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DESCRIPTION:ROTARY YOUTH LEADERSHIP AWARDS\n\nCONFERENCE 2025 &ndash\; GENE
 RAL INFORMATION\n\nLeaders in Training\n\nFriday\, February 7&ndash\; Sund
 ay\, February 9\, 2025\n\nAt Waypoint 4180 and the Marriott\n\n4180 and 41
 73 Westford Place\, Canfield\, Ohio 44406\n\n \n\nRotary Youth Leadership 
 Awards (RYLA) Conference 2025\, District 6650&rsquo\;s 30th conference\, i
 s based on a program initiated by Rotary International. The program identi
 fies young people who have demonstrated leadership skills or show the pote
 ntial to be leaders and gives them an opportunity to explore and develop t
 hose skills with others with similar capabilities.\n\nDuring the conferenc
 e\, participants will\n\n\n	explore their own style and strengths\;\n	lear
 n skills that will enable them to be aware of and able to address communit
 y needs\;\n	interact with adult role models who are active in their profes
 sions and community\;\n	develop and learn leadership skills\;\n	develop an
  appreciation for community service.\n\n\nCost: 47 Rotary Clubs throughout
  District 6650 sponsor high school juniors to attend the conference. Clubs
  pay all conference expenses. There is no additional cost to students.\n\n
 Program: Students arrive at the hotel Friday morning for registration. (Th
 ey do not attend school on Friday.) Students are assigned roommates who ar
 e not from their school or hometown\, and they are purposely regrouped thr
 oughout the weekend to meet all participants.\n\nFor two and a half days t
 here are group learning activities\, discussions\, speakers\, interaction 
 with peers and social activities. Participants&rsquo\; days are filled fro
 m breakfast to lights out. Elements of the program build on each other and
  students must be willing and able to commit to the entire weekend in orde
 r to provide the best experience for all. The conference ends Sunday by 1:
 00.\n\nConference topics include:\n\nCommunication: learning to share view
 s in a constructive way\, leading to better understanding\;\n\nBehavioral 
 styles: understanding one&rsquo\;s own behavioral style\, the value of dif
 ferent behavioral styles and the effects of different behaviors on a group
 \;\n\nRotary: learning about and understanding the Four Way Test\, the con
 cept of &ldquo\;Service Above Self&rdquo\; and the purpose and activities 
 of Rotary International\;\n\nSociety: looking at the role values play in o
 ur modern society and understanding the Pillars of Character (respect\, re
 sponsibility\, caring\, citizenship\, trustworthiness\, fairness)\n\nRYLA 
 is a chance for students to meet other outstanding students from eastern O
 hio and to spend two and a half days learning about themselves\, learning 
 from others and having fun. An outstanding group of facilitators is planni
 ng another successful RYLA event and is looking forward to our annual conf
 erence.\n\nConference Coordinators: Gina Dermotta 330-550-9318 6650RYLA@gm
 ail.com\n
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LOCATION:At Waypoint 4180 and the Marriott
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SUMMARY:2025 RYLA Conference
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<h2 style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family
 : &quot\;Times New Roman&quot\;\; font-size: medium\; text-align: center\;
 "><strong><span style="font-family:arial\,helvetica\,sans-serif\;">ROTARY 
 YOUTH LEADERSHIP AWARDS</span></strong></h2>\n\n<h3 style="color: rgb(0\, 
 0\, 0)\; font-family: &quot\;Times New Roman&quot\;\; font-size: medium\; 
 text-align: center\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,helvetica\,sans-seri
 f\;">CONFERENCE 2025 &ndash\; GENERAL INFORMATION</span></h3>\n\n<h3 style
 ="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: &quot\;Times New Roman&quot\;\; fon
 t-size: medium\; text-align: center\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,hel
 vetica\,sans-serif\;">Leaders in Training</span></h3>\n\n<h3 style="color:
  rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: &quot\;Times New Roman&quot\;\; font-size: 
 medium\; text-align: center\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,helvetica\,
 sans-serif\;">Friday\, February 7&ndash\; Sunday\, February 9\, 2025</span
 ></h3>\n\n<h3 style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: &quot\;Times New
  Roman&quot\;\; font-size: medium\; text-align: center\;"><span style="fon
 t-family:arial\,helvetica\,sans-serif\;">At Waypoint 4180 and the Marriott
 </span></h3>\n\n<h3 style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: &quot\;Tim
 es New Roman&quot\;\; font-size: medium\; text-align: center\;"><span styl
 e="font-family:arial\,helvetica\,sans-serif\;">4180 and 4173 Westford Plac
 e\, Canfield\, Ohio 44406</span></h3>\n\n<p style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\;
  font-family: &quot\;Times New Roman&quot\;\; font-size: medium\;">&nbsp\;
 </p>\n\n<p style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: &quot\;Times New Ro
 man&quot\;\; font-size: medium\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,helvetic
 a\,sans-serif\;">Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA) Conference 2025\, D
 istrict 6650&rsquo\;s 30th conference\, is based on a program initiated by
  Rotary International. The program identifies young people who have demons
 trated leadership skills or show the potential to be leaders and gives the
 m an opportunity to explore and develop those skills with others with simi
