Boulder Valley Rotary Club - World Community Service Activites

Rotarians serve humanity around the corner and around the globe. The Rotary Club of Boulder Valley has a proud tradition of significant contributions to Rotary World Community Service programs, including development projects and international youth and professional exchanges.

Recently completed projects include:

* A microcredit project in Chimahenango, Guatemala, sponsored by the Westminster 7:10 Rotary Club.

* A water project in India sponsored by the Parker Rotary Club.

* A health care worker training project in Mante, Mexico, sponsored by the Flatiron Rotary Club.

* Water for Schools project in Uganda and Kenya sponsored by the Arvada Sunrise Rotary Club.

Projects in progress include:

* A matching grant application has been submitted to send $350,000 worth of used medical equipment to a hospital in rural Uganda.

* Working with Engineers Without Borders, we plan to help in the development of a water project for a village in Togo.*

Working with Namlo International, we plan to help in the development of a water project for Barrio Nuevo, Nicaragua, where we funded the construction of a school building a few years ago.

* We are defining a scholarship to train nurses through the Nurses for Africa program operated by the Global Alliance for Africa.

International exchanges include:

* Yearlong international exchange student from Brazil in 2007-2008 and from Hungary in 2008-2009.

* Two high school students on a 10-day exchange to/from Yamagata, Japan. The Yamagata North Rotary Club is a sister Rotary club.

* Group study exchange team from Mexico in 2007 and South Africa in 2008.

Please contact Bob Harberg at harbergr@msn.com if you are interested in participating in or supporting these efforts. For more information go to the following:

Youth Exchange - funds yearlong or summer international exchanges for Boulder-area high school students - go to:
http://www.rye5450.org/default.htm

Group Study Exchange - funds international exchanges of young Boulder-area professionals and businesspeople. In 2009 they will visit Nicaragua, Panama, Costa Rica and El Salvador, travelling from March 6 to April 5, 2009 - go to:
http://www.rotary5450.org/gse/

Ambassadorial Scholars - helps fund college-based education of students here and abroad - go to:
http://www.rotary.org/foundation/educational/amb_scho/index.html

For more information go to:

Rotary Club of Boulder Valley
http://www.bvrc.org/

Rotary District 5450
http://www.rotary5450.org/wcs/index.html

Rotary International
http://www.rotary.org/programs/wcs/index.html