board adopted RYLA as an official program of Rotary International. RYLA is generally conducted as a district activity.

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