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Club Achievements
2010 - 2011 ACTIVITIES AND PROJECTS
u Sent 18 youth to Camp Jubilee
u Donated $500 to Celebration of Community
u Donated $500 to Diwali Celebration
u Donated $1000 to Habitat for Humanity Housebuilding in Guatemala ( Hatzic Secondary)
u Donated $575 towards a bursary for a student of Stand Up for Mental Health at UFV
u Donated $650 to send two students to the RCMP Youth Academy
u Donated $300 to Christmas Bureau / Christmas at the Clarke
u Contributed $1000 towards the District Kick Polio Out Soccer Ball presented to Ray Klinginsmith
u Clean up of D'herbomez Creek
u Planted Trees and Shrubs at the Silvercreek Wetlands
u Helped to organize the annual Terry Fox Run
u Ran regular 4 Way Test Workshop / Discussion groups with Grade 6 and 7 students
u Initiated the Serving from the Heart Award, presented monthly to a high school student
u Initiated the Drive for Five - membership acquisition and retention plan
u Initiated a weekly Foundation Fun portion of the meetings where Deanne Miller and Gerri Lewis present the Rotary Foundation in a way that is fun for all members.
u Revitalized our club website
u Provided new furnishings and equipment for Future Shop Daycare
u Ran a series of informal workshop discussions for teen parents of Future Shop Daycare on early literacy skills
u Continued with the Dolly Parton Imagination Library program - half of our hundred children are now registered.
u Raised over $2300 for Polio Plus through Christmas Tree Sales
u Raised over $1600 for Scholarships from Blueberry Sales
u Organized and participated in the Rotary Carol Festival - an event which has continued for more than 50 years
u Had Rotary Information Tables at the Celebration of Community, Indoor Farmer's Market, and the Riot of Reading Solutions Family Literacy Fair
u Applied for Matching Grant to set up a permanent Dental Clinic in Ndola, Zambia. A team from our club are going to take equipment and perform free dentistry in the first two weeks of March, 2011
u Organized In to Africa Fundraiser Spaghetti Dinner to raise additional funds for above project
u Regular articles about Rotary are appearing in our newspaper.
OTHER ROTARY CLUB ACHIEVEMENTS
-2005 Rotary Centennial project: $10,000 to new Mission Hospice for a hospice room.Ãâ?sÃ'Â-Rotary assistance to community and school groups in music, sports and Special Olympics
-The 'Busy Bus' for our seniors and handicapped persons.
-Equipment for our hospital and emergency centre.
-Computers for our library.
-Support of literacy programs for our children.
-Sponsor of Mission Terry Fox Run.
-Amenities for Pleasantview Care Home.
-Rotary Health Centre on Third Avenue.
-Scholarships to all three Mission high schools.
-International Student Exchange Programs.
-Suicide Prevention Projects.
-Seating at the Clarke Foundation Theatre.
-Environmental clean-up of Lane Creek.
-Regular Adopt-A-Block participation.
-Rotary Carol Festival - proceeds to the Food Bank.
-Flag Plaza at the Fraser River Heritage Park.
-Cleaning and painting of the Grotto
-Salmon Enhancement Project at Silvermere Lake.
-The Christmas Candlelight Parade Float.
-The Soap Box Derby.
-'Polio Plus' Program - stamping out polio world - wide.
-Clean Water projects.
-Disaster Relief, including the Interior of BC in 2003.
-Local and World Literacy projects.
-Drug and Alcohol Awareness Programs, including the 2004 Chrystal Meth forum with Fraser House Medical.
-Dental Aid and Equipment to third world countries