These select young people attend an all-expenses-paid camp where they are inspired by a diverse group of exceptional speakers, make life-long friends through fellowship activities, and discuss the ethical and social issues of today. RYLA encourages servant leadership in youth by recognizing and rewarding deserving 11th grade students who are chosen to attend RYLA as an 'award' for their past and present leadership and service activities. Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA) is a program that originated with Rotary International and has subsequently been specifically designed by Rotary District 5750 for the students in Oklahoma. The playground was dedicated to the children who will enjoy it, Buxton said. It was designed by member David Hornbeek, and furnished by Shan Shepard and his wife, owners of NoahвЂ™s Park and Playgrounds, which worked вЂњtirelesslyвЂќ to accommodate the needs of the club and the city, said Buxton.Д«uxton also credited granite provider Brian Cogbill for helping with the granite stone for the plaque, and ensuring it did not look like a вЂњgravestone.вЂќ Jay Buxton, this yearвЂ™s president of the Club, was the inspiration behind the Rotary playground seven years ago. The fields are not yet open, and the playground needs a special net over it to prevent fly balls from hurting children and a special safety-surface on the playground field installed. Two years ago, ground was broken and phase I has four fields, a concession stand and the playground.

The project was four-and-a-half years in the making, after the city bought a 146-acre flood plain to repurpose for the $6 million park and ball fields in 2007. The club partnered with the Rotary district office, international office, 35 local donor Rotarians and a Rotary Club in Fortaleza-Planalto, Brazil to raise the $46,000, not to mention the services provided at no charge by the city and parks department to build the playground at the not-yet-opened amateur softball park on State Highway 66. 20 with kudos handed around to the City of Edmond staff and the numerous funders of the project. Rotary playground many years in making!!!!Д®dmond Rotary Club dedicated the Route 66 city park playground Aug. Yowell went on to say of Lyle, вЂњshe is a young, up and coming leader that will help maintain this club for a long time.вЂќ Lyle resides in Oklahoma City with her husband Josh. She has served on the board, as well as in the role of President. Lyle has been an active member of the Rotary Club of Edmond since 2015 and has been especially effective at securing dynamic speakers for the meetings. She created a successful Zoom trivia fundraiser, served as theвЂќ Zoom masterвЂќ during the time when the club couldnвЂ™t meet and helped the club have a successful transition from virtual meetings back to in-person meetings.ДЄ board member and volunteer for Edmond Chamber of Commerce, Lyle serves on the Chamber Board of Advisors, Chamber Ambassador Council, Chamber Government Relations Council, and the Edmond Young Professionals Advisory Board.

Yowell said, вЂњJessica takes on any responsibility and meets the Rotary Four-Way Test in all that she does.вЂќ Yowell commented that Lyle was an important part in keeping the club vibrant during the pandemic. The total costs are $1,200 per month, and the club sought outside help for a monthвЂ™s worth of food for the children.Д¬lub Member and 2019-2020 Award Recipient, Janet Yowell presented Lyle with the award. Local organizations and businesses supported this program, but the Coronavirus pandemic has stopped those organizationsвЂ™ ability to help.В The Seaside Rotary Club provides ninety-six children with healthy meals for six days each week. After the local construction of a small community school, the Seaside Rotary Club brought together funds for a solar-powered water filtration system and a small kitchen where the Feeding the Future program operates. The village exists in extreme poverty, and many of the village children live in uncertain food conditions. The Playa del Carmen Club-Seaside started the program in 2017 in the Village of Torres de la Paz, close to the city of Playa del Carmen. The Rotary Club of Edmond has partnered with the Summit Rotary Club of Edmond and the Sooner Rotary Club of NormanВ to provide funds for Feeding the FutureВ program, a project of the Rotary Club of Playa del Carmen-Seaside.

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