RYLA, District 5470 :: Rotary Youth Leadership Awards

DISTRICT COMMITTEE MANUAL

Mission:
RYLA 5470's mission is to encourage and support the recognition, training, and mentoring of youth leaders by Rotary Clubs in District 5470.

Objectives:

To empower clubs involvement in recognizing and rewarding youth leaders in their community.
Provide a centralized leadership training retreat weekend youth identified by clubs to teach leadership skills based on Rotary values of fellowship, high ethical standards, the ideal of service, and the promotion of international understanding and goodwill.
Facilitate fellowship between Rotarians and youth leader, and youth leader with each other, in the promotion of Rotary values.
Train and facilitate club level Rotarians to provide year long mentoring and support of RYLA 5470 youth leader participants.

Goals:

Establish a solid organizational and business structure for a RYLA 5470; Incorporated 501c3 Status, Accountable reporting and budgeting standards, and Diverse and sustainable district committee
Develop a solid curriculum for a leadership retreat weekend based on Rotary values, including: Self-awareness, Interpersonal skills development, Team-building and organizational skills, Ethical decision making and overcoming leadership challenges, and Personal leadership goal setting
Develop a clear and simple manual for club level involvement in RYLA 5470, including: Funding the scholarship awards, Identifying and selecting recipients, Pre-retreat and retreat weekend involvement, and Post-retreat follow-up involvement
Use technology to organize and operate the program and facilitate clear and simple communications and accountability between district leaders, club level RYLA chairs, and youth participants.

Timeline:

Dec 15 : Sponsorship request packets drafted
Dec 20 : RYLA E-mail set up
Dec 20 : Sponsorship request packets distributed
Dec 25 : Club participation call drafted
Dec 30 : District Committee Job Descriptions
Jan 01 : Announce weekend, call for distinct committee and Chair Identity
Jan 15 : Website registration up and running
Jan 30 : RYLA Meeting at Quad Foundation
Jan 15 : Retreat Curriculum/Schedule Finalized
Jan 30 : Club selection guileless finalized
Feb 28 : 50 applicants committed
Mar 31 : Applicants Fees Paid
Mar 31 : 75 applicants committed
Apr 1-30 : Club Level training at DLSs
Apr 15 : 100 applicants committed
May 15 : Participants Identified

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DISTRICT COMMITTEE MANUAL Mission: RYLA 5470's mission is to encourage and support the recognition, training, and mentoring of youth leaders by Rotary Clubs in District 5470. Objectives: To empower clubs involvement in recognizing and rewarding youth leaders in their community. Provide a centralized leadership training retreat weekend youth identified by clubs to teach leadership skills based on Rotary values of fellowship, high ethical standards, the ideal of service, and the promotion of international understanding and goodwill. Facilitate fellowship between Rotarians and youth leader, and youth leader with each other, in the promotion of Rotary values. Train and facilitate club level Rotarians to provide year long mentoring and support of RYLA 5470 youth leader participants. Goals: Establish a solid organizational and business structure for a RYLA 5470; Incorporated 501c3 Status, Accountable reporting and budgeting standards, and Diverse and sustainable district committee Develop a solid curriculum for a leadership retreat weekend based on Rotary values, including: Self-awareness, Interpersonal skills development, Team-building and organizational skills, Ethical decision making and overcoming leadership challenges, and Personal leadership goal setting Develop a clear and simple manual for club level involvement in RYLA 5470, including: Funding the scholarship awards, Identifying and selecting recipients, Pre-retreat and retreat weekend involvement, and Post-retreat follow-up involvement Use technology to organize and operate the program and facilitate clear and simple communications and accountability between district leaders, club level RYLA chairs, and youth participants. Timeline: Dec 15 : Sponsorship request packets drafted Dec 20 : RYLA E-mail set up Dec 20 : Sponsorship request packets distributed Dec 25 : Club participation call drafted Dec 30 : District Committee Job Descriptions Jan 01 : Announce weekend, call for distinct committee and Chair Identity Jan 15 : Website registration up and running Jan 30 : RYLA Meeting at Quad Foundation Jan 15 : Retreat Curriculum/Schedule Finalized Jan 30 : Club selection guileless finalized Feb 28 : 50 applicants committed Mar 31 : Applicants Fees Paid Mar 31 : 75 applicants committed Apr 1-30 : Club Level training at DLSs Apr 15 : 100 applicants committed May 15 : Participants Identified District Committee Manual (PDF–20 kb) Reading a PDF File To read a PDF file you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your computer. It's available for free from Adobe Systems.