SOME OF OUR PROJECTS!

Fire ring at Karen Hornaday Park, Homer, Alaska. PolioPlus, Rotary’s most ambitious program to date, focuses on global immunization efforts and has played a leadership role with the World Health Organization, CDC, and UNICEF in bringing the world to the brink of polio eradication. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has contributed US$355 million to Rotary to support PolioPlus activities.

Shelter Box demonstration at Rotary Health Fair, Homer, Alaska.

ROTARY CLUB OF HOMER-KACHEMAK BAY P.O. Box 377 Homer, AK 99603 Working on Great Baikal Trail, Lake Baikal, Russia. [email protected] What is Rotary? Rotary Club of Rotary Club of Homer-Kachemak Bay Homer-Kachemak Bay Rotary is a global network of community PO Box 377 Homer, AK 99603 volunteers. supports: Rotary club members are business, profes- sional, and community leaders in your locality SOME OF OUR CURRENT AND who meet regularly to plan and implement RECENT PROJECTS: community service activities and network with other professionals. For those interested, Community Service members can also choose to become involved in international humanitarian service efforts. Annual Rotary Health Fair More than 1.2 million men and women in over West Homer Elementary library “Lexile” project Support to Haven House, Food Pantry-donations 200 countries and geographical areas belong and jam making, Share the Spirit, Thanksgiving to over 33,000 Rotary clubs. turkeys, Hospice of Homer, Delta Kappa Gamma back to school supplies for Food Pantry patrons Rotary builds international understanding Adopted Ben Walters Park for ongoing beautification through scholarships, exchange programs, Peter Larson Memorial Rotary Garden at Homer Library and humanitarian grants. Throughout the Club members register people for blood tests at Rotary Health Fair Karen Hornaday Park fire ring world, Rotary clubs participate in a broad Battle of the Books funding at West Homer Elementary range of educational, intercultural, and humanitarian activities designed to improve International Service the lives of others. Guatemala: Coffee sales and funding support for roaster for indigenous Mayan farmers. Nepal: Stove design and construction for houses. Benefits of Litter collection and disposal education/training. Burma/Myanmar: Health Fairs/Health care in Rahkine Membership State. Microcredit support through Kiva.org Russia: Design and 10 year construction support for Belonging to a Rotary club provides members Lake Baikal trail. with an opportunity to make a contribution to Shelter Box Project their own communities and to communities around the world. Vocational Service Club members with Rotary Exchange student in Homer Members may join Rotary for many reasons, Scholarships for college and vocational/technical school bound high school students including community involvement, personal Scholarship for student attending Kachemak Bay development, professional networking, and Campus, University of Alaska camaraderie with fellow members. But perhaps the most important benefit is the Youth Services satisfaction gained from making a real difference in the world. Host and support an international Youth Exchange student inbound and outbound each year Select and sponsor a student for Rotary Youth Leadership Academy (RYLA) annually