It's time to support a student to attend the RYLA conference in July. Do you know an incoming Junior or outgoing Senior in high school who may be interested??
Every summer, 100 teenagers from around Idaho share a long weekend at the College of Southern Idaho for an intensive four day leadership camp. High school students who are incoming juniors to outgoing seniors are sponsored by Rotary clubs to attend the camp. The Rotary Youth Leadership Award camp, RYLA, is "For Youth, By Youth", meaning the camp is planned and lead by students who have previously attended.
The camp is experiential; activities are engaging and interactive both physically and intellectually. The leadership training focuses on practicing tangible leadership skills; some of which include guiding a group to make smart decisions, and identifying a problem within a community and having the tools to make a difference. The RYLA experience is focused on guiding the students to discover a strong sense of confidence in oneself and expressing empathy for others, which is driven through the strong supportive environment created during the camp.
RYLA 5400 CSI Campus Twin Falls, Idaho July 28-31, 2022
Amy Byrd has been part of the Steering Committee for the Rotary Wetland Peace Preserve and needs to have someone replace her. She is looking for a club member that can attend 1 meeting a month and will be happy to answer any and all questions about the project and get you up to speed. This coming winter and spring will be a very exciting time for the project with goal to break ground next year on this extraordinary project that will be a legacy for all the Rotary Clubs in the Valley as well as the District, Interacts Clubs and Rotaract Clubs.
Please think about participating in this great project and answering this call soon!
Rotary Youth Exchange for August 2022- June 2023 year has 11 Outbound students which will be arriving at the end of August. Our student will be coming from Austria, her name is Laura, and she will be attending Capital High School. She has 2 amazing host families!
If you have been considering being a host family, or you have friends that were considering this, please consider next year, 2023-2024.
Capital High, Boise High and Borah High will be having students for sure.
Let Kaci Jensen know if you would be willing to get our youth back into cultural exchanges.
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