RYLA attendees from all three Kirksville clubs spoke to our club about their experience.  RYLA is the Rotary Youth Leadership Awards academy where hundreds of students from around the state attend a 4 day academy to learn more about Rotary, and service above self.  Students learned about themselves through personality test which indicated what their default personality tends to be in most situations.  The four main personalities are depicted by the colors blue, green, orange, yellow.  People that are blue tend to be compassionate, cooperative, and empathetic. Those that are green tend to be more analytical, intuitive and visionary.  Those that have orange as their primary personality color are prone to being energetic, spontaneous, and outgoing.  And yellow personality preferences have a preference for precision, organization, and punctuality.  The RYLA attendees also learned about the four way test, Rotary and its mission, and the types of things that Rotary members and clubs do in the community, nation, and world. The students were broken into groups and each groups had to develop and plan the logistical pieces of a service project that could be implemented in their communities, then brief their project to the other attendees and staff members at the end of the week.  The four attendees that the Kirksville clubs sent were very appreciative for the opportunity to attend and each of them stated that they had a great time, and learned a lot. 

 

Pictured below, from left, is our president, Jon Peck, along with Riley, Jacob, Madeline, and Gabbi.

 

Our meeting on September 5th will be at The Pines.