thDate:14 Aug 2011

Volume I | Issue 2

Legacy has always been related to continuous glory, unassailable victory and that constancy you face while you achieve success. The word 'Legacy' tends to take you back to the time of Knights and Kings when it was all about conquering unknown lands and overcoming fear. To be more precise, a Legacy starts with something new and moves along without turning back.

Three months back the reins of the Annual District Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA), was handed over the two clubs. One of these clubs had a reputation of being a club with the most experienced Rotaractors in the District and the other club was fast rising up and had tremendous potential – The Rotaract Clubs of East Coast and Rajalakshmi Engineering College.

Over the years, RI District 3230 has seen some of the most vibrant RYLA's in the history of the movement. When the club members from the Rotaract Clubs of East Coast and Rajalakshmi Engineering College met, they wanted to leave an impact. This had to be a RYLA which will leave a mark on every Rylarian, this had to be a RYLA where future leaders are born. So much rested on the event of such magnitude that, for the members from the two hosts clubs, it had to be a LEGACY!Fusion, MAD and Aurum had all created history, thanks to the tireless efforts put in by the members of Rotaract Club of Loyola College, who have the unique distinction of hosting the district RYLA for three consecutive years in association with Rotaract Clubs of Madras Central and Loyola Community over the years Its back to the basic's, it is now or never! This is the main reason why the two host clubs came up with the tagline – It's Our Turn. It's our turn to celebrate leadership, it's our turn to celebrate talent and it's definitely our turn to 'Celebrate Differences'

With the name and the tagline decided, we needed a great design, a design that would define a positive word like Legacy. We wanted royalty, we wanted to redefine power and no other colour does it better than Gold.

Ever since that historic day when the RYLA had been handed over to 'Team Legacy' members from both the club have been meeting constantly and planning furiously to make this event a grand success. Over the days we have bonded together like long lost brothers and whatever happens over the next three days, there will be one thing which each and every one of us from 'Team Legacy' will take home – Friendship! Ironically that is what RYLA stands for doesn't it? Making friends with people who you seldom know! We, the members of the host clubs have experiencing something for the past three months that each and every Rylarian at 'LEGACY' will be experiencing over this wonderful week.

It is that time of the year again, a time when a Rotaractor becomes a Rylarian and transforms into a completely different individual. The time has come, let's just sit back and let RYLA transform us into new individuals.

A Special Newsletter forDistrict Rotaract RYLA 2011-12 LEGACY

Rtr. PP. Manikandan K.District RotaractRepresentative

Rtr. IPP. Santhosh KumarChairman LEGACY

District Rotaract RYLA

Rtr. Pres. Aditya MohanChairman - NewslettersDistrict Rotaract Council

Rtr. Pres. Sriram R.Secretary LEGACY

District Rotaract RYLA

Date:30th September,

1st & 2nd October 2011

Venue:Indian Beach Resorts

East Coast Road, Chennai

Hosted by:

ROTARACT CLUB OF EAST COASTSponsored byRotary Club of

Chennai Gemini

&ROTARACT CLUB OF

RAJALAKSHMI ENGINEERING COLLEGE

Sponosred byRotary Club of

Chennai K.K. Nagar

DISTRICT ROTARACT COUNCIL 2011-12ROTARY INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT 3230

Rtr. PP. Sasi Kumar R.District Rotaract

Secretary

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District Rotaract

District Rotaract Representative MessageDear All, Warm Rotaract Greetings!! It gives me immense pleasure to pen down this special message on the occasion of 'Rotary Youth Leadership Awards' – RYLA Programme for the year 2011. RYLA is one of the most awaited programmes organized every year by one or more clubs along with the District Rotaract Council. A 3 day residential leadership programme aims at bringing the best out of the participants by providing them opportunity to actively participate and positively interact during the course of the programme. It's a challenge in itself to organize RYLA once, I would like to congratulate and compliment RC of Loyola College for having successfully organized it thrice. The benchmark set by last year's AURIUM RYLA Organizers RC of Loyola College and RC of Loyola Community is truly phenomenal. For the first time, the District Rotaract Council invited clubs who are keen to organize RYLA to participate

