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Education Foundation
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Jerry Warren holds the Education Foundation report
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From the April 23 2004 Appleknocker
During the April 23 2004 Sebastopol Rotary Club meeting, Jerry Warren, Paul Thielen, Tim Moore, and Shirley Ward
presented the 2002-2003 Annual Report on the Sebastopol Rotary Education Foundation. Typically they award 5%
of their sustaining assets to the community. These monies are for the exclusive benefit of students from
Western Sonoma County. Awards made this year totaled $22,976! Each club member was provided with a copy of
this annual report. The largest single award ($12,500) was made to Brookhaven Middle School for their AVID
program. (Contact a Board Member if you have questions about this very unique foundation)
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Interact
International Action
By: Pauline Pellini
Interact is a service club for youth ages twelve to eighteen. Interactors
improve the quality of life in their communities and around the world. The
Sebastopol Rotary Club sponsors two Interact Clubs.
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Interacters from all 3 Schools
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Analy High School
Interact was established in 1969 and currently has over 150 members.
Brook Haven Middle School
Interact was started by
Ken Jacobs and Edwin Wilson in Interact in 1995.
It was the second junior Interact Club started in the world. There are
currently 40 members.
Hillcrest Middle School
was started by Jackie Moreira and Dave Skram in 2003. It is the third Interact Club and second Junior High Club for The Sebastopol Rotary Club. There are currently 40 members.
These organizations teach the students about the
importance of community service and trains future leaders. Students learn
leadership, citizenship, teamwork, organization and project coordination
skills. The Interact clubs form a service partnership with the Sebastopol
Rotary and lend their support to a variety of projects. The Interactors are
also responsible for planning, financing, organizing and carrying out their
own activities and projects. Each club has two Rotarian advisors and a
teacher advisor. These advisors provide guidance and inspiration to the
students and act as liaisons with the sponsoring Rotary Club. Each club
has a slate of officers and project committees.
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Learn to Swim Program
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Learn to Swim Program
By: Greg Gill
The Learn to Swim Program sponsored by the Sebastopol Rotary Club was
first established in 1983. As one of the volunteer coordinators of
this Program, I have observed how the Learn to
Swim Program has provided the community of Sebastopol with a vital, hands-
on service. The project has relied heavily on volunteers,
who give their time and expertise so that youngsters may learn
water safety. The Program offers a solid basic foundation for acquiring
swimming skills.
The following is a quote from a 1987 second grade participant in the
Program:
"The Learn to Swim Program taught me the skill, safety and confidence that
is needed to gain pleasure from swimming." I have fond memories of
learning how to swim in Ives Pool. Although I was introduced to swimming
at an early age, the Learn to Swim Program made me feel more at ease in
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the water. With the help of instructors who created an aura of comfort
and safety in the pool ('we have complete control of what goes on in
here', they would say) I gained the confidence needed to really expand my
swimming skills. I still spend a lot of time around the water, whether I
am at the pool or at the river. Although the river poses more of a
swimming danger than the pool, I am able to face the river with 'tips'
from my old instructors on water safety in my mind. I stall recall the
voices of some of my instructors, telling me how to breathe safely and
relax in the water. The 'strokes' I learned when in the Learn to Swim
Program I use today, for the swim instructors laid a wonderful foundation
for swimming when I was merely a second grader. I learned many things
from the Program-more than jus how to swim. It is important for one to
feel, especially while growing up, that a safe and comfortable place
exists in their community. After learning how to swim the pool became a
such a place-safe, comfortable, and fun, whether I was with friends and
family or by myself. The instructors taught me to overcome fears I has
surrounding the water, and I still sometimes hear their encouraging voices
when I must overcome certain fears today."
The Learn to Swim Program introduces children to a sport that can provide
great enjoyments. Some participants go on to become part of a swim team
and swim competitively, while others are instilled with the reliance and
confidence needed to enjoy other water activities such as water skiing or
kayaking. It is very likely that the lessons learned via the Program
saves lives as well. The Learn to Swim Program is just one example of how
the Sebastopol Rotary Club is pursuing its vision of community service.
Vocational Award Program
For eight months of the school year, students are chosen by their teachers each month, from our two high schools, for the Vocational Award. The students are given a framed certificate and a check for $125.00 for their achievement. The students and their teaches are invited to our Rotary meeting to receive the award. Pictures are taken and a brief article appears in our local newspaper. At the end of the school year, a teacher is chosen as the most outstanding vocational instructor, and is given $300.00 and a certificate.
Speech and Audio-Visual Contests
When the Speech and Audio-Visual contests were discontinued by our Rotary District, the Sebastopol Rotary Clubs decided to continue the contests at the local level. The Sunrise Club will sponsor the speech contest and our Club will sponsor the audio-visual contest. Each club has bought a rotating trophy which will be passed around between the high schools that enter contestants. The top two winners will receive cash awards of $100.00 and $50.00 respectively. The other participants will receive $25.