CAMDEN — Are you between 21 and 35 years old and interested in improving your leadership skills? Or are you an employer who would like to give a promising young person an excellent professional development opportunity?

The Camden Rotary Club is accepting applications for a Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA) training program to be held September 19 to September 21 at Adventure Bound in Caratunk, Maine. Selected applicants will receive scholarship assistance to participate in the program, which brings together adventurous, service-oriented students and young professionals. Delegates will develop leadership and career skills while enjoying a fun weekend with other young leaders from Maine and Quebec.

Bangor Savings Bank Senior Customer Service Specialist Brittany Dondlinger, participated in RYLA last year and says the experience taught her a lot about teamwork.

"The RYLA experience really brought me out of my comfort zone," recalls Dondlinger, 25, of Waldoboro. "I put a lot of energy into getting the most out of the weekend by continuing to mingle, participating in all activities, and volunteering to be the first to try something new in front of a group. This truly was an amazing experience for me, I would recommend it to anyone."

Full details are online at http://www.ri7790.org/eng/organisation/_ryla.asp. Applications are due by August 10. For details and an application form, email camden.rotary.secretary@gmail.com.

For nearly 90 years, Camden Rotary has embraced Rotary International¹s motto, "Service Above Self," both at home and abroad. Camden Rotarians work together to help those in need, by improving living conditions for people in underdeveloped countries, participating in local service projects, providing grants to charities and distributing college scholarships to deserving youth,