We have now rolled by the one year mark of when this crazy world turned itself upside down and the world of Rotary as we know it was flipped over. We have become resilient, we have adapted and we have continued to give back to our communities - in so many ways. We've come together as Rotarians to continue the motto of Service Above Self and really figured out that even though we were "alone" a lot of the year, our Rotary family stretches across the globe.
We've maintained relationships with the youth in our community as much as we could and we've continued to support them in their adaptation to the changes in their lives. Youth programs in Rotary allow us to connect to students as their minds are forming ideas around what the world is like. At the upcoming District Conference, we'll share how Youth programs can be the foundation for our future Rotarians. RYLA opens the first opportunity and carries the student into Interact back at their high school. Through Interact, they learn about stretching worldwide and the possibility of Youth Exchange shines in their eyes. As they return and transition into adulthood and into college Rotaract is there to carry them through to their professional career.
If we continue to engage with these students, we are laying the bricks one by one with every experience that they have with our clubs. We just have to provide the mortar and encourage them to want to keep adding rows of experiences.
We've maintained relationships with the youth in our community as much as we could and we've continued to support them in their adaptation to the changes in their lives. Youth programs in Rotary allow us to connect to students as their minds are forming ideas around what the world is like. At the upcoming District Conference, we'll share how Youth programs can be the foundation for our future Rotarians. RYLA opens the first opportunity and carries the student into Interact back at their high school. Through Interact, they learn about stretching worldwide and the possibility of Youth Exchange shines in their eyes. As they return and transition into adulthood and into college Rotaract is there to carry them through to their professional career.
If we continue to engage with these students, we are laying the bricks one by one with every experience that they have with our clubs. We just have to provide the mortar and encourage them to want to keep adding rows of experiences.
Don't forget that RYLA is on the books for May 16th and 17th and the Committee has been working hard to put on a Virtual Event this year!
RYLA is going virtual in 2021!
As much as we wish we could see you all at Camp Upham Woods this year, we're playing it safe as we make it through the pandemic.
Participants will attend sessions virtually over two days in May, 2021:
May 16th, 2:00-5:00pm
May 17th, 6:00-8:00pm
Details have been released on the District 6250 website: https://rotary6250.org/page/ryla.
Laura Lee
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