The Rotary Club of Franklin MA is proud to announce that they have awarded four scholarships to this year’s Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA) Conference held on June 26th -28th. The lucky scholarship winners are Chloe Bowser, Sunny Yuan, Shreedhar Rao and Saanvi Reddy.
“We selected these candidates based on their good citizenship characteristics, and their powerful desire to attend and benefit from the Rotary RYLA conference.” said Diane Padula, Rotary President, RYLA Committee Chairperson and RYLA Volunteer.
The chosen students were among the almost two hundred Massachusetts high school sophomores who attended this year’s RYLA Conference. RYLA is an intensive 3-day, 2-overnight leadership training program, designed to foster personal growth and team building through seminars and outdoor activities, at Fitchburg State, with a Family Reception, and Closing Ceremony.
Rotary also congratulates Syed Azhar, one of last year’s RYLA scholarship recipients, who was invited back this year to serve as a Group Facilitator. The Rotary District 7910 RYLA Committee selected him for his leadership skills, dedication to RYLA, and service as current president of Rotary Interact. His application stood out among many from former RYLA attendees across Massachusetts. During the weekend, Azhar led a group of five to seven RYLA participants.
RYLA concentrates on developing the leadership potential of young men and women, and features thought-provoking events including interactive Leadership Labs, exciting guest speakers, and challenging mental and physical activities that provided the participants with a chance to excel amongst and with their peers. Topics included decision-making, critical thinking, communicating effectively, ethics, and public service.
Congratulations from the Rotary Club of Franklin MA to this year’s scholarship winners and their families!
We will be seeking rising Junior’s and notifying school counselors in January 2027. If anyone interested in learning more about how their student can become a RYLAn 2027, reach out to: RotaryClubfranklinmarotary.org or RYLA 2027, visit http://www.ryla7910.org/ or contact: Diane Padula, RYLA Chair at rotarycluboffranklinma@gmail.com .
