Midtown
Atlanta Rotary Club continues to build on the foundation
of “service above
self” with an array of community
service projects supporting the Midtown community and
beyond. Our primary goal is to make a difference, not
only for the organizations and people we support, but
in the lives of our Rotary members, who give of themselves
to make our community a better place.
As mentioned in the President’s message, front
and center this year is the issue of literacy. Our efforts
with the Ferst
Foundation and the Grady
High School summer literacy program help promote
literacy and invest in the future of hundreds of pre-school
children as well as at-risk high school students. There
is no better way to give to our community than to invest
in our future leaders.
In addition to literacy, Midtown Atlanta Rotary Club
continues to promote education through involvement with
the Professional
Association of Georgia Educators (PAGE) Foundation as a sponsor of the Student
Teacher Achievement Recognition (STAR) program. This program honors Georgia’s outstanding high
school seniors and the teachers who have made a difference
in their lives and been most instrumental in their academic
development. We have been proud to be a sponsor of the
STAR program for the last 43 years and look forward
to continuing our support of this valuable program.
The Midtown Atlanta Rotary Club
has a strong partnership with the Midtown Fire Station
#29 supporting another Rotary theme, recognition for
service. To assist with their operating and capital
costs, Midtown Atlanta Rotary Club has donated funds
to show support and gratitude for all they do every
day to promote safety and make
a difference in
our community.
Extending beyond our backyard,
Midtown Atlanta Rotary Club’s outreach includes
various international projects. Two of them are located in Haiti. We will continue to support Rotary Clean Water Projects in this poor country. In addition, this year we will again support
the Hospital
Albert Schweitzer by participating in the Plumpy
Nut program, which provides a nutritional peanut-butter
medicine to malnourished children. Our participation
in this tremendous cause is in honor of Dr's. Scoot Dimon
and Jim Funk, two long standing Midtown Atlanta Rotary
members who have been personally involved with this
outstanding hospital for 40 years.
This sampling of projects demonstrates
the broad scope of service projects and organizations
where Midtown Atlanta Rotary Club will be involved this
year. The underlying driver of success is the power
of one. One person can make a difference in the life
of an individual and collectively we will make
a difference in
the lives of our community!
For
years, Rotary’s commitment to Service
Above Self has been channeled
through the four Avenues of Service, which form
the foundation of club activity. To get started
on a project, think broadly about how your club
and its members could contribute within each
avenue. |
