ROTARY YOUTH LEADERSHIP AWARDS 2007/2008

The conference was held

Sunday, June 22nd  through Thursday, June 26th

at the

Richard Stockton College of New Jersey in Pomona, NJ.

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 What Is RYLA

RYLA is the Rotary Youth Leadership Awards, a leadership training program to prepare community youth leaders. This five day leadership event is for high school juniors, as well as Inbound and Rebound Rotary sponsored exchange students who are still in high school. There is no cost to participants, as all fees are paid by the sponsoring Rotary Club.

RYLA 7640 promotes development and understanding of leadership principles. The RYLA program consists of a combination of ice breaker, team building and experiential activities, group discussion, personal reflection, guest speakers/panels and group problem solving activities. Participants learn about the qualities of leadership, what makes an effective team and apply what they learn in challenging activities.

For more information about RYLA, please contact a Rotary club in your community or e-mail for more information: Jim Puderbach - RYLA 7640 Program Director

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Molly Dennen

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Rotary District 7640  held its District Youth Leadership Conference at The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey this summer from June 24, 2007 through June 28, 2007.

Participants selected from Woodbury High School were young men and women who have exhibited leadership abilities and who would be entering their senior year of high school.

Aimed at developing the leadership potential of young men and young women, the conference
featured many challenging activities including workshops, speakers, discussions, sports, music, and news reporting. Topics  focused on decision-making, critical thinking, communicating effectively, ethics, public service, contemporary problems and career development.

The participants lived, work, study, and play together in an academic setting under the guidance
of professional counselors and educators. In addition, guest lecturers and discussion leaders
presented a wide variety of vocational and community interests.