2014 RYLA

FOA, I thank my club - RCP QC - for entrusting to me the CDship of this 2014 Joint RYLA Earth Camp. with their support, I only foresee success in terms of a memorable, once-in-a-lifetime experience for our young RYLA camp delegates, as well as for the Rotarians of District 3770, who, I foretell will soon be undertaking more important youth programs in their respective Rotary clubs. I also thank the organizing team members for their choice of theme - Engage Youth, Save Earth. Achieving peace was last year's R I D3780 RYLA camp theme and the churches of the world have earlier agreed that to cultivate peace, all must protect Creation. Violence between peoples, tensions and conflicts, abuse of human rights, loss of valuable natural resources, frequent natural disasters - all these have been traced to disregard for the environment. The theme Saving Planet Earth will remain relevant for a long time especially as the consequences of the degradation of the ecosystems is now part of our life experience. But all is not lost because we are all here at this 2014 Joint Rotary Youth Leadership Award Earth Camp and protecting Creation will, henceforth, be our way of life.