average, everyday ordinary people doing extraordinary things to make the world a better place……
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Rotary International
• WHO WE ARE AND WHERE WE COME FROM– Founded 1905– 1.2M Members Worldwide– 42,000 Clubs
• MOTTO “Service Above Self”
Rotary International
• FOUR WAY TEST– Is it the Truth– Is it Fair to all Concerned–Will it Build Goodwill and Better Friendship–Will it be Beneficial to all Concerned
Rotary International
• FUNDING– > 100% of funds raised go directly to supported
causes, typical of all clubs
• THE ONLY NGO SEATED AT THE UN
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• MAJOR PROJECTS–Worldwide Eradication of Polio• Project Inception 1988• $1.2B raised• 700 Newly Reported Cases in 2011 in Only Three
Countries
– Clean Water & Sanitation• Project Inception ~ 2009
• CHARTERED 1998
• CURRENT MEMBERSHIP– Business Professionals Engineers– Financial Professionals Sales Professionals– Educators Health Professionals– Legal Professionals Civil Professionals
• AVERAGE AGE ~ 50
Seabrook Rotary Club
Seabrook Rotary Club
• $10K GRANT TO BAY ELEMENTARY -reduction of below-level readers by K grade by 68%, 1st grade by 62% and 2nd grade by 50% .
Seabrook Rotary Club
• $2.5K GRANT TO ED WHITE ELEMENTARY - Prior to implementation only 30% were reading above level, 20% at level and the remainder below. Subsequent to implementation 79% were reading above level, and 17% at level.
Seabrook Rotary Club
* MAKING ENDS MEET * FINDING A JOB & PUTTING YOUR BEST FOOT FORWARD?
* HOW THINGS WORK * MY TAXES…, MY AT WORK RESPONSIBILITIES
* “BUSINESS” THE BIG PICTURE
Seabrook Rotary Club
• CCISD FFA – We purchase livestock each year at the Future Farmers of America (FFA students) auction. The meat is processed and donated to a Bay Area Women's Shelter. This trifecta supports the school, the students and provides help for a local charity.
Seabrook Rotary Club
• $1.5K ANNUAL CCISD TEACHER OF THE YEAR
• ANNUAL MEADOR LIBRARY SUMMER READING PROGRAM
Seabrook Rotary Club
• “EAGLES NEST” (BAY ELEMENTARY) - We provide financial support for this after-school facility that offers tutoring, sports and other activities for youngsters who might otherwise run the streets.