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Projects or
International Rotary Projects
Learn about the ideals of Rotary through
The Four Way Test Object of Rotary
History of Rotary
RICH-MAR 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 - the annual golf outing
at Treesdale Golf & Country Club encourages
camaraderie and goodwill among Rotarians and raises funds for area
charities.
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| 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 to benefit local
non-profit agencies on the Saturday following Thanksgiving. |
| 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. |
ROTARY DISTRICT 7280
PROJECTS
Rich-Mar Rotary participates in many district programs
including
| Scotland Golf Exchange
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 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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INTERNATIONAL ROTARY
PROJECTS
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:
| The 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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