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BRIDGTON – The Bridgton-Lake Region Rotary Club is awarding scholarships for high school sophomores who qualify for leadership development camp this summer.
RYLA, the Rotary Youth Leadership Awards program, is dedicated to developing the next generation of talented leaders. Rotary District 7780’s RYLA serves rising juniors from seacoast New Hampshire and southern Maine. The deadline for applications is Feb. 24.
The three-day camp includes team-building and skills development. It helps individuals increase their self-confidence, enhance leadership capabilities, and provides communication tools. The result is an increase in self-efficacy, and the ability to enhance the communities with which one is involved, officials said.
Rotary clubs throughout the district will select up to 144 students to participate in RYLA this summer. Camp will be from June 26-30 at Camp Hinds, in Raymond.
“Parents and grandparents, this is a wonderful opportunity for young people,” Rotarian Emma Bodwell said. “As a parent, I was really proud of my daughter’s decision to go to RYLA.”
Zoe Bodwell, now a senior at Lesley University in Cambridge, Mass., said “RYLA really helped me find my voice, especially in crowded situations. That had always been difficult for me.”
Her mother agreed, “She was able to step outside her comfort zone and she made many lasting friendships,” Emma Bodwell said.
For more information, contact George Klauber or Carol Rothenberg at LakeRegionRotary@gmail.com.
