In a three-day session at the 4-H center in Wakefield, 120 high school
students recently met for the 2015 Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA)
program held by Rotary District 7600. RYLA is a leadership development
program run by Rotary International.
The students from
high schools across District 7600 which runs from Fluvanna County to
North Carolina east to the Eastern Shore participated in presentations,
activities, and workshops covering a variety of topics, including:
leadership fundamentals and ethics, communication skills, problem
solving and conflict management, and community and global citizenship.
An important part
of the event includes the organization and planning of a community
service project. Members chose Jackson-Feild Homes to be this year's
beneficiary. Participants engaged their Interact Clubs and local Rotary
Clubs to collect school and art supplies, clothing, personal care items
and sporting equipment for the residents at Jackson-Feild.
The items were
presented to Jackson-Feild during event. Ms. Shadhri Stith, Senior
Residential Supervisor at JFH was thrilled to receive these items that
have been put to good use.
