Friday, September 19, 2014

Youth Leadership Event Highlighted

Phil Panzarella
District RYLA (Rotary Youth Leadership Awards) Chair Phil Panzarella of Morehead City was the speaker at Newport Rotary on September 15, 2014.

RYLA is a leadership development program that is organized at the club, district, or multidistrict level. The format of your event depends on what you hope to accomplish, your resources, and your audience – it could be a one-day seminar, a three-day retreat, or a weeklong camp.

While participants can be any age, most events focus on secondary school students, university students, or young adults. You can use RYLA to engage at-risk youth, motivate Interact or Rotaract club officers, reconnect with Rotary alumni, or mentor young professionals to become responsible leaders.

The club heard the history of RYLA and a received a thumbnail sketch of what they do at the event. Recommendations were made regarding selecting suitable candidates and what the nominating Rotarian's role is in the process.

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