What do we do? We Serve !
Service Above Self
Community Projects and Events
One of the ways we serve our community is by facilitating events and projects that can make a lasting impression on the residents of Morgan Hill. These events involve not only financial resources but also the time and energy to plan and execute these events and project. Since our inception we have has donated approximately $1,000,000 in materials to community projects.
Example Community Events |
Example Senior Events |
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Downtown holiday decorating
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Annual Harvey Barrett Senior Dinner for 300+ seniors
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Community Park Softball Fields Score Shacks
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Installed Bocce Ball Court at Senior Center
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Community Park Dog Park Bulletin Board
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Participate in Santa for Seniors program
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El Toro Youth Center expansion
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Young at Heart's 60 annual concerts
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Historic Villa Mira Monte landscaping |
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Example Youth Events |
MH Cultural Center Rose Garden | Annual Youth Speech Contest | |
MH Library gifts: International clock & bench | College scholarships for MHUSD students | |
Paradise Park picnic benches | Interact mentoring program for low income families | |
Tables & benches at Harvey Bear County Park | Newspapers in Education for classrooms | |
Chamberlain Children Center Improvements | Outstanding Student Achievement Awardss | |
BikeFest bicycle safety fair | Rotary Interact Club in 3 MHUSD high schools |
Philanthropic Giving
The other way we serve is through monetary support. The philanthropic giving of The Rotary Club of Morgan Hill has risen to over $100,000 per year. The club has awarded almost $120,000 in college scholarships to Morgan Hill students. We have leveraged matching donations from the Rotary International Foundation to complete humanitarian aid projects overseas worth nearly $250,000.
An additional $250,000 has been donated by our to the Rotary International Foundation toward the global eradication of polio and other international efforts . And to bring an international view to Morgan Hill, local Rotarians have hosted foreign exchange students from Brazil, South Africa, Russia, Spain, Puerto Rico, Ghana, Bosnia, Argentina and other countries. The efforts of the club has earned us numerous recognition including the Rotary International Presidential Award, and Rotary District & Zone Literacy Awards.
Example Local Philanthropic Giving
Advent Group Ministries | Jacob's Heart Children's Cancer Support | Paradise Valley Elementary |
American Cancer Society | Leadership Morgan Hill | Pauchon Research Foundation |
Amigos de los Americanas | Learning & Loving Education Center | Rebekah Children Services |
Ann Sobrato High School Grad Night | Live Oak Foundation | Rotary Foundation |
Barrett Elementary | Live Oak Grad Night | Saint Louise Hospital Foundation |
Bob Fischer Schlorship Fund | Machado School Heritage Society | San Martin 4-H |
Boy Scouts of America - Pack 780 | Martha's Kitchen | Santa Clara County Library |
Catholic Charities | Martin Murphy Middle Home & School Club | Scout Troup #7799 |
Central High School | MH Youth Advisory Comm | Sister Familia |
Charter School of Morgan Hill | Morgan Hill Downtown Association | Sobrato High School ASB |
Child Advocates of Silicon Valley | Morgan Hill Aquatic Foundation | Sobrato High School Grad Night |
Childspree | Morgan Hill Chamber of Commerce | South Valley Civic Theatre |
City of MH Youth Action Council | Morgan Hill Community Foundation | South Valley Dayworkers Center |
Community Law Enforcement Foundation | Morgan Hill Dog Owner's Group | Spirit of Morgan Hill Girl's Softball |
Community Solutions | Morgan Hill Historical Society | St. Catherine School |
Coyote Valley Track & Field | Morgan Hill Library | St. Vincent de Paul Society |
Crossroads Christian School | Morgan Hill Mushroom Mardi Gras | Teachers Aid Colition |
Discovery Counseling Center | Morgan Hill Pony Baseball | The Marrow Foundation |
El Toro Elementary | Morgan Hill Recreation Preschool | Todays child |
El Toro Home and School Club | Morgan Hill Youth Sports Alliance | Volunteers for Outdoor California |
Extreme Learning Center | Mt. Madonna YMCA | W.E.R.C. |
Family Worship Center | Muscular Dystrophy Association | Worldview Explorations |
Gavilan Buzz Softball | Nordstrom Home and School Club | YMCA |
Gilroy VFW | One Step Closer Therapeutic Riding | Young at Heart |
Interact Leadership Conference | P A Walsh Home & School Club | |
Example International Philanthropic Giving |
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Sister Club Support - Ameca, Mexico | Bolivian orphanage reconstruction |
Provided an Ambulance for the city | Deaf, mute & Braille equipment to Buenos Aires, Argentina |
Medical supplies | Work projects in Nigeria, Uganda, Ghana, and Philippines |
Computers for Ameca Schools | Rotary International PolioPlus campaign to eradicate polio from the globe |
Tsunami Relief - Water purification units |