Pictured: Dennis Harding,
Byesville Rotary President, and Annie Kackley, 2013 RYLA participant and
Meadowbrook Interact member.
Attention: Bell ringers are needed to raise funds for the club's Christmas food basket service project. Please call Chuck Fair to sign up.
Annie Kackley, a Meadowbrook Interact
member, attended Rotary District 6690’s Rotary Youth Leadership Academy (RYLA)
held this summer at Otterbein. The academy consisted of 3 days of intense
activity focused on developing leadership skills in young people.
RYLA activities develop leadership skills, citizenship,
and personal growth. The RYLA experience aims to demonstrate Rotary’s respect
and concern for youth, to provide training experiences for young people with
potential leadership ability, to encourage leadership of teens by teens, and to
recognize young people who are actively involved in service to their
communities.
Kackley said participants
were greeted with goodie bags and asked to turn in their phones and other electronic
devices. RYLA participants were going to be asked to interact with each other with
no distractions. She explained that face to face action started immediately. As
soon as all 70 attendees arrived, each was given a questionnaire and told to
try to meet each of the other attendees as quickly as possible.
Kackley’s favorite question
was,”Where are you from?” She explained that Rotary District 6690 covers a large
area and that meant there were lots of different types of people from many
different backgrounds attending RYLA.
One of Kacklely’s favorite
activities taught attendees about the importance of communication skills. Participants
picked a partner. One partner was given a piece of paper and told to follow
instruction given by the second member of the team on how to fold and tear the
piece of paper. Team members discovered that each one defined instructions
differently. For example, the instruction “Fold the paper in half,” can result
in the paper being folded horizontally or vertically.
Kackley said one of the most
meaningful activities occurred on the last day of the Academy. Each person was
asked to write a personal theme for life. Themes were to reflect a person’s personal
values. RYLA attendees were told their theme should be something they would
want to read every day.
Kackley ended her report by
stating that the 3 days of RYLA were amazing. She made many friends and they
keep in touch. She says it feels good to know she has friends scattered
throughout the District.
The club meets 7:30 am
every Tuesday at the Stop Nine Senior Center at 60313 (GPS use 60299) Southgate
Road, Byesville. Anyone interested in learning more about the Byesville Rotary
can call Membership Chair Jim Vaughan, 740-260-2969. More information about the
Byesville Rotary can be found at: www.Byesvillerotary.blogspot.com or https://www.facebook.com/pages/Byesville-Rotary/256548047818283
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