International Committee
The International Committee has been busy since the fall of 2012 planning existing projects and exploring new opportunities for the club across the world. Lon, Leon, Cliff, San, Tom, Duyshant, and Helena have been diligently planning and organizing the water well project we are working on in Gondar, Ethopia. One of their biggest tasks was to obtain grant money from Rotary International for the additional funding needed for the drilling. Due to their hard work and efforts, they were able to procure over $40,000 in matching grants from local clubs, our district, as well as RI. They are now in the planning and bidding stage of the project and hope to start drilling in the next sixty to ninety days. They should be applauded for their hard work over the past 4 years getting the project to this point.
In other International news, the group has been actively researching and assisting the district with the International Youth exchange project. Our main goal is to fully understand the process and then approach our Interact Students, as well as youth in and around the club to participate in the coming years. It is a great opportunity for our young people, as well as the club itself to have exposure to this program. We are also researching a Friendship Exchange with another club in Europe with more details to come in the coming months.
The International Committee is always looking for new members and projects. Please feel free to reach out to Chair Chris DeLuca or any of the committee members for ideas and participation.
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