August 2014
The service project for August will be with short
notice as the date is set for next Thursday August 7th.
A friend of mine, Angie Rowland is the Principal of the new
International Charter School. Angie has asked us if we can help them expanding
and moving in to a new wing of their building, including about four
classrooms and some open space. Granite School District has left it pretty
dirty and it would be great if we could come in and help them do
a thorough cleaning. Angie might invite students to help,
which would expand the work force and also give our group a chance to meet
some of their fine students. This would also be a great opportunity for
our younger Rotarians to participate.
The project could be expanded to include
installing white boards and moving furniture if we get a large group to
participate. There can also be other opportunities for service projects during
the year if we are interested. I am thinking of a book drive for their
library as a less hands-on project later in the year.
Utah International
is a public charter junior high and high school which opened on August 21, 2013
at 350 East Baird Circle (3605 South) in the city of South Salt Lake.
Their mission is to
provide a rigorous and relevant education for secondary students interested in
global perspectives, including recently arrived immigrants, refugees, and
native English speakers.
I will let you know the exact time
when I have coordinated with Angie and her staff. Please let me know if you can
participate so that I can give the school an idea about how many people will
show up. They also ask that we, if possible, bring tools (specifically drills
that plug in) and that we wear clothes that can get dusty/dirty:) I
will take a look at the site during the coming week so that I can give you
some more detailed information.
September 2014
Our next project is set for Friday September 12 when our
club will participate in the Hydrocephalus
Association (HA) and the local hydrocephalus community as
we get together to support the largest non-profit organization dedicated
solely to hydrocephalus. SarahAnn Whitbeck from the
Hydrocephalus Association visited one of our meetings for those of you who
missed the interesting presentation.
Registration
is free and we have a Millcreek Rotary Club team set up for you to join. The
Hydrocephalus Association welcome any donations when you register or at the
race and we can also volunteer at the race if there is interest. We have time
to discuss in which form we want to participate at our next business meeting.
The walk is being held at Murray Park Pavillion #5, 296 E. Murray Park Avenue in Murray and the schedule for the afternoon/ evening is as follows:
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Registration/Food
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9/12/2014 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
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Opening Ceremonies
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9/12/2014 6:00 pm - 6:15 pm
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7th Annual Salt Lake City
WALK 269 Murray Park Avenue Murray, Utah 84107
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9/12/2014 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm
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Closing Ceremonies
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9/12/2014 7:30 pm - 7:45 pm
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Looking forward to seeing you at one or both of these
service opportunities.
Margareta Hjorth-Vlasic
Service Chair, Rotary Club of Millcreek
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