Six students from Carrollton and Farmers Branch were sponsored by our club and attended this year's District 5810 RYLA Camp.  I learned from staff members that this camp was once again a huge success.  The six students attending camp were Sharee Bailey a Newman Smith student, Celeste Bucchan, a Creekview student, Sahil Handa and Amy Stone, R L Turner students, Ritthy Son and Nandita Singh, both Hebron High students.
One of the many high points, was when they Skype Caresse Bucchan to speak to the camp. She is the current Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarship recipient working in New Zeeland, She is the sister of Celeste Bucchan.  Celeste was very surprised and had an opportunity to visit with her sister after she had greeted the entire camp.
We have already received a thank you from Ritthy Son via an email to Raul.  It reads as follows:
Mr. Paredes,
 
How are you doing sir?
My name is Ritthy Son, and I want to thank the Carrollton-Farmers Branch Rotary for sponsoring me to Camp RYLA.  It was an opportunity of a lifetime: where I met passionate people who invested their most precious resource, time, with us.

I learned elements of leadership and personal development that I will apply to improve my school and the community. Camp RYLA has changed my perspective to pursue servant leadership while reaching for the future.

Camp RYLA didn’t make an impression on my life, it made an impact.

Sincerely,
Ritthy Son

We hope to have all of the students share their experiences durning one of our programs in the near future.  We extend our appreciation to Gary Embrey for his support of this year’s student.