Hello clubmembers.
I just received the February issue of the Rotarian magazine. RI President Barry Rassin again has good words about the work Rotary does to transform their communities:
…I’d like to challenge every Rotary club to come up with at least one high-impact service project. Each club already has the potential, the resource, to make it happen. It has the power to change people’s lives – completely…
One of the most transformational projects I’ve been a part of involved providing a Jeep to a group of midwives in Haiti. We had asked the midwives what we could do for them, and they told us they needed a way to reach expectant mothers in a remote part of the country. We supplied a Jeep, painted it pink, and put the Rotary logo on it. Three years later, we went back to see how they were doing. They were excited by the outcomes: They told us that the mortality rate for mothers and infants in that region had dropped by 50 percent…
What makes a project transformational? It doesn’t have to involve a lot of money, but it has to reach people and have a major impact in the community. That is the key, and that is where careful planning and thorough research come in. So do your research. Leverage your resources. Seek partnerships that can increase your impact. And then take action!