Verdun Family Donation to Scholarship Fund

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The Verdun Family of the Verdun Funeral Home in Belding has generously donated $5000 to the endowment for the Rotary Scholarship Fund. This amazing contribution brings the Greenville Rotary Club that much closer to our endowment goal of $40,000, which will permit the club to provide $1000 per scholarship annually to each student recipient. The fund is endowed through the Greenville Area Community Foundation.
 
Thank you so much to the Verdun Family! We are so grateful for your generosity and support of continued education for Greenville Public Schools students!
Verdun Family Donation to Scholarship Fund 2024-11-20 05:00:00Z 0

Rhythm on the River 2023

From the Daily News:
Listening to live music on the lawn at Riverside Park in Greenville has been a summer tradition for more than three decades. This year the Greenville Rotary Club will kick off its 36th annual Rhythm on the River Concert Series on June 22.
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Fist Bump Tuesday 2023 2023-01-26 05:00:00Z 0

1st Annual Foot Golf 9-Hole Scramble

On Sunday, October 23rd, The Kicks at Bowen Lake hosted the 1st Annual Foot Golf 9 Hole Scramble fundraiser. Twelve teams joined, and their registration fee as well as sponsorship for the event generated $2000 to go toward endowment for Rotary scholarships. 
 
1st Annual Foot Golf 9-Hole Scramble Stefanie Reed 2022-11-01 04:00:00Z 0

October 2022 Tivoli Market 

 
Rachel and Amanda, along with the Greenville Middle School Interact Club, sold food from the Rotary food truck and hosted family-friendly crafts and games at the Tivoli Market on October 15. 
October 2022 Tivoli Market Stefanie Reed 2022-10-24 04:00:00Z 0

Helping people with disabilities make their own music

Music has been an important part of leading an ordinary life for students at the Music School for Children With Disabilities in Honor of Paul Harris in Lublin, Poland. Founded by Rotary members, the school serves 20 students with various disabilities, including Down syndrome, autism, and visual impairments. The Rotary Club of Lublin-Centrum-Maria Curie-Sklodowska has provided funding with help from Rotary Foundation Matching Grants and the Henryk Wieniawski Musical Society, which houses the school.
 
After their son Mateusz was born with underdeveloped eyes, Mariusz and Joanna Kania looked for ways to help him be active. When he showed an aptitude for music, they looked for a teacher and were thrilled to find the Paul Harris music school.
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Finding Safe Haven

For years, Angalia Bianca had slept in abandoned buildings throughout Chicago. She stole. She did drugs. She spent time in and out of jail for forgery, theft, trespassing, and possession of narcotics. But after she landed in prison for the seventh time, something changed -- Bianca knew she wanted a better life. She just didn’t know how to make it happen.
 
After serving her time, Bianca sought help from a local homeless organization, A Safe Haven, and moved to its shelter in the Rogers Park neighborhood. Bianca followed the program closely -- she attended all the required meetings, passed drug tests, and volunteered at every opportunity.
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Saving lives in Ghana

What is it like taking a large team to Africa?  It has probably been one of the most rewarding experiences in my life. In mid February, I began leading Rotary members from all over the East Coast of the United States through Ghana. I’ve tried to give the team a warm Ghanaian welcome like I’ve received on my earlier trips. A large trip is a real blessing because each person sees Ghana and our work in a different way.

A highlight for the team was greeting the chief of Sagadugu. The team got excited about buying goats and food for children in the villages where I support eight churches. It was good to see the pastors of most of the eight churches, and I had to explain that we were just passing through on our way to Bolgatanga.
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India celebrates three years without polio

Throughout India and around the world, Rotary clubs are celebrating a major milestone: India has gone three years without a new case of polio. The last reported case was a two-year-old girl in West Bengal on 13 January 2011. To mark this historic triumph, Rotary clubs illuminated landmarks and iconic structures throughout the country with four simple but powerful words, "India is polio free."
 
The three-year achievement sets the stage for polio-free certification of the entire Southeast Asia region by the World Health Organization. The Indian government also plans to convene a polio summit in February to commemorate this victory in the global effort to eradicate polio.
 
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