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It's Time to Think About RYLA 2024

It’s a new year and that means it’s time to start thinking about RYLA!! Not that we ever really stop thinking about RYLA… If you’ve never heard of RYLA, here’s a quick introduction:

  • Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA) is an intensive training program that targets young adults, ages 15-18, to further develop character and leadership skills and learn about Rotary.  RYLA in District 6900 is a 5-day summer camp experience.
  • Participants are nominated by local Rotary clubs, which are responsible for all expenses. For these young adults, this recognition offers the opportunity to build self-confidence, gain exposure to a variety of issues and people, meet active community leaders, and learn valuable information and career skills.
  • RYLA gives Rotarians the opportunity to mentor promising young leaders serving their own communities and beyond. Rotarians serve as resources for participants on the path to becoming professional and community leaders. In turn, RYLA can bring new energy to a Rotary district, inspire ideas for service, increase support of community service projects, and develop future Rotarians.
  • RYLA 2024 will be held June 8-12 on the campus of Georgia Southwestern State University. Cost per student is $475, and this covers all necessary expenses related to attending RYLA. For any students riding our charter buses from the Atlanta area, there is an additional $50/per student cost.
  • If you are a club President, President-Elect, RYLA Chair, Service Chair, or Assistant Governor you should have received an email a few weeks ago containing all details about the 2024 edition of RYLA. Attached to the email were all relevant forms and documents. If you didn’t receive this email or can’t locate it, please reach out to District Chairs Susan Ruckman and Jaclyn Donovan.

We hope that you and your club will consider sponsoring a student (or more than one) to attend RYLA this year! We have seen first-hand how it can change the lives of our students and want to share that experience with as many students as possible. If you have any questions about RYLA, please contact Susan and Jaclyn – they will be happy to help you!

Posted by Jaclyn Donovan
January 29, 2024

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