August 14th
Richmond Rotary provided funding to Collaborising to support families moving from unhoused situations to housing. The following is an update from Collaborising Executive Director Lea Murray: “Collaborising is so grateful to have been able to play a small part in this very important program. Thank you Richmond Rotary for your contribution to their lives!”
The Berkeley Rotary Club is partnering with the La Penita Rotary Club and ten (10) other clubs to improve a Kindergarten classroom and make other school improvements in Los Ayala, near Puerto Vallarta.
There will be two (2) trips and two (2) groups led by the Project Leader, Grier Graff from Berkeley Rotary. Club member Norm Lundberg is putting together a Richmond Rotary team. You can e-mail Norm for more information about the trip and previous international service projects.
The first group trip is tentatively scheduled for Thursday, November 30 – Friday, December 8 and the second group trip for Friday, December 8 – Sunday, December 17.
Richmond Rotary partnered with YES Nature to Neighborhoods to send 5 youth to attend resident camp this Summer. The magic of getting out into nature for a week, enjoy new challenges and make new friends has a lasting positive impact on our youth. Thanks to Executive Director Eric Aaholm and his staff for their dedication to providing positive experiences for our children and their families.
Continue reading →Richmond Rotary provided volunteer support to Richmond’s Freedom School sponsored by Easter Hill United Methodist Church. The goal of Freedom School is to provide a safe, fun and fulfilling learning environment for 6 weeks during the summer. This helps students so they don’t fall behind once school starts in the fall. Rotarians helped serve lunch (Don Lau, Jan Brown, Darlene Rios Drapkin, and Rolanda Wilson) and Shawn Dunning did a Read Aloud session. Rotary also provided funds for field trips.
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