1. Pick your students
Work with local school counselors to identify Jr. High and High School students who would grow from a leadership weekend.
Rotary clubs
Sponsor a student leader
Club sponsorship is what makes RYLA possible. Your club identifies students from your community, covers their camp experience, and sends them home as leaders. Commitments for the Fall 2026 camp are due by September 30, 2026.
How it works
Three simple moves
2. Commit your sponsorship
Submit the form below with your club, session, and number of students. We confirm your slots and follow up with your contact.
3. Send in applications
Your students complete the camp application and guidelines, and your club sends payment by check or club transfer before camp.
Levels
Sponsorship levels
- Full Student Sponsorship$275 per student
- Covers a student's complete weekend camp experience: lodging, all meals, materials, and LeaderShop sessions.
- Partial Sponsorship$140 per student
- Splits a student's camp cost with another club, the family, or the district scholarship fund.
- Club Champion$1,000+
- Sends four or more students from your community and helps underwrite camp programming and supplies.
Amounts are guidelines for District 6510 clubs. Call 618.581.3596 to discuss a custom commitment.
Value
What a sponsored student receives
- Two nights of lodging at Camp Hope in Ewing, Illinois
- All meals and snacks across the weekend
- Every LeaderShop session, workbook, and camp materials
- Outdoor TEAM building, service project, and evening socials
- A camp T-shirt and RYLA graduate recognition
- An invitation to return as a student counselor
Commitment form
Submit your club sponsorship
Tell us who you are and how many students your club is sending. We will confirm your slots by email — no payment is collected on this site.