Knaresborough Rotarians welcomed Adam Baxter to their meeting on Monday evening 12th September. Adam has recently completed a RYLA (Rotary Youth Leadership Awards) residential course and gave a presentation about his experience. Designed to allow young people to experience at first hand the challenge of leadership, the course is open to young men and women who are over 16 at the start and under 18 on the day the course concludes. With a mixture of physical and mental challenges that allow participants to develop, team building, communication and problem-solving skills based on both indoor and outdoor activities The course takes place at Hebden Hay, a Scout hostel situated in the Hardcastle Crags valley above Hebden Bridge.
Adam was grateful for the opportunity to experience the course and had made several friends amongst fellow participants. Asked how much it had changed him, he said that before the course he would not have been able to stand up and give his presentation but now he felt confident to face most challenges.
Knaresborough Rotary President David Kaye presented Adam with his course certificate and wished him well as he starts his ‘A’ Level courses.
Knaresborough Rotary will be looking for candidates for next year’s RYLA courses which take place in late July and August 2023. For more information and application forms contact Rotarian Mrs Wilson at dw.rotary@gmail.com
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