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Lynn Rotary Awards Scholarships
 The Lynn Rotary Club has awarded three scholarships to local high school students. After reviewing scholarship submittals, awards were given to Lynn English High students Rachel Bavaro and Chioma Gathoga-Ogbuike; and to St. Mary's High student Taylor Faieta.
Rachel Bavaro is attending Arcadia University in Pennsylvania in the fall, majoring in global media. She was a class officer, president of the National Technical Honor Society, participant in Student Government, and was a volunteer at the Northeast Animal Shelter. She ranked 57th of a class of 366 with a GPA of 3.27 Rachel attended RYLA and addressed the Lynn Club about her experience there.
Chioma Gathoga-Ogbuike will attend the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, with a major in the humanities. She has been a teen health ambassador at Girl's Inc, had a vocal apprenticeship with the Handel and Haydn Society, participated in Mock Trial team, was a class officer, a yearbook staff editor, newspaper staff, and has been a middle school mentor. She ranked 34th out of a class of 366 with a 3.56 GPA.
Taylor Faieta will attend Curry College in the fall, majoring in psychology. In spite of being hearing impaired, she has been in the National Honor Society, a member of Rachel's Challenge, volunteers at the Beverly School for the Deaf, volunteers for the Tree of Life Food Pantry, tutors at St. Mary's, and organized the eyeglasses collection drive for the New Eyes for the Needy. She had a GPA of 3.79.
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Lynn Rotary sends 5 high school students to RYLA
The Lynn Rotary Club sponsored 5 students to attend the RYLA weekend of fellowship and learining. The weekend gave students a rich experience in personal growth and in leadership training. The students sponsored were: Danielle White, Ozichi Nwaagu, Allana Barefield, Jacob DeFillipo, and Victoria Bene. A great article about RYLA and it's rewarding experiences follows:
RYLA PARTICIPANTS ENJOY WEEKEND OF FELLOWSHIP AND LEARNING
(Reprinted from the District 7930 website)
RYLA 2014 was a huge success. Combining great weather, super excited participants, well-trained seniors, committed Rotarians and program specific staff with an incredibly rich program designed to challenge leadership principles led to a weekend of personal development for 76 sophomores and juniors from schools around the district. Participants are organized by families of 9 or 10, with 1 or 2 senior staff and a Rotarian who acts as an advisor to the seniors and the family as requested. After a few ice-breaking games, the program began with creating a family banner designed to capture the personalities of the family and its members. Then it was time for a unique experience. Setting the tone for the weekend, Act – Lead – Inspire, was a challenge to break a pine board with your hand. During this two hour presentation, the facilitator prepared everyone, youth and adult alike, to understand the physical and mental aspects of accomplishing such a feat! Believe it or not, all 120 people in attendance achieved the goal. The excitement was amazing.
Another highlight is the Culture Walk. This is not easy to describe, but essentially the leader announces a group, male, female, athletes, from abusive families, and calls them to walk to the front of the dining hall. Then they are asked 3 questions: 1.) describe your group, 2.) Tell us something that you do not want anyone to say about you and 3.) What can those left in the audience do to support your group. This produces the expected distaste of stereotypical descriptions, but allows for open dialogue about how best to interface with those in these groups. This is extremely powerful, especially when you visually see how so many people fit into groups that are associated with physical or mental abuse, drug abuse, dysfunctional families and so many other situations that are often not caused by anyone directly, just sometimes the luck of the draw. Personally, I find this particular program very moving because these young people have been through so much in their life yet still are so committed to making other people’s lives better in every way imaginable.
Other elements covered public speaking, discussions around bullying, team projects, communications, skits and of course low and high ropes courses. Program ran from Friday at 4pm right through Sunday at 4pm with lights out at 10pm, although the energy often keeps people sharing their experiences, both before RYLA and obviously what happened during the day. These families actually become families and create friendships that may last a long time even though they are from totally different backgrounds. The RYLA experience shows that we are all more alike than different and that taking the time to understand each other pays huge dividends when a consensus is built that satisfies all involved. Lessons are learned by the staff and the adults, often taught or demonstrated by the students.
If you have not participated in RYLA, please consider doing so. For more information, please email Jim Babbin at District 7930.
RYLA PARTICIPANTS ENJOY WEEKEND OF FELLOWSHIP AND LEARNING
 RYLA 2014 was a huge success. Combining great weather, super excited participants, well-trained seniors, committed Rotarians and program specific staff with an incredibly rich program designed to challenge leadership principles led to a weekend of personal development for 76 sophomores and juniors from schools around the district. Participants are organized by families of 9 or 10, with 1 or 2 senior staff and a Rotarian who acts as an advisor to the seniors and the family as requested. After a few ice-breaking games, the program began with creating a family banner designed to capture the personalities of the family and its members. Then it was time for a unique experience. Setting the tone for the weekend, Act – Lead – Inspire, was a challenge to break a pine board with your hand. During this two hour presentation, the facilitator prepared everyone, youth and adult alike, to understand the physical and mental aspects of accomplishing such a feat! Believe it or not, all 120 people in attendance achieved the goal. The excitement was amazing.
