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Applicants Wanted for Rotary Youth Leadership Awards

Scheduled April 9-11 at Thousand Pines Camp

By Michael P. Neufeld
Monday, February 22, 2010

Applications for the 2010 edition of the Rotary Youth Leadership Awards program are available at Rim High School. This picture shows some of the 2009 award recipients with Rotarian Gerry Porter. (Photo by RYLA.)

Crestline, CA - Each year, local Rotary clubs invite young people to take part in the Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA) program. Tuition is paid by Rotarians and this year's training session will be held at Thousand Pines Christian Camp and Conference Center from April 9-11.

Thousand Pines Christian Camp and Conference Center is located at 359 Thousand Pines Road in Crestline. (Photo by Michael P. Neufeld.)

Ten students are being sponsored by the Mountain Sunrise Rotary and Lake Arrowhead Rotary and 11th grade students from the mountain communities have until Tuesday, February 23, to apply.

Applications are available and should be turned in at the Assistant Principal's Office at Rim High School so the two Rotary clubs can complete the paperwork and notify the award recipients. Students can be from home-school, church school, or regular high school, so long as they are in 11th grade.

RYLA provides a unique opportunity for young people to develop leadership skills and self-confidence under the guidance of business professionals who belong to local Rotary clubs.

RYLA emphasizes leadership, citizenship, and personal growth, and aims to:

• Demonstrate Rotary's respect for youth
• Provide an effective training experience for selected youth and potential leaders
• Encourage leadership of youth by youth
• Recognize publicly young people who are rendering service to the communities.

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Michael P. Neufeld, RIMOFTHEWORLD.net Managing News Editor, is a graduate of the Dwight Bentel School of Journalism at San Jose State University. His first job out of San Jose State was with the Associated Press in Los Angeles as overnight Radio Editor. Prior to joining RIMOFTHEWORLD.net, Neufeld was editor of two weekly newspapers—THE MOUNTAIN NEWS and CRESTLINE COURIER-NEWS. He also has experience as editor of an employee newspaper for a major utility company and during his tenure as executive director of the San Jose State University Alumni Association served as faculty advisor to the association's monthly newsletter. He also spent eight years in commercial radio doing everything from news to advertising sales and writing commercials to being an announcer and on-air personality. Neufeld is actively involved the mountain communities including serving as master of ceremonies for the Arrowhead Arts Music Festival held each summer.

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