The RYLA Camp for Rotary District 5580 began in 1992 with 27 campers in four families. It has since blossomed to well over 100 campers in divided among over a dozen families. All years of the camp have taken place at the University of Minnesota in Crookston. As you can see in the table below, the number of students and clubs involved in RYLA have increased dramatically from 1992.

Year	Campers	Families	Rotary Clubs Represented
1992	27	4	13
1993	37	4	14
1994	46	6	24
1995	61	8	33
1996	71	7	42
1997	74	10	37
1998	78	10	39
1999	101	13	48
2000	112	15	53
2001	112	14	48
2002	111	15	54
2003	125	15	55
2004	127	17	41
2005	119	15	45
2006	124	15	51
2007	127	17	55
2008	131	16	61

Don Cavalier, the camp chairperson, is the only staff member to have been present at every RYLA Camp since its inception 1992. His commitment to the camp has been second to none. Other staff members and facilitators have shown similar dedication to the camp after realizing how incredible the RYLA program is.

The staff that has participated in the camp each year has been a unique group.  Staff members are generally Rotarians that have become interested in the camp.  In 1996, Dan Anderson was the first camper to return as a Facilitator of the camp.  Many other campers have since returned as Facilitators and Junior Facilitators.

1999 was the first year that campers returned to the camp as junior facilitators. There were five courageous volunteers assigned to five of the 13 families. The junior facilitators quickly became an invaluable component of the camp. You can see photos of the entire camp, staff and families in the RYLA Archives.