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International Service
The club supports projects that 1) are dear to the members’ hearts and/or have roots in the Santa Ynez Valley, and 2) provide an opportunity for hands-on involvement by club members. These projects have provided support for housing, education, health, local development, disaster relief, and impoverished children.
In recent years, recipients of club foundation funds have included:
• Pace International (a girls school in India)
• Indigenous Development Coordinators Foundation (Philippines)
• Constru Casa (Mayan village housing in Guatemala)
• Transitions Foundation (wheelchairs for Guatemala)
• Shoes for children pariticipating in Guatemalan health and dental clinics
• Rio Bene (health projects in Bolivia)
• Jesse Rohde Foundation (rural African health)
• Mia’s Children (Romanian day orphanage)
• Shelter Box (emergency supplies for disaster relief)
• Polio Plus (Rotary International’s effort to eradicate polio worldwide)
Community Service
Helping Other Organizations
The Club supports several local organizations with their fundraisers and service projects. In the town of Los Olivos, we barbecue tri-tip and chicken at the Day in the Country celebration, serve hot chocolate at the Old Fashioned Christmas, and refreshments at The Los Olivos Quick Draw event. We also lend manpower for Friendship House's Nashville Nights performance, Family School's auction, Four Leaf Clover (4-H) Foundation's Bingo Night, and Solvang Rotary's Monte Carlo Night.
Local Grants
Frequently using matching funds from the district, we have provided benches around the town of Los Olivos and picnic tables in the park. Recently, we provided $2000 grants to Los Olivos School and to Solvang Library for the purchase of books.
Vocational Service
Vocational Scholarships
The club provides financial aid to graduates of the local high school to learn a trade atone of the local junior colleges.
Vocational Awards
Every year we award a Paul Harris Fellowship to a local business person in recognition of their high ethical standards and service to the community.
RYLA
The club sends a local high school student to the District 5240 RYLA camp every year. One of our membershas participated as a counselor at RYLA for several years and loves it.
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