PAST SERVICE PROJECTS
Family Support Line (FSL)
A non-profit organization located in Media, that provides professional services to heal and prevent the sexual abuse of children. Their services include support groups, community outreach education, and training for professionals. FSL plays an essential role in our community attempting to break the cycle of abuse. For more information, click here.
Saturday, September 6, 2008 at 7:00 pm at Edgmont County Club for a night of action-packed video horse racing entertainment. Guests will received tickets to wager on video-taped horse races. Tickets were used to enter raffles to some great prizes! In addition, guests will enjoy hor d'oeuvres and complimentary wine and beer.
1ST ANNUAL FUNDRAISER! - Water For People
In
June 2007 our club raised over $5000 for Water For People at our first
annual fundraiser. Our 2007 event was held as a miniature golf
tournament at Oasis Family Fun Center.
Water
For People helps people in developing countries improve their quality
of life by supporting the development of locally sustainable drinking
water resources, sanitation facilities and health and hygiene education
programs.Their vision is a
world where all people have access to safe drinking water and
sanitation; a world where no one suffers or dies from a water- or
sanitation-related disease.
Rotary Vine-a-Thon (2006-2008)
In April 2006, 2007, and 2008 we participated in Rotary's Vine-a-Thon at Riverbend Environmental Education Center in Gladwyne. Along with Rotarians, we removed invasive vines from trees in an effort to preserve the native trees and vegetation. We had 11 Rotaractors for the 2008 Vine-a-Thon! Check out our Flickr photos.
In April 2006, 2007, and 2008 we participated in Rotary's Vine-a-Thon at Riverbend Environmental Education Center in Gladwyne. Along with Rotarians, we removed invasive vines from trees in an effort to preserve the native trees and vegetation. We had 11 Rotaractors for the 2008 Vine-a-Thon! Check out our Flickr photos.
Riverbend Environmental Education
Center
A 30-acre nature center dedicated to stimulating appreciation, awareness and understanding of the environment and preserving a natural wildlife habitat in Lower Merion Township.
A 30-acre nature center dedicated to stimulating appreciation, awareness and understanding of the environment and preserving a natural wildlife habitat in Lower Merion Township.
Wynnewood Garden for the Blind and Children
On
March 22nd 2008 we teamed up with the Ardmore Rotary and the Lower
Merion Interact to begin the process of revitalizing the Garden for the
Blind in Wynnewood. 35 volunteers spent the day raking, spreading
mulch, even cleaning up the rest of the park!
This
garden was built by Ardmore Rotary and Lower Merion Township back in
the 1970s. Care of it was later given over to the Men's Gardening Club,
however it has fallen into neglect in recent years. Efforts are
underway to revitalize the garden and to make it handicap accessible.
Jingle Bell Walk/Run For Arthritis
On
December 9th, 2007 many of our members participated in the Arthritis
Foundation's annual run, both as volunteers and as participants in the
race.
The Arthritis Foundation is the only national not-for-profit
organization that supports the more than 100 types of arthritis and
related conditions. Founded in 1948, with headquarters in Atlanta, the
Arthritis Foundation has multiple service points located throughout the
country. The Arthritis Foundation is the largest private,
not-for-profit contributor to arthritis research in the world, funding
more than $380 million in research grants since 1948. The foundation helps people take control of arthritis by
providing public health education; pursuing public policy and
legislation; and conducting evidence-based programs to improve the
quality of life for those living with arthritis
Philadelphia Cares at the Meade School
In
October 2007 we teamed up with the Ardmore Rotary and the Lower Merion
Interact club to repaint and clean up the Meade Elementary school in
North Philadelphia for Philadelphia Cares Day.
See page 5 of the District 7450 Newsletter.
MANNA Pie in the Sky Baking Event
In November 2006 and 2007 we packed pies for MANNA's annual Pie in the Sky Fundraiser. The goal of the fundraiser was to raise $300,000 to benefit MANNA's mission.
In November 2006 and 2007 we packed pies for MANNA's annual Pie in the Sky Fundraiser. The goal of the fundraiser was to raise $300,000 to benefit MANNA's mission.
MANNA
Brings over 40,000 nutritious, home-cooked, home-delivered meals each month to individuals in the Delaware Valley at nutritional risk due to life-threatening illnesses such as HIV/AIDS and cancer. MANNA provides nutritional and emotional nourishment free of charge.
Brings over 40,000 nutritious, home-cooked, home-delivered meals each month to individuals in the Delaware Valley at nutritional risk due to life-threatening illnesses such as HIV/AIDS and cancer. MANNA provides nutritional and emotional nourishment free of charge.
Family Support Line Super Flea Market and Bike/Car
Show
In May 2006 we volunteered at Family Support Line's first annual flea market and bike/car show. We fundraised through the sale of raffle tickets and staffed booths and tables on the day of the event.
In May 2006 we volunteered at Family Support Line's first annual flea market and bike/car show. We fundraised through the sale of raffle tickets and staffed booths and tables on the day of the event.
Family Support Line
Located in Media, Family Support Line provides professional services to heal and prevent the sexual abuse of children. Their services include support groups, community outreach education, and training for professionals.
Located in Media, Family Support Line provides professional services to heal and prevent the sexual abuse of children. Their services include support groups, community outreach education, and training for professionals.
Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education Riparian Restoration
In October 2006 we volunteered at the Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education to help restore the riparian buffer along a tributary stream leading into the Schuylkill River the boarder of Philadelphia and Conshohocken.
The
Schuylkill Center
Promotes the preservation and improvement of the natural environment by fostering appreciation, understanding and responsible use of the ecosystem. The Schuylkill Center is located in Philadelphia and consists of more than 340 acres of preserved land.
Promotes the preservation and improvement of the natural environment by fostering appreciation, understanding and responsible use of the ecosystem. The Schuylkill Center is located in Philadelphia and consists of more than 340 acres of preserved land.
Easter Seals
Charity Volleyball Fundraiser
In March 2006 we participated in a charity volleyball tournament hosted by Easter Seals of Southeastern Pennsylvania at Garnet Valley High School. We raised several hundred dollars in support of Easter Seals.
In March 2006 we participated in a charity volleyball tournament hosted by Easter Seals of Southeastern Pennsylvania at Garnet Valley High School. We raised several hundred dollars in support of Easter Seals.
Easter
Seals of Southeastern Pennsylvania
Established in 1936 and serves Philadelphia and the surrounding counties. Their mission is to "create solutions that change lives of children and adults with disabilities or other special needs and their families."
Established in 1936 and serves Philadelphia and the surrounding counties. Their mission is to "create solutions that change lives of children and adults with disabilities or other special needs and their families."
Main Line Rotaract (c) 2008