 Another highlight is the Culture Walk. This is not easy to describe, but essentially the leader announces a group, male, female, athletes, from abusive families, and calls them to walk to the front of the dining hall. Then they are asked 3 questions: 1.) describe your group, 2.) Tell us something that you do not want anyone to say about you and 3.) What can those left in the audience do to support your group. This produces the expected distaste of stereotypical descriptions, but allows for open dialogue about how best to interface with those in these groups. This is extremely powerful, especially when you visually see how so many people fit into groups that are associated with physical or mental abuse, drug abuse, dysfunctional families and so many other situations that are often not caused by anyone directly, just sometimes the luck of the draw. Personally, I find this particular program very moving because these young people have been through so much in their life yet still are so committed to making other people’s lives better in every way imaginable.
Other elements covered public speaking, discussions around bullying, team projects, communications, skits and of course low and high ropes courses. Program ran from Friday at 4pm right through Sunday at 4pm with lights out at 10pm, although the energy often keeps people sharing their experiences, both before RYLA and obviously what happened during the day. These families actually become families and create friendships that may last a long time even though they are from totally different backgrounds. The RYLA experience shows that we are all more alike than different and that taking the time to understand each other pays huge dividends when a consensus is built that satisfies all involved. Lessons are learned by the staff and the adults, often taught or demonstrated by the students.
If you have not participated in RYLA, please consider doing so. For more information, please email Jim Babbin.
- See more at: http://portal.clubrunner.ca/50227/Stories/ryla-participants-enjoy-weekend-of-fellowship-and-learning#sthash.6mSbBG7Z.dpuf
RYLA PARTICIPANTS ENJOY WEEKEND OF FELLOWSHIP AND LEARNING
RYLA 2014 was a huge success. Combining great weather, super excited participants, well-trained seniors, committed Rotarians and program specific staff with an incredibly rich program designed to challenge leadership principles led to a weekend of personal development for 76 sophomores and juniors from schools around the district. Participants are organized by families of 9 or 10, with 1 or 2 senior staff and a Rotarian who acts as an advisor to the seniors and the family as requested. After a few ice-breaking games, the program began with creating a family banner designed to capture the personalities of the family and its members. Then it was time for a unique experience. Setting the tone for the weekend, Act – Lead – Inspire, was a challenge to break a pine board with your hand. During this two hour presentation, the facilitator prepared everyone, youth and adult alike, to understand the physical and mental aspects of accomplishing such a feat! Believe it or not, all 120 people in attendance achieved the goal. The excitement was amazing.
Another highlight is the Culture Walk. This is not easy to describe, but essentially the leader announces a group, male, female, athletes, from abusive families, and calls them to walk to the front of the dining hall. Then they are asked 3 questions: 1.) describe your group, 2.) Tell us something that you do not want anyone to say about you and 3.) What can those left in the audience do to support your group. This produces the expected distaste of stereotypical descriptions, but allows for open dialogue about how best to interface with those in these groups. This is extremely powerful, especially when you visually see how so many people fit into groups that are associated with physical or mental abuse, drug abuse, dysfunctional families and so many other situations that are often not caused by anyone directly, just sometimes the luck of the draw. Personally, I find this particular program very moving because these young people have been through so much in their life yet still are so committed to making other people’s lives better in every way imaginable.
Other elements covered public speaking, discussions around bullying, team projects, communications, skits and of course low and high ropes courses. Program ran from Friday at 4pm right through Sunday at 4pm with lights out at 10pm, although the energy often keeps people sharing their experiences, both before RYLA and obviously what happened during the day. These families actually become families and create friendships that may last a long time even though they are from totally different backgrounds. The RYLA experience shows that we are all more alike than different and that taking the time to understand each other pays huge dividends when a consensus is built that satisfies all involved. Lessons are learned by the staff and the adults, often taught or demonstrated by the students.
If you have not participated in RYLA, please consider doing so. For more information, please email Jim Babbin.
- See more at: http://portal.clubrunner.ca/50227/Stories/ryla-participants-enjoy-weekend-of-fellowship-and-learning#sthash.6mSbBG7Z.dpuf
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Empty the Cup
(Reprinted from "Help I've fallen & Need a good laugh")
A man was walking down the street when a woman approached him.
"Help a poor old lady by buying some thread" she pleaded.
"I don't sew", the man replied curtly.
"And neither shall you reap" said the old woman.
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