Celebrating a Legacy.
Building the Future.
Celebrate 35 Years of RYLA 5810 – Join Us for One or Both Events!
We’re celebrating 35 years of developing leaders with two unique events during anniversary weekend. While each event has a different purpose, both are designed to bring our RYLA community together.
Two Different Events. One Shared Mission.
Friday is about investing in RYLA by thanking those who have sustained the program for 35 years, celebrating RYLA’s impact, and looking ahead to the future.
Saturday is about celebrating the RYLA family – the friendships, memories, and connections that continue long after camp ends.
Whether you attend one event or both, we’d love to celebrate this milestone with you.
A Weekend to Celebrate 35 Years of RYLA
Friday
November 6, 2026
35th Anniversary
Inaugural Fundraising Gala
Saturday
November 7, 2026
RYLA Family
Reunion
35th Anniversary
Inaugural Fundraising Gala
Friday, November 6, 2026
McKinney Cotton Mill
6:00 PM | McKinney, Texas
Celebrating 35 Years of Leadership. Investing in the Next 35.
Friday evening is our inaugural fundraising event benefiting the future of RYLA 5810 programming. This milestone evening will feature stories of impact, opportunities to reconnect with the people and program that shaped you, and a look ahead at RYLA’s future. Most importantly, it will be an opportunity to ensure that more deserving students experience the same life-changing week you did.
This special evening is our opportunity to:
- Thank the Rotary clubs, sponsors, and donors who have made 35 years of RYLA possible
- Celebrate the incredible impact of our alumni
- Raise funds through sponsorships, donations, and a live auction to ensure future generations experience RYLA
- Attire: Cocktail or business attire
Expect dinner, inspiring stories, recognition of our supporters, and opportunities to invest in the next 35 years of leadership.
Tickets, table sponsorships, silent auction, and additional gifts directly support scholarships, program enhancements, and the continued growth of RYLA 5810.
Whether you’re coming as an alumnus, bringing potential supporters, or investing in a table for your network, your presence and your partnership will make a lasting difference.
RYLA Family
Reunion
Saturday, November 7, 2026
Legacy Hall
6:00–10:00 PM | Plano, Texas
This one is for all of us – alumni from 1991 to 2026, and the families and friends who’ve been part of the journey.
Come ready to reconnect, share stories, laugh, reminisce, and reflect on 35 extraordinary years of RYLA memories. This is a family-friendly celebration of the community we’ve built together and the legacy we’re carrying forward.
Saturday is all about reconnecting.
Whether you attended camp in 1992 or 2025, served on staff, volunteered, sponsored a camper, or simply love RYLA, we hope you’ll join us for a relaxed evening of catching up with old friends and making new memories.
This is intentionally a casual, family-friendly gathering where you can:
- Reconnect with alumni and staff from every generation
- Bring your spouse, children, and family
- Visit over food and drinks
- Enjoy a brief anniversary celebration program
- Celebrate everything that makes the RYLA family so special
- Attire: Casual
Update Your Contact Info
As part of our 35th Anniversary efforts, we’re working to update/build our database of 7,000+ RYLA Alumni and RYLA Community members. Please take a moment to update your contact details by clicking on the button below. When you’re done, please share the link with other RYLA friends (your co-campers, counselor, and alumni staff roommates) so we can keep in touch!
Strong leaders are made, not born.