Rotary Programs &  Community Projects

OVER 100 MILLION CHILDREN, TEENS AND ADULTS WORLDWIDE ARE IN NEED OF A WHEELCHAIR BUT CANNOT AFFORD ONE.

For each $75.00 donated, the Wheelchair Foundation will match that and deliver a wheelchair to a child, teen or adult without mobility, freedom and often hope. You will receive a beautiful presentation folder, including a photograph of a wheelchair recipient, and a certificate indicating the person's name, age, country and wheelchair number. The certificate can be personalized as a gift in honor or memory of a special person in your life, or to mark a special occasion.

SINCE MARCH OF 2001 ROTARY CLUBS HAVE SPONSORED OVER 
50,000 WHEELCHAIRS TO 60 COUNTRIES, SO FAR!

Don Gould, Claremont Rotary’s President, has made a commitment to 
the Wheelchair Foundation to raise funds for 330 wheelchairs this year!

It is a global effort: the eradication of polio from the face of the earth. Rotary International kicked off the assault in 1985, responding to the challenge given to Rotary by Albert Sabin. Since that time, with active participation by Rotary Club members around the world (over 30,000 clubs with 1.2 million members in 163 countries), through contributions and volunteer on-site participation in inoculations, more than $500,000,000 has been raised to help stamp out one of humanity’s most insidious diseases!

With significant international partners – World Health Organization, UNICEF, and the National Centers for Disease Control – Rotary is determined to celebrate victory on its 100^th Anniversary in 2005!

Claremont Rotary Club has been an active participant in this giant project from its inception in 1985. Now, because of the current impetus from Rotary International to complete the Polio Plus challenge, Claremont Rotarians have committed both personal contributions and proceeds from fund raisers to continue to do their part in accomplishing this global effort.

Your participation as partners with the Rotary Club of Claremont is deeply appreciated!

                                    Ambassadorial Scholarships - Click here for Detailed Information

The Ambassadorial Scholarship program supports the mission of The Rotary Foundation to further world peace and understanding.  Claremont Rotary and Rotary selects outstanding scholars for a year of study in another country.  They become Ambassadors of Goodwill.  The program encourages scholars to dedicate their personal and professional lives to improving the quality of life for people in the world community.  A Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar will possess excellent leadership and academic skills.

                  RYLA (Rotary Youth Leadership Awards)

Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA), Rotary's training program for young leaders, emphasizes leadership, citizenship, and personal growth.  The RYLA program is held once a year at a mountain camp.  Selected students take part in leadership activities and an intensive program to develop leadership skills.

                                                                GSE (Group Study Exchange)

                                                                               Interact 

Interact is a service club sponsored by Rotary International for high school aged students.  The CHS Interact is sponsored and supported by Claremont Rotary with the stated purpose of Rotary's motto, "Service Above Self," and the fostering of cooperative goodwill and understanding among individuals locally and internationally.  The Interact Club of Claremont High School can be a thriving club on campus.  Interact has boasted a large and involved membership.  Each year, Interact has organized the canned food drive for the House of Ruth, assisted at the City of Claremont's Haunted House and Easter Egg Hunt, helped with the Claremont Rotary's Booth for the Village Venture, the Taste of Claremont and the Fourth of July events as well as distributed Mistletoe-grams and Senior-grams, and helped read at the local chapter for Recordings for the Blind and Dyslexic.  Interact members have volunteered in so many activities that they were known and recognized as THE service club on campus.

International Youth

Youth Exchange provides thousands of young people with the opportunity to meet people from other lands and to experience their cultures, thus planting the seeds for a lifetime of international understanding.

Since 1927, students and host families all over the world have had their horizons broadened and their lives enriched by the generosity of Rotary's Youth Exchange program. Administered by Rotary clubs, districts and multidistrict groups, the program today involves more than 82 countries and over 8,000 students each year.

Dan Stover Memorial Music Scholarship

District 5300 of Rotary International (encompassing parts of Southern California and Southern Nevada) holds auditions once a year for the Dan Stover Memorial Music Scholarship.  Talented high school seniors who are instrumentalists are encouraged to apply.  Applicants do not have to pursue a college music major, but must attend an accredited institution of higher education and take at least one music class (other than music appreciation and/or ensemble) in each semester of their freshman year.

The competition is in levels starting with the local auditions.  The winner of the local club auditions then goes on to compete against other club winners and eventually finalists are selected.  They compete at the district conference for the final prizes, which can be as high as several thousand dollars.

A Taste Of Claremont

A Taste of Claremont, our major fund-raiser, is a food and wine tasting event held annually in February. It showcases the finest foods and wine in and around Claremont, as well as wineries from all over California. Local establishments donate all cuisine and drink, which serves as an opportunity to advertise their business. In addition, the event is also funded with the help of major sponsors ranging from banks to auto dealers to realtors, etc. All non-paying participants are recognized in our program. There is a one-time tax-deductible entry fee for all guests. For them this is an opportunity to gather and socialize over delicious food, great wine and lively entertainment. Food and wine is endless during the three-hour event as is the opportunity for community bonding. Our next event is February 7th, 2004. Come and join us!

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