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Rotary District 7500 is proud to announce that this year’s RYLA will be held at Monmouth University in West Long Branch, NJ, June 23-26, 2012.

About 160 of the best youth leaders from Burlington, Monmouth & Ocean Counties in New Jersey will join a seasoned staff of over 50, to learn and practice their leadership skills in an atmosphere of acceptance, discovery and fun.

What is RYLA?
District 7500 RYLA is an intense and fun-filled four-day leadership training program run by Rotarians and older youth who have demonstrated superior leadership and training skills, within RYLA and in their communities. We teach a variety of leadership skills, such as team-building, problem-solving, cooperation and communication skills. Our program is designed to help train ethical, visionary leaders.

The RYLA conference is planned and run by the Rotary District 7500 RYLA Committee. Each team of 15 RYLA participants is directly supervised by two or three counselors, who are typically one to two years older than the participants, and one Advisor who is typically four to ten years older than the participants.

Who pays for RYLA?
The cost for each participant in 2012  is $450. This price includes room, meals, a tee shirt and all program expenses. Usually, participants pay a $25 fee directly to their Rotary Club to contribute to the cost. Upon acceptance to RYLA, a member from your sponsoring Rotary Club will contact you with details about the payment. 

What is Rotary?
Rotary is the world’s largest service organization. For the past 100 years Rotary has been working to eliminate poverty, illiteracy, disease and other social ills, and to promote peace in the world. Rotary sponsors many programs for youth, such as Interact, Rotaract, Rotary Youth Exchange, Ambassadorial Scholarships and many other college scholarships.

How to apply
By April 1, 2012 Go to the District 7500 RYLA Website: http://ryla7500.org and Click on the ‘Students’ link. Fill out the online RYLA Application

During April you might be contacted by someone from the Rotary Club and asked to meet with them for a personal interview.

By May 1 you should hear from the Rotary Club if you were selected to go to RYLA, were selected as an Alternate, or not selected this year. (You might be able to apply again next year.)

Good luck!