in the RYLA briefing session and asked for proposals to finalize the organizing clubs. The presentations were witnessed by District officials. Finally the team decided RC of East Coast and RC of Rajalakhsmi Engineering College as the organizers for 2011 RYLA. The name of the RYLA programme was chosen as LEGACY – Its Our Turn. The 'LEGACY' team under the able leadership of chairperson Rtr. IPP. Santhosh Kumar and Secretary Rtr. Pres. Sriram R. along with the team of enthusiastic Rotaractors have keenly invested lot of time interacting with the past organizers and commenced the work for delivering an extra ordinary RYLA. We have also brought lots of changes in the RYLA format this year like getting 5 green RYLArians to attend the programme, skill based programmes and outbound activities to convey the achieve the RYLA objective.

I would like to thank Rtr. PP. Praveen TV for the inputs shared from his experience in organizing RYLA thrice with the team which helped us in our preparations. Appreciations to Rtr. Pres. Aditya Mohan for having bringing out this RYLA Newsletter on time. We would like to also thank all the sponsors and the Rotary Clubs for their immense support and contributions. Our sincere gratitude to Babu Seshadri sir for his constant encouragement and motivation. As we all agree 'Youth are not useless, they are used less'. We expect that the participants will not only stop with learning but will internalize these learning's in to their life to their personal lives. We are sure that by participating in this programme, the participants will also contribute immensely to themselves and to their respective clubs. Let's celebrate differences and move forward in the positive direction. Yours truly,Rtr PP Manikandan K

District Rotaract Secretary MessageDear Friends, it is a great opportunity for me to give this message for LEGACY - District Rotaract RYLA. This year the RYLA has seen a lot of qualitative additions and a lot of effort has been put in by the organisers from Rotaract Clubs of East Coast and Rajalakshmi Engineering College. My special regards to Rtr. IPP. Santhosh Kumar and Rtr. Pres. Sriram R. and their teams for their wonderful efforts. Kudos to Rtr. PP. Praveen T.V. and Rtr. Pres. Aditya Mohan for their efforts for the success of this RYLA. Hope the RYLA benefit completely from this year’s RYLA. Rtr. PP. Sasi Kumar R.

Chairman - LEGACY District Rotaract RYLA MessageIt is a great honour to be the chairman of the District Rotary Youth Leadership Awards. I would like to thank the District Rotaract Representative Rtr. PP. Manikandan for putting faith in me and giving me this opportunity. Zone 1 ZRR Rtr. PP Praveen is a RYLA legend and he is someone we will always look up to. Thanks to the efforts taken by each and every organizer of the previous RYLA's. We are looking to carry forward that LEGACY. None of this would have been possible without the hard work put in by the Past Presidents of my club, Rotaract Club of East Coast. Last but not least, I would also like to thank Rtr. Pres Sriram and his team from Rotaract Club of Rajalakshmi Engineering College for their dedication and continuous support. Rtr. IPP. Santhosh Kumar

Secretary - LEGACY District Rotaract RYLA MessageHearty Rotaract Greetings to all,When I look back in time, I realize how much life has changed ever since I joined the Rotaract movement. Getting a chance to host the District RYLA – LEGACY in my club's second year is a huge achievement for which I have to thank all the members of my club. No amount of words can express my gratitude to the DRR Rtr. PP. Manikandan and DRS Rtr. PP. Sasikumar. I would also like to thank PDRR. Rtr. SolomonVictor for his untiring support. I am very honoured to be the secretary of RYLA LEGACY. Special mention goes to Rtr. IPP Santosh and all the members from Rotaract Club of East Coast for all the support they have given me and my club. My thanks to Rtr. ZRR. Praveen T.V. and Rtr. Pres. Aditya Mohan for their support to make LEGACY District Rotaract RYLA a grand success. Best wishes to all RYLArians

Rtr. Pres. Sriram R.

My warm greetings to all RYLArians. It is an honour to address you through this newsletter ‘ The Leader Among Youth’. At the very outset I would like to thank DRR Rtr. PP. Manikandan K. for the wonderful opportunity provided to me to bring out this newsletter. I remember the same time last year when I was the RYLA Host Club President. I know the amount of efforts that go into organising this mammoth event. My regards to Rtr. IPP. Santhosh and Rtr. Pres. Sriram for their efforts to make LEGACY a grand success. A special mention also of my club member Rtr.ZRR. Praveen T.V for his support to LEGACY RYLA and Rtr. Neelesh B. from RCREC for his contribution to this newsletter. I hope that the RYLArians realise that they have been participants of a globally recognised leadership programme and urge them to display leadership in all spheres of their lives.

Rtr. Pres. Aditya Mohan

District Chairman - Newsletters Message

Objectives of RYLA

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and concern for youthdTo encourage and assist young people in responsible and effective voluntary youth leadership by providing them with a valuable training experiencedTo foster continued and stronger leadership of youth by youthdTo publicly recognize the many young people who are rendering service to their communities as youth leaders

To demonstrate Rotary’s respect

What is Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA)?

Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA) is an intensive training program that brings together youth and young adults, ages 14-30, to further develop character and leadership skills and learn about Rotary. RYLAs often takethe form of a seminar, camp, or workshop, generally 3-10 days in length, organized by Rotarians at the club, district, or multidistrict level. In Rotary International District 3230 Rotaractors are provided with the unique opportunity to organise RYLA for themselves, with valuable inputs from Rotarians.

Participants are nominated by Rotaract Clubs. For these young adults, thisrecognition offers the opportunity to build self-confidence, gain exposure to a variety of issues and people, meet active community leaders, and learn valuable information and career skills.

RYLA gives Rotary Leadership the opportunity to mentor promising young leaders serving their own communities and beyond. Rotarians serve as resources for participants on the path to becoming professional and community leaders. In turn, RYLA can bring new energy to a Rotary district, inspire ideas for service, increase support of community service projects, and develop future Rotarians.

History of RYLA

Originating in 1959 in Queensland, Australia, RYLA was created as a festival highlighting local youth organised in honor of a royal visit by Princess Victoria. Through Rotarians’ constant belief in the potential of youth, RYLAhas since become an opportunity to help the next generation of leaders define themselves and expand their skills. Officially adopted by Rotary International (RI) in 1971, this exciting program engages Rotary clubs and districts around the world.

LEGACY - District Rotaract RYLA 11-12 Programs

Day I | 30th September 201103.00 P.M. Inauguration04.30 P.M. Ice Breaking Session05.00 P.M. Team Activities09.15 P.M. Movie Screening

Day II | 1st October 201106.30 A.M. Aerobics10.00 A.M. Leadership Session - Thiru. VAIKO M.A., B.L.01.20 P.M. Memory Performance - Rtr. Dr. Kalai Chezhian M.A., M.Sc. PhD.03.30 P.M. Team Activities05.30 P.M Communication Session - GYANA Training Academy07.00 P.M. Project Planning09.15 P.M. Camp Fire

Day III | 2nd October 201106.30 A.M. OBL Activities09.45 A.M. Skill Building Session11.30 A.M. Passion Vs. Career PDRR Sujith Peter (HR Head Infosys)02.00 P.M. Farewell Session PDRR Rtr. Solomon Victor K.02.45 P.M. Group Photo Session03.15 P.M. Valeditory

What after RYLA?

To maximize the benefit of the participants’ experiences, consider ways to stay in touch with participants, maintain your role as mentor, and invite the participants to take on new leadership roles.

Because of their familiarity with and enthusiasm for the program, past RYLA alumni can act as RYLA ambassadors in their communities, recruit and interview nominees, work as “junior counselors,” serve on the district RYLA committee, or offer peer support to current RYLA participants. Many districts establish long-lasting ties by maintaining a network that f o s t e r s i n t e r a c t i o n a m o n g participants and organisers.

Consider creating a Facebook group, electronic mailing list, interactive Web site to promote communication among participants and help keep them informed about ongoing Rotary activities in the area.Coordinating follow-up events for past participants, such as a one-day workshop, allows the organisers to track the development of the participants’ leadership skills and offer further guidance.

PHOTO GALLERYLEGACY District Rotaract RYLA Pre-Production