Here’s a Sample from the
Upcoming RYLA Program
These select Students will experience a weekend of robust, interactive, thoughtful and FUN leadership driven activities and speakers. Our objective is to inspire and elevate their thoughts, look inward at what they are passionate about, work in teams and overcome insecurities and celebrate resilience. In past years, these Students return to their schools, families and lives with confidence and ideas that they can become inspiring Student Leaders that embrace their passions, engage with their peers and create ways to serve their community better by working together!!
So, what’s in the “secret Sauce”??
Rise Against Hunger:
Recipe: 100 kids, 10,000 meals, 2 hours = a growing global movement to end hunger by empowering communities, nourishing lives and responding to emergencies. High energy, awesome music, highly fashionable red hair nets! Visit RiseAgainstHunger.org
What Makes a Leader?
Hear about some pretty incredible Medal of Honor Recipients!!
Creating Your Personal Mission Statement!
Kristen McGee, Executive Director for Ann’s Heart in Phoenixville shares and guides these students to figure out what is important to them. Each student creates their own personal mission statement to help guide them through decisions, prioritizing choices and keeping them on the path that they have chosen for themselves.
How Do You Make Your Passion Come to Life?
Lauren Feldman, Executive Mom for Oliver Rocks will share her journey with her son Oliver through cancer and how his life is honored and celebrated through inspirational and fun rock painting. Everyone paints rocks and it’s a blast!! Oliver Rocks can be found literally all over the globe spreading joy and love in such a simple way. It’s a small act of kindness with a big impact!
What is your Leadership Style?
Students take a quick Myers-Briggs Test. To the Students: Be yourself, answer a few questions honestly, and find out how your personality type can influence your life and send you in a direction that feeds your mind and heart!
Dream Big. Pivot Bigger!
What happens when life doesn’t quite work out the way we want??? Meet Andy Phillips. Former 2x Division-1 Football Captain share his stories from the underdog prospect to NFL Player to pivoting in life when football is suddenly over. Is life over….nope!! Visit AndyPhillips.org.
Meet Marty the Marine….and Honor Our Vets with a Light Work Out!!
Invigorate your body and your mind with a light work out!! In a world filled with challenges how do we support our own mental health? What are the struggles that veterans and civilians face? Sometimes you just take it one sit up at a time. Stretch your body and your mind!
What to Bring What to Wear
Casual and Work Out wear works – be comfortable!!