 lar capabilities.</span></p>\n\n<p style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-fam
 ily: &quot\;Times New Roman&quot\;\; font-size: medium\;"><span style="fon
 t-family: arial\, helvetica\, sans-serif\;">During the conference\, partic
 ipants will</span></p>\n\n<ul>\n	<li style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-f
 amily: &quot\;Times New Roman&quot\;\; font-size: medium\;"><span style="f
 ont-family:arial\,helvetica\,sans-serif\;">explore their own style and str
 engths\;</span></li>\n	<li style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: &qu
 ot\;Times New Roman&quot\;\; font-size: medium\;"><span style="font-family
 :arial\,helvetica\,sans-serif\;">learn skills that will enable them to be 
 aware of and able to address community needs\;</span></li>\n	<li style="co
 lor: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: &quot\;Times New Roman&quot\;\; font-si
 ze: medium\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,helvetica\,sans-serif\;">int
 eract with adult role models who are active in their professions and commu
 nity\;</span></li>\n	<li style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: &quot
 \;Times New Roman&quot\;\; font-size: medium\;"><span style="font-family:a
 rial\,helvetica\,sans-serif\;">develop and learn leadership skills\;</span
 ></li>\n	<li style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: &quot\;Times New 
 Roman&quot\;\; font-size: medium\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,helvet
 ica\,sans-serif\;">develop an appreciation for community service.</span></
 li>\n</ul>\n\n<p style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: &quot\;Times 
 New Roman&quot\;\; font-size: medium\;"><span style="font-family: arial\, 
 helvetica\, sans-serif\;">Cost: 47 Rotary Clubs throughout District 6650 s
 ponsor high school juniors to attend the conference. Clubs pay all confere
 nce expenses. There is no additional cost to students.</span></p>\n\n<p st
 yle="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: &quot\;Times New Roman&quot\;\; 
 font-size: medium\;"><span style="font-family: arial\, helvetica\, sans-se
 rif\;">Program: Students arrive at the hotel Friday morning for registrati
 on. (They do not attend school on Friday.) Students are assigned roommates
  who are not from their school or hometown\, and they are purposely regrou
 ped throughout the weekend to meet all participants.</span></p>\n\n<p styl
 e="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: &quot\;Times New Roman&quot\;\; fo
 nt-size: medium\;"><span style="font-family: arial\, helvetica\, sans-seri
 f\;">For two and a half days there are group learning activities\, discuss
 ions\, speakers\, interaction with peers and social activities. Participan
 ts&rsquo\; days are filled from breakfast to lights out. Elements of the p
 rogram build on each other and students must be willing and able to commit
  to the entire weekend in order to provide the best experience for all. Th
 e conference ends Sunday by 1:00.</span></p>\n\n<p style="color: rgb(0\, 0
 \, 0)\; font-family: &quot\;Times New Roman&quot\;\; font-size: medium\;">
 <strong><span style="font-family: arial\, helvetica\, sans-serif\;">Confer
 ence topics include:</span></strong></p>\n\n<p style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0
 )\; font-family: &quot\;Times New Roman&quot\;\; font-size: medium\;"><spa
 n style="font-family:arial\,helvetica\,sans-serif\;">Communication: learni
 ng to share views in a constructive way\, leading to better understanding\
 ;</span></p>\n\n<p style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: &quot\;Time
 s New Roman&quot\;\; font-size: medium\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,
 helvetica\,sans-serif\;">Behavioral styles: understanding one&rsquo\;s own
  behavioral style\, the value of different behavioral styles and the effec
 ts of different behaviors on a group\;</span></p>\n\n<p style="color: rgb(
 0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: &quot\;Times New Roman&quot\;\; font-size: mediu
 m\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,helvetica\,sans-serif\;">Rotary: lear
 ning about and understanding the Four Way Test\, the concept of &ldquo\;Se
 rvice Above Self&rdquo\; and the purpose and activities of Rotary Internat
 ional\;</span></p>\n\n<p style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: &quot
 \;Times New Roman&quot\;\; font-size: medium\;"><span style="font-family:a
 rial\,helvetica\,sans-serif\;">Society: looking at the role values play in
  our modern society and understanding the Pillars of Character (respect\, 
 responsibility\, caring\, citizenship\, trustworthiness\, fairness)</span>
 </p>\n\n<p style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: &quot\;Times New Ro
 man&quot\;\; font-size: medium\;"><span style="font-family: arial\, helvet
 ica\, sans-serif\;">RYLA is a chance for students to meet other outstandin
 g students from eastern Ohio and to spend two and a half days learning abo
 ut themselves\, learning from others and having fun. An outstanding group 
 of facilitators is planning another successful RYLA event and is looking f
 orward to our annual conference.</span></p>\n\n<p style="color: rgb(0\, 0\
 , 0)\; font-family: &quot\;Times New Roman&quot\;\; font-size: medium\;"><
 span style="font-family: arial\, helvetica\, sans-serif\;">Conference Coor
 dinators: Gina Dermotta 330-550-9318 6650RYLA@gmail.com</span></p>\n
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