COMMUNITY PROJECTS :
*Highland Park
We were instrumental in establishing Highland Park in Endwell, and have supported the building of Tennis Courts, Fitness Trails, a Sound System, and a Clock entrance to the park. Each year we coordinate the vendors at the annual 4th of July Town of Union Celebration, which attract s over 40,000 people each year.
* Hooper Road ‘Adopt a Highway’ Project:
Planting and maintaining the Hooper Road loop entrance to our community
Spiedie Fest & Balloon Rally
We Support Rotary District 7170 in providing a Hospitality Tent at the Spiedie Fest to promote Rotary, and membership in one of the clubs. There will be information about the clubs and the many community projects in the District. Visit the tent and carry away a Rotary helium balloon!
* Dick’s Senior Golf Open:
We operate a refreshment stand during the play and the Friday night Entertainment in support of the PGA event.
*Pre-Election Pancake Breakfast:
We host a Pre-election Pancake Breakfast on the Sunday
before the November Election. Candidates are invited, to come and mingle and there is Local Radio coverage of the event.
* Youth Leadership Training: Each year we send six High School students to the Rotary District’s six day leadership training course called RYLA.
* Youth Exchange Program: During the last decade we have hosted 14 students from around the world to spend a school year here to better understand America and have sent 4 students from here to foreign countries. These students get a better understanding of the countries involved and international relationships.
STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS
* Service above Self Award: This Scholarship is awarded each year to a deserving student that has demonstrated interests in supporting community projects.
* Maine-Endwell High School: Scholarships are awarded each year to deserving students.
LOCAL ORGANIZATION SUPPORT
We provide support for many community or charity organizations, by staffing their functions, sponsorships, luncheons, etc.
- M-EALS (student nutrition)
- Science Olympiad
- Town of Union
- Salvation Army
- Dollars for Scholars
- Marian Apartment Residents
INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS
While Endwell Rotary is an affiliate of Rotary International and have supported the Polio iradication project and other Clean Water Projects around the world. We partnered with a Ithaca and Nimmondsburg clubs to provide clean water to a village in Haiti. We have provided medicines and equipment to Africa, South America and the Ukraine.
This past year we provided a scholarship to the Health for Haiti program managed by SUNY Broome. This accredited program provides students direct experience providing humanitarian aid to Haiti. The program can be viewed at www.healthforhaiti.wordpress.com.
The club is now considering requesting a $60,000 Global Grant from Rotary International to provide solar power to the Health for Haiti project in order to operate new waste water treatment equipment and to provide bathroom facilities to improve health and sanitation.
Endwell Rotary is an affiliate of Rotary International which operates one of the highest rated humanitarian Foundations in the world. The single largest project has been the eradication of Polio. Today Polio is limited to just three countries and we are very close to ending this terrible disease. The Endwell Rotary Club supports this cause. Each dollar we contribute is matched by two dollars from the Gates Foundation.
Rotary International provides opportunities for group study exchanges and Rotary Peace Fellows. Go to www.Rotary.org to see all of the opportunities that Rotary has to offer. Rotary also provides the ability of members around the world to exchange ideas on topics of interest.
Endwell Rotary Club 