Rotary Foundation
What Is It?
Rotary Foundation is a project that is ongoing throughout the Rotary year. In keeping with the object of Rotary, involvement and contributions during November are emphasized with the goal to have the majority of funds gathered and submitted to Rotary International by the end of December. The member who chairs this service organizes the drive for funds through announcements and phone calls, and maintains records of Paul Harris Fellows and sustaining members.
How Can You Participate?
You can become involved by volunteering to chair or
To assist the chairperson.
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Matching Grants
What Is It?
This project involves writing and applying for matching grants through the District and/or Rotary International for appropriate projects. For example, Point West committed $5000 to purchase a van for a school for the deaf in Mexico. Volunteer members wrote grants for matching funds. As a result, the District responded with a matching grant of $5,000 and then Rotary International responded with a matching grant of $10,000. A total of $20,000 was made available to purchase a good van for the school.
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1000 Smiles
What Is It?
Volunteers from Point West Rotary travel to Ensenada, Mexico to assist dentists and oral surgeons in providing dental care to children who would not otherwise receive dental care. The volunteers provide non-medical assistance as needed, covering a range of duties from pre screening patients, to administrative duties, to x-ray assistance, to lunch distribution, to directing patient flow, and even comforting children after the procedures. The children come from all parts of the country. Some of the parents and children travel for several days to receive this service.
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Rotary Youth Exchange (RYE)
What Is It?
Each year Point West sponsors an outbound exchange student and hosts an inbound student from another country. The chairperson for this event communicates with the district in making arrangements and ensures there are host families for the incoming student.
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Group Study Exchange (GSE)
What Is It?
Each year, funded through Rotary Foundation, a group of business or professional people from a foreign country comes to the United States for four to six weeks. Members help by providing lodging and transporting our visitors to and from the various activities which have been arranged for them. Members can also apply at the district to be part of an outgoing team. This promotes goodwill and friendship between the countries of our world.
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