RYLA 2025 report from Cassie Pitkin,
We are happy to report that RYLA 2025 was a huge success. I always say that one of my metrics of success is the percentage of campers crying because they don’t want to leave camp; we almost hit 100% again this year (including me). This was our biggest year yet with 94 campers! We had clubs participate who had not been involved with RYLA for some time, which makes my Rotary heart sing. My goal is 100% club participation, so if you are not involved with RYLA, I will be reaching out soon!
Here is the link to the recap video: https://www.youtube.
I will soon be putting the video on our website: https://www.
At the beginning of the video, you will see clips of two campers. On Monday, we asked them to write a “Letter to RYLA,” and then on Thursday, we asked them to react to that letter. This is them reacting to how they felt at the beginning of camp, after experiencing “the magic of RYLA” throughout the week. Also, at the end, you will see clips of campers singing at the dance and then sitting on the bleachers. This juxtaposes their closeness on the last night to when they first arrived and when we chatted with them on the bleachers.