RYLA Aplications 2024

Personal Data

Rotary Club: Arnold

Name: Eli R Rogers

Gender: Male

School Grade: Sophomore

School – arnold public

Primary Phone Number – 308.636.8676

Address: 244 Ave 190 Dunning, NE 68833

Parent/Guardian Information:

christie rogers

Phone: 308.636.8676 Email: kidranchers@hotmail.com

Relationship – Mother

Vision

Please explain what you hope to gain by participating in RYLA.

I would hope to learn how to lead the groups that I am in better such as how to get people how to start participating. I also want to meet people and get out of my bubble a little more than usual. and most important is the step clap step clap song.

Rotary’s motto is “service above self.” What does that mean to you?

To me, Rotary’s motto “service above self” means that if you are capable of doing something to make other people’s lives easier, especially those who are less fortunate than you, then it’s your duty to do whatever you can to make sure that the task gets done efficiently. I think it means that nobody can do everything but everyone can do something to make a difference that impacts the world for the better.

Past and Current Experience

Have you ever volunteered before? – Yes

List any past or present volunteer experiences including dates volunteered and position responsibilities.

Chairman of starting the Dolly Parton Imagination Library for Custer County and then expanding it to Thomas Logan, Blaine
helped our local Rotary with their annual Pancake feed
Youth soccer reef for the local team
Donated blood 3 times
help set up our Book Fair
help hide eggs for Arnold’s Easter egg hunt
Meals on Wheels took food out to people’s cars
Volunteered at a cron hole throw checked people in and helped tear down
funnel cake sale took money
concessions at a fair
cow pie bingo
helped severed at the one-box convention center. served food and picked up plates 4 times
Participated in the trash pick-up
Landscaped the Koubeck gardens and hung Christmas lights there as well
Sandhills Open Road Challenge (SORC) Volunteer put stickers on the cars, served food, picked up their plates, sat out, made sure the race ran smoothly and sold merchandise
Arnold Alumni Banquet Server
helped the legion pick up / take down the flags at the cemetery on the 4th of July
Took gifts to the old folks home during COVID
Hosted a junior high lock-in
Hosted games for the fall festival
Helped with the ice cream sales for the National Honor Society
Welcome bags to the Arnold community 2 times for the Jr Chamber
Christmas around town dressed as an elf and handed kids candy
Helped get the local Take a Book Leave a Book up.
District Rotary/Interact conference gave food out and helped as much as possible April 2023
Participate in Operation Christmas Child
Competed in Youth Group Talent Show fundraiser
Stocked items for the Arnold Food Pantry
Helped Arnold build a greenhouse and a new parking lot

Do you currently have a job? – Yes

List up to three past or current paid job experience including dates employed and responsibilities. Start with your most recent

I work on two ranches doing the day chores one during the summer and the other during school.

TK Rogers Ranch – all my life
Holly Remund Ranch -November 26, 2022, to current day

Have you received any awards or honors? – Yes

List awards or recognition

Class Vice President 6-10
Honor Roll 9
Joiner Honor Society President
Custer County Citizenship Washington Focus (CWF) Trip, in 2025 Advisory board member for CWF Chairmen
Received District Acting Award
Speech letter winner
Youth Forum for High School Students, 3rd Place

that you received for academic, school, or community activities beginning in the 7th grade

Have you participated in extracurricular activities or organizations? – Yes

Please list, in order of importance to you, any school, religious, social, athletic, hobbies or other activities or organizations which you have participated in since the 7th grade

Interact
One-Act Play Production
Cross Country
National Honor Society
4-H
Quizebow
Book club
Speech
Jr. Chamber

applications

Rotary District 5630