Milford Rotary Club Awards Five RYLA Scholarships

The Rotary Club of Milford announced today that it has awarded scholarships to five area high school sophomores who have been selected by the high school educators and the Milford Rotary Club to attend this years Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA) Conference being held at Worcester State University in June.

Awards were given to Roma Gujarathi ,Nipmuc Regional High School; Ella Dehestani, Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational; Alexa DaFonte and Madeleine Mulroney, Hopedale High School and Kara DiGregono, Milford High School.

 Michael Peterson, Rotarian and RYLA Committee Chairperson, said that the chosen students will be among the more than 100 area high school sophomores who will attend this years RYLA Conference.  Aimed at developing the leadership potential of young men and women, the conference will feature many thought-provoking events including interactive Leadership Labs, exciting guest speakers, and challenging mental and physical activities that will provide the participants with a chance to excel amongst and with their peers. Topics will include decision-making, critical thinking, communicating effectively, ethics, and public service.

To be chosen, the candidates needed to qualify by showing leadership potential and good citizenship characteristics, and showing a strong desire to attend and benefit from the conference.  Additionally, in their individual interviews, they needed to stand out from the other applicants.

 Anyone interested in obtaining further information should visit http://www.ryla7910.org/ or contact the Milford Rotary RYLA Chair or, any other member of the Milford Rotary Club.