1. District 7040 Lake Placid & Saranac Lake Sponsoring Clubs June 26-28, 2015

3.  All District 7040 Rotary Clubs eligible and invited to participate  Connect with the New Generation  Dates - June 26-27-28, 2015 – 2 ½ days  Age Range – 15-17 Years old, Sophomores and Juniors  Raise your Club's and high school’s profile in the community  An educational and life changing experience  Leadership and ethics plus life skills  Paul Smiths College on St Regis Lake, the VIC Center and Tupper Lake Wild Center  Cost includes 7 meals + accommodation + activities + materials +.  Cost - $460 CDN all inclusive  Lays a foundation for starting an interact club  The Academy is conducted in English, no French translation available, sorry  RESERVE YOUR SPOT(S) NOW CLICK ON RESERVE/REGISTER on the RYLA home page ww.rotary7040.com…Avenues of Service…Youth Services…. RYLA

4.  June 26 to June 28, 2015 – 2 ½ days  Come to Paul Smiths College on the shore of St Regis Lake. Live in their newest Dorm Suites. Mix and mingle with other High School students & Rotarians. Learn about Leadership, Experiment and Enjoy the Adirondacks, Visit the VIC and The Tupper Lake Wild Center.  Potential Workshop leaders subject matter experts from Middlebury & Paul Smiths Colleges, Clarkson & St Lawrence Universities, Lake Placid High School, New York State Law Enforcement, Rotary, business world and others.  LP Rotary organizes and staffs event in conjunction with Paul Smiths and The Wild Center. Other club’s welcome to volunteer staff. All staff will be “background checked”.

5.  Objective: to provide an opportunity to 45 young participants to attend RYLA 2015 which aims to: Demonstrate our respect and concern 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 their communities

6.  You may submit up to four applications. The candidates should be selected on the basis of character, general education and academic excellence, leadership qualities, and a record of service and volunteering in the school or community, such as:  ● Rotaract● Boys or Girls Club  ● Interact● Scouts or Guides  ● Camp Enterprise ● Junior Achievement  ● Coaching● Sports Team Management  ● 4H Club● Militia  ● Student Council● Political Involvement  ● Community Service● Other Leadership Program Look for enthusiasm, energy, smarts, inclination to teamwork, self starting. etc.

7.  Contact your high school principal or guidance counselor.  Get them to nominate – best and brightest based on criteria  E -Mail the selected students the application & release forms  Establish a 2 or 3 person Interview Panel  Panel meets students individually at the school for interview - ½ hour per – prepare questions from criteria…  Select finalist(s)  Obtain the Signatures of Deligate(s) & Parents on Form 1  Make sure those not selected don’t get a feeling of failure by working with the person who sponsored their nomination  By May 10 Register your delegate www.rotary7040.com go to Programs…New Generations…RYLA……Reserve/Registerwww.rotary7040.com  Pay by Credit Card & E-Mail forms to RYLA@roadrunner.com by 5/10

8.  Location: Paul Smith's College on St. Regis Lake in the Adirondacks, Paul Smiths, New York ( 20 mi. NW of Lake Placid). http://www.paulsmiths.edu/future/ http://www.paulsmiths.edu/future/  Registration deadline is May 10, 2015  Cost is $460 CDN includes 7 meals + 2 nights accommodation in private rooms and much more.  Visit the Visitor Interpretive Center  Finish program at The Wild Center in Tupper Lake and graduation banquet for kids and family

9.  For further information please contact  Bob Hanna, RYLA Registrar RYLA@roadrunner.com District 7040 web site www.rotary7040.comwww.rotary7040.com …… Avenues of Service..…Youth Services.. …RYLA  Rotary International site:  https://www.rotary.org/myrotary/en/document /ryla-brochure https://www.rotary.org/myrotary/en/document /ryla-brochure

13.  Delegate Memories   My Career Choice Has Changed  I have a new perspective on Leadership  Canadians are COOL!  Terrific…and Too Short!  Met New Friends  My first trip to the US   Paul Smiths Campus is Neat!