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Each year our Club participates
in a Service Project outside of the Country. They have included wells dug
in India, trucks, vans and other products in South Africa, and much more.
Our multi-year connection to South African projects was fueled by the visit
of our own Ambassadorial Scholar, Coe Leta Finke.
Coe Leta and her Mother at a Rotary Banquet
Red Wing Rotary
World Community Service Projects:
1996-1997
This year our club partnered with the Rotary Club of Shirva, India to
provide funds for a New Well in Kalathur India, so they could have
fresh water to drink. It is through the matching funds of our district
and Rotary International that World Community Service projects can change
the world. Thanks to Bill Laidlaw for planting the seed on this project
and Sandy Nordmark, World Community Service Chair for taking action so
the well could become reality. Funds were a result of collecting happy
dollars and pennies for change.
1999-2000
And who can forget the perseverance and energies of CoeLeta Finke, who
brought us back ideas from her ambassadorial year in Grahamstown, South
Africa, for a worthwhile effort as we sought contributions from other
clubs for what became affectionately known as "CoeLeta's Project".
For that project, we secured a gift of $21,350, which included financial
matches from the District and the Rotary Foundation.
2000-2001
Our Club is also known for its international service and in the 1999-2000
Rotary year we continued to sponsor the Grahamstown, South Africa Project
started the year before.
2001-2002
Our International Service Project, Get on the Bus was another team
effort. With some help from area clubs we put $4000 together which was
matched by District and then matched by International to get the $16,000
needed to purchase a Mini-Bus for a South African Hospice. Roger Sammon
was key to keeping on the paperwork and meetings.
Last
updated on
March 2004
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