Exerpt from the Camp Newspaper, by Steve Melton

All-4-One’s “I Swear” was the #1 song in the land. The Cowboy Way starring Keifer Sutherland and Woody Harrelson ruled at the box office. O.J. Simpson was still a good guy (for another whole week). Bill Clinton was the President of the United States, and Kevin Ward was just some guy in the school’s band. [...]

Thank You’s from alumni award recipients: Michelynne McNeeley and Allison Bennett

This year’s alumni award recipients were Miche McKneeley and Allison Bennett. Congratulations ladies! The alumni are so grateful for the example of service that you set. From Michelynne: My RYLA Family, I was truly taken back by the honor of receiving the 2009 Alumni Award. I never would have thought this would be given to [...]

Announcement about Alumni Holiday Party 2009

Mark Your Calendars! Date: December 19, 2009 Time: 4pm-6pm Location: Allison’s parents’ office in Allen, TX More details to come!

To Kevin, Big Duff, and Chris – Thank You

As campers, we didn’t know that the obstacle course had to be built specifically for us, that the telephone poll hadn’t just conveniently fallen in place for us to play Teepee Shuffle on during Round Robins or even that Rotarians had to be trained to select us. Throughout the history of Camp RYLA in District [...]

Another Great Year at Camp

After months of anticipation and preparation, the long awaited Camp RYLA 2009 approached fast and after a quick blink of an eye, a calisthenics stretch and the flash of a digital camera it was over even faster. Every year, campers are different but on the 19th year of Camp RYLA for District 5810 it brought [...]

End of RYLA ’09

Check tomorrow for more pictures/videos! WEDNESDAY McLovin made a guest appearance this year, thanks to the artistic skills of Ms. Lauren V. Crazy t-shirts varied from funny to slightly alarming this year…   The 2009 Olympics created an opportunity for the campers to utilize the skills learned in the previous week.  Some alumni commented on [...]

RYLA update

MONDAY Instead of being tied together in pairs by handkerchiefs or holding hands, the campers ran free and played a more graceful version of the classic camp game. After a SUDDEN DEATH round, Cabin 4 accepted the first place ribbon. John (and Katie) Huber are back at camp this year! Woo. John took all of [...]

RYLA 2009

Dear RYLArians,  Enjoy updates throughout the week detailing the events of RYLA 2009.  The entries highlight familiar camp events but emphasize the shenanigans unique to each year and serve to remind us of lessons learned at RYLA that continue to influence our leadership development and focus on service. SATURDAY RYLA Welcome Campers anticipate the rowdy [...]

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