RYLA and Advanced RYLA
Announcing RYLA for 2014
RYLA 2014 will take place at Camp Rotary, Boxford, MA on Friday May 30 through Sunday June 1, 2014. Eighty RYLAians will make up eight families and experience everything from ropes courses to group challenges. Ask any graduating RYLArian, it is a life changing weekend!
This year, both High School Juniors and Sophomores are invited as the program migrates from a Junior program to a Sophomore program. Each Rotary Club in our district is allowed to send up to 5 students at $150 each. Applications are due to your club RYLA representative very soon then send the selections and payments to:
Tracy Arabian
Rotary Club of Gloucester
109 Main Street
Rockport MA 01966.
Participants are accepted based on date received, and once 80 applications are received, all remaining applications will be placed on the wait list. Don't let your youth miss out! Submit the applications as soon as possible. Eighty RYLAians will make up eight families and experience everything from ropes courses to group challenges. Ask any graduating RYLArian, it is a life changing weekend!
See your club RYLA representative for more information or contact Jim Babbin, Youth Services Chair at jimb13@verizon.net or ryla7930@yahoo.com or visit the RYLA page for applications and additional details.
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Advanced RYLA Applications Are Being Accepted
From July 16 to July 20,2014, New England Advanced RYLA will once again be held at the Dolce Norwalk Hotel and Conference Center in Norwalk Connecticut (www.dolcenorwalk.com). This is the third time this conference has been held and it promises to be the best ever!
New England Advanced RYLA (ARYLA) is a professional and personal leadership development course designed for ages 19 to 29. Passion, Purpose and Action is the motto. ARYLA is for a new generation of change makers. ARYLA develops young adults for the modern day workforce by focusing on professional leadership skills. It develops problem-solving, public speaking and presenting skills. ARYLA also provides leadership roundtables and team building exercises. This conference strongly encourages attendees to look at their decisions and goals in a whole new light. It wake them up to the endless possibilities life has to offer.
This year, District 7930 is subsidizing the cost of up to 10 young people, aged 20 to 29, to attend this excellent course in July. The cost of the course is $750 per person, with the District paying 1/2 and the sponsoring Rotary Club paying the rest. This is an excellent opportunity for your club to continue the wonderful work you have done sponsoring EarlyActors, InterActors, RotarActors, RYLArians and Youth Echange by supporting their leadership development at this important age. Students just graduating from college make excellent candidates for this program which takes them from the academic life to the work world by focusing on the skills and service that make a great Rotarian!
It is our intention to work with the 10 chosen candidates, once they have graduated from ARYLA, to help them form their own club and continue their service and the work of Rotary. If you are interested in how this program will work, or know of a good candidate that your club would like to sponsor, please contact District Youth Service Chair Jim Babbin at jimb13@verizon.net or ryla7930@yahoo.com. You and your "super" youth will be forever grateful that you did!