Project 2009/2010
Posted by Mary Stark
The following is what our club has been doing for projects this Rotary year.
International
Our International Project this year was to help with the Netza Elementary School in Zihautenejo Mexico in Nov. 2009. ($1000)
Community
We sponsored Voices of Nature ($3000). This is a concert by children singing about saving the environment.
Sleep with the Whales - ($2500) Jan. 2010 - Children with life threatening illnesses and their families spend the night at the Vancouver Aquarium.
Learning Disabilities Center ($3200) Social skills program to teach children 7-10 years old social skills for cooperating in the classroom, interacting and getting along with others, making friends and coping.
School Scholarships. (9 x $800) $6200 3 Westside high schools, 3 Eastside high schools and Fraser Academy and Roberts Education Center.
CALS ($1260) Computer Assisted Learning Solutions. This is a computer program to help children learn to read.
First Nations Library (Spencer's Bridge). ($3000) Donating books for a library on the reserve to encourage literacy.
UBC Agape Missions ($1112) providing backpacks and supplies to a group of UBC students who go downtown 3 nights a week to supply hot food and information to homeless street youth.
Young Naturalists Club of BC ($1000) Helping produce NatureWILD a publication for young people 5-14 years who want to learn about nature in BC.
Covenant House Vancouver ($2000) To help purchase backpacks that are given to street youth between 16-24 to help build rapport and trust. The goal is for the youth to enroll in a residential program, which is the first step to getting off the streets.
Rotaractor to Pets $800
Kits Shower Program $1200
Academy of Music $1000
Megaphone Magazine $250
Total projects - $27,522
International
Our International Project this year was to help with the Netza Elementary School in Zihautenejo Mexico in Nov. 2009. ($1000)
Community
We sponsored Voices of Nature ($3000). This is a concert by children singing about saving the environment.
Sleep with the Whales - ($2500) Jan. 2010 - Children with life threatening illnesses and their families spend the night at the Vancouver Aquarium.
Learning Disabilities Center ($3200) Social skills program to teach children 7-10 years old social skills for cooperating in the classroom, interacting and getting along with others, making friends and coping.
School Scholarships. (9 x $800) $6200 3 Westside high schools, 3 Eastside high schools and Fraser Academy and Roberts Education Center.
CALS ($1260) Computer Assisted Learning Solutions. This is a computer program to help children learn to read.
First Nations Library (Spencer's Bridge). ($3000) Donating books for a library on the reserve to encourage literacy.
UBC Agape Missions ($1112) providing backpacks and supplies to a group of UBC students who go downtown 3 nights a week to supply hot food and information to homeless street youth.
Young Naturalists Club of BC ($1000) Helping produce NatureWILD a publication for young people 5-14 years who want to learn about nature in BC.
Covenant House Vancouver ($2000) To help purchase backpacks that are given to street youth between 16-24 to help build rapport and trust. The goal is for the youth to enroll in a residential program, which is the first step to getting off the streets.
Rotaractor to Pets $800
Kits Shower Program $1200
Academy of Music $1000
Megaphone Magazine $250
Total projects - $27,522