The Saint City Rotary Club
Thanks to the hard work, support and generosity
of our supporters, friends, and members, the Saint City Rotary Club is helping to make a difference in our Community and World Wide.
Chartered in November 2000, our Club is a small group of dedicated individuals from the business and volunteer community who believe in
“Service Above Self”.
A few of the projects we support are:
Rotary Centennial Park Project –Our Major Community Project is located in Riel along the river, with access to the Trail system. Once built it will be the gateway to the Lois Hole Park. We will be putting in fire pits, picnic tables, lighting, asphalt trails (to join with Red Willow Trail), playground and washroom facilities.
Drug Awareness – supporting local junior high and senior high school programs.
Bright Lights At Christmas – taking seniors’ to see Christmas lights.
Youth Programs – to help enhance our youth to become the future leaders of tomorrow. Included is - Leadership Training (Rotary Youth Leadership Awards and Rotary Youth Program of Enrichment), Coats for Kids, Literacy programs (within St. Albert Schools and schools in Belize), Adventure programs, Exchange students (incoming and outgoing), Post Secondary Scholarships and supporting a wide variety of other programs and support for youth in need.
St. Albert Youth Community Centre– an organization offering barrier free access to programs and activities focused on building assets and skills in youth and support networks for their families.
Highway Cleanup – we have adopted a portion of Highway 44 to clean once a year.
Polio Plus – we provide funds to help with an immunization program to help eradicate Poliomyelitis from the planet.
Orphanage– we provided funds to help the Children in a Siberian Orphanage.
Student Supplies – we helped provide School Supplies and Books for Students in Nigeria and Mexico.
Families of Hope – we provided funds to aid families living at the dump in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. In 2013 we will be going to Puerto Vallarta to help build a playground, daycare / kindergarten and kitchen facilities.
CAMTA (Canadian Association of Medical Teams Abroad)– a dedicated medical team that travels to Ecuador to perform total joint replacement surgery, treat club feet and hip dislocations on the poor who are suffering and to share information with the local medical community.
CAFSA (Canadian Aid for Fire Services Abroad) – Have helped to support and send firefighting equipment and defibrillators to countries in need.
Emergency Relief – we support a program which involves sending ’40 ft. Container Load(s)’ of surplus items to another part of the country /world where they will be used and valued.
THE ROTARY CLUB OF ST. ALBERT - SAINT CITY
MEETS TUESDAYS 5:45 – 6:45 PM
ST. ALBERT INN & SUITES
NEW MEMBERS ARE ALWAYS WELCOME BY INVITATION
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WHAT’S ROTARY?
Rotary International is a volunteer organization of volunteer, business and professional leaders who provide humanitarian service, and help to build goodwill and peace in the world. There are approximately 1.2 million Rotary club members belonging to 33,000 Rotary clubs in more than 200 countries and geographical areas.
Saint City Rotary meets every Tuesday from 5:45 – 6:45 for fellowship and interesting guest speakers.
Founded in Chicago in 1905, Rotary celebrated 100 years of service in 2005. The Rotary Foundation has awarded more than US$2.1 billion in grants, which are administered at the local level by Rotary clubs.
What is the purpose of Rotary?
Rotary clubs exist to improve communities through a range of humanitarian, intercultural and educational activities. Clubs advance international understanding by partnering with clubs in other countries. Rotary also encourages high ethical standards in all vocations.
What do Rotary clubs do?
Rotary clubs address critical issues at home and abroad by providing health care and medical supplies, clean water, food, job training, youth development, and education to millions of people in need. Examples of Rotary’s focus areas include:
Polio Eradication - In 1985, Rotary International created PolioPlus – a program to immunize all the world’s children against polio. To date, Rotary has contributed US$800 million and countless volunteer hours to the protection of more than two billion children in 122 countries. Rotary is currently working to raise an additional US$200 million toward a US$355 million challenge grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. These efforts are providing much needed polio vaccine, operational support, medical personnel, laboratory equipment and educational materials for health workers and parents. In addition, Rotary has played a major role in decisions by donor governments to contribute over $4 billion to the effort. With its community-based network worldwide, Rotary is the volunteer arm of the global partnership dedicated to eradicating polio. Rotary volunteers assist in vaccine delivery, social mobilization and logistical help in cooperation with the national health ministries, the World Health Organization (WHO), UNICEF, and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Peace - In an effort to educate tomorrow’s peacemakers and ambassadors, up to 110 Rotary World Peace Fellows are sponsored each year to study at one of the eight universities for International Studies in peace and conflict resolution. Since 2002, 339 fellows from over 75 countries have participated at a cost of more than $23 million.
International Education - Rotary is the world’s largest privately-funded source of international scholarships. Each year, about 1,000 university students receive Rotary scholarships to study abroad. Rotary clubs also coordinate a high school-age student exchange program that has sent nearly 8,000 students abroad for three months to a year.
Humanitarian Projects - Rotary clubs initiate thousands of humanitarian service projects every year. These volunteer-driven projects address the root causes of conflict, such as hunger, poverty, disease and illiteracy.
Literacy - Rotary clubs work to improve literacy rates worldwide. A unique, Rotary-pioneered approach called the Concentrated Language Encounter (CLE) has proven very effective in resource-strapped developing countries. It was so successful in Thailand, that the Thai government adopted the program nationwide.
Water Management - Recognizing the importance of clean water, many Rotary clubs help to install wells and develop water treatment and distribution systems to increase access to fresh drinking water for communities in need, especially in developing countries.
ROTARY
AN ORGANIZATION OF VOLUNTEER, BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL LEADERS • UNITED WORLDWIDE
• 1.2 MILLION MEMBERS • IN MORE THAN 200 COUNTRIES AND GEOGRAPHICAL AREAS
• PROVIDING HUMANITARIAN SERVICE • BUILDING GOODWILL AND PEACE IN THE WORLD