LCR’s own Leticia Cole reported on the 2025 Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA). RYLA is a week long leadership camp fo high school students who will be sophomores, juniors and seniors next year. The program is designed for young people in the early stages of leadership self discovery. Participants learn to put leadership into practice by serving their school and community. RYLA will be hosted at the University of Kansas, Lawrence Campus June 8-12, 2025. Students will stay overnight in Ellsworth Hall and will attend sessions with Rotarians and other community leaders. There will be small group work, public service projects and recreation time. Local Rotary Clubs sponsor one or more students and pay the 425 dollar fee. Leticia noted that it was a struggle to find applicants this year and there was a good discussion about how club members could better publicize and encourage future participants. An application and further information may be found on the Rotary District 5710 website. Leticia works for Paul Werner Architects in Lawrence and has been club coordinator for RYLA for a number of years.
