Submitted by: Matti Pelland, District 5580 RYLA Chair
Thank you. Thank you to all District 5580 Rotarians for your continued support of our Camp RYLA. I truly believe we have one of the best RYLA programs around and this year 122 students got to experience it for themselves thanks to your continued support. The 28th annual District 5580 RYLA was held in Crookston, MN July 14-20.
We had 45 volunteers arrive from all over the globe. These amazing leaders are a mix of past campers and Rotarians who know that while it might be a lot of hours (120 hours just at RYLA!), there’s not much that is quite as rewarding as volunteering at RYLA.
The students were immersed in a week of learning and applying concepts from the 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens, Myers Briggs Type Indicator, FISH!, and others. They heard from Kristi Huber, President of the United Way of Cass Clay, Ted Schick, Motivation Speaker, and Matt Proulx, Former RYLA Director. They learned from each other during a cultural learning exercise (Bafa Bafa), low ropes courses, and committees that run camp. They also created friendships that can last as lifetime in their family groups. But why not here it from the students themselves. Watch this video to hear some of the camp speeches presented at the end of each camp.
In an effort to keep our Rotary District connected from 5580 clubs to past and current RYLA staff, as well as RYLA alumni, we will be sending out a quarterly newsletter. You will find it’s filled with district updates, events, photos and more. Read the first issue here: http://bit.ly/5580rylanewsletter09_01
There will be more information available soon for the 2020 camp recruitment. To receive promotional materials, please complete this survey indicating who your club representative will be in 2020.
Complete 2020 Chairperson contact information here: https://forms.gle/oNiMECVXngQQZtKK7
Thank you again for a great 2019 RYLA!
Matti Pelland, District 5580 RYLA Chair