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Rotary
District 7280
Rotary International
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Learn more about Rotary International by clicking the titles at left.
Learn about the2010-2011 Theme "Building
Communities / Bridging Continents".
Find out about our local, district and international projects on this
page.
Go directly to Rotary District 7280
Projects or International
Rotary Projects
Rich-Mar
Rotarians meet weekly at Treesdale Golf and Country Club over lunch to share
ideas and plan ways in which the club can foster and encourage the ideals of
"service above self" in the community. Rich-Mar hosts speakers and guests at
these weekly luncheon meetings to broaden its knowledge of the needs and
concerns of the community and world. Rich-Mar is active in the local Rotary
District (District 7280), supporting programs that have local, national and
international focus. Some of those programs are listed here:
 | Annual Golf Outing
Held in June each year at Treesdale Golf
& Country Club, the annual golf
outing is Rich-Mar Rotary's major fund raiser. While encouraging camaraderie and goodwill
among all members and their guests, we raise funds for many
non-profit organizations
Learn more about the
charities supported
by this outing. To learn about
supporters of this Golf Outing, see
Annual Golf Outing Program. |
| Dictionaries for Schools Program
Rich-Mar provides personalized
dictionaries for all 3rd graders within both Pine Richland and Mars Area
schools. Each year Rotarians gather together during a social event to label
the dictionaries and then deliver them to each school classroom. |
| Picnic for PARC |
Each year in September, Rich-Mar hosts a
picnic in Butler for PARC (Pennsylvania Association of Retarded Citizens),
a non-profit organization whose mission
is to provide opportunities for individuals with disabilities to exercise their
independence, enjoy an enhanced quality of life and experience life to the
fullest. This past year over 200 citizens were served grilled hotdogs, fresh
corn on the cob and cookies; then enjoyed a game of Bingo together for prizes.
| Rotary Pancake Breakfast
 Rich-Mar
Rotary sponsors an annual Pancake Breakfast at Mars United Presbyterian Church
in November. Proceeds are used to support local service programs like the
ones listed here.
Members of Rich-Mar Rotary work together,
along with local Interact students from Pine Richland and Mars High Schools
who volunteer to serve patrons and to make this pancake breakfast an
out-of-this-world Mars experience.
Rotarians show up before dawn to begin
the baking process. All the baked goods are made fresh and served with
buckwheat or buttermilk pancakes, three types of sausage from Thoma Meats -
sweet and smoked links and fresh ground patties. Each year over 500 community
residents are served breakfast on this day. |
| Turkey Trot Race
Rich-Mar partners with Treesdale Golf and
Country Club to sponsor a 5K run and 1 mile walk on the Saturday following
Thanksgiving to benefit The Lighthouse Foundation. |
| Rotary Student of the Month Program
A student from both Mars Area and
Pine-Richland High Schools are chosen as "Student of the Month" during the
school year and honored at the Rich-Mar Club meeting quarterly for their
achievements. |
| Rotary Youth Leadership Award Link to
RYLA
Each year three Junior level students are
chosen from Pine Richland and Mars High Schools by a Committee of Rich-Mar
Rotarians for their leadership potential and community service record to
represent the club. They join with others from Western Pennsylvania in June
for week long program of leadership training at Westminster College through
the Rotary Youth Leadership Award (RYLA) program. Find out more by clicking
the link above.
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| Interact Link to
Interact Clubs
 Pine
Richland and Mars Area High Schools have Interact Clubs sponsored by Rich-Mar
Rotary, but are self-supporting and self-governing. These clubs exist to
develop leadership skills, promote personal integrity and foster international
understanding and goodwill.
Pictured here are members of the Pine
Richland Interact Club reporting on their activities during a regular Rich-Mar
luncheon meeting that was held at Pine Richland's newest school, Eden Hall. |
Rich-Mar Rotary participates in many district
programs including
| Scotland Golf Exchange |
 Each
year Rich-Mar Rotary participates in a Golf Exchange Program hosted by Rotary
District 7280 with Rotary Clubs in Scotland. The groups from both countries
alternate hosting Rotarians for two weeks of golf and camaraderie. In 2008 we
traveled to Scotland and in 2009 the Scots are coming to Western PA.
| Katrina Relief Trip
For three years in a row Rich-Mar Rotarians
have traveled to the site where Hurricane Katrina devastated Mississippi to
help in a rebuilding mission bringing volunteers and materials together to
help residents get back to normal. |
| Lighthouse Building Project
Rich-Mar Rotarians assisted
The Lighthouse of Butler County in refurbishing apartments in downtown Butler
for low-income residents.
Pictured here is President Mark Vincent, head electrician installing new light
fixtures.
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Rich-Mar also
promotes international understanding and goodwill by working towards the goals
of Rotary International and its non-profit organization
Rotary
Foundation.
Some of their programs include:
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Global Eradication of Polio
All Rotarians worldwide are
united in a campaign for the global eradication of polio. In the 1980s,
Rotarians raised US$240 million to immunize the
children of the world; by 2010, the
PolioPlus program will have contributed US$850 million to this cause. In
addition, Rotary has provided an army of volunteers to promote and assist at
national immunization days in polio-endemic countries around the world. Check
out more with
Rotary Polio Project. |
| Heifer
Project
 Rich-Mar
Rotarians contribute annually to support this worthwhile program. Since 1944,
Heifer International has worked to bring help, healing and hope to millions of
impoverished families worldwide. In its first 60 years, Heifer assisted more
than 10 million families. In areas where hunger and despair once prevailed,
Heifer programs have reinvigorated communities through livestock, training,
and "passing on the gift." To learn more, check out
Heifer International. |
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Computer Labs for Schools
in Rwanda |
Thanks to Rotary Foundation support, students in parts of Rwanda can now enjoy
being connected to the world through the internet.
This is one way Rotary reaches out to level the playing field around the world,
encouraging improved education, self-development and international goodwill.
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Clean Water Projects |
Rotary Foundation supports water projects in African nations, providing clean
water for drinking, proper sanitation and growing crops.
In addition, Rich-Mar Club has supported clean water filtration programs in
Honduras and the Dominican Republic by sending funds and volunteers to the
areas.
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