Pledge: Brian
Prayer: Gary
Song: No Song
Brents Card Game Winner: Marty
Sergeants Report: Pete
Raffle Winners: Guest, John Donnelly, Tara Winch
Happy Bucks: for the RYLA students in attendance, the nice day, all the guests, the successful dictionary project, happy to see comments from the 3rd graders especially about the brail and sign language in the dictionaries.
Program: Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA)
RYLA Attendees for 2018 L-R: Ian Whitehouse (Westbrook), Eliza Scherber (Old Saybrook), Maddy Sheahan (Old Saybrook), Andre Salkin (Lyme-Old Lyme)
For many years the Rotary Old Saybrook have provided scholarships to attend RYLA.
"Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA) is District 7980’s leadership training program for young men and women ages in grades 10, 11 and 12 (Sophomores, Juniors & Seniors). These talented youth from area high schools are selected by their local Rotary clubs to attend a weekend conference designed to increase their leadership skills and commitment to community service. RYLA is held twice a year; a spring session and a fall session. RYLA is an internationally recognized program. Each year more than 9,000 young adults are sponsored by Rotary Clubs in over 25 countries. Dedicated Rotarians and selected presenters make up the RYLA team. Rotary Youth Leadership Awards has 25,000 students and young adults participating globally.
The Objective of RYLA
To develop personal and leadership skills with a focus placed on communication, problem-solving and management abilities. The program also introduces young people to the responsibilities of community service and global citizenship."
The students came away gaining valuable experience from this popular program and were very thankful to have had the opportunity. RYLA is all about leadership. They talked about current events and problem solving. Solutions were arrived at and submitted to a Rotary board which allocated money for the best ideas. As one student said, you had to step out of your comfort zone. They learned trust through team building. The students connected with one another and it was hard for some to say good-bye when the time came.
Announcements: No meeting Dec 26 or Jan 2. Next meeting, Jan. 9 at 7am at Saybrook Point Inn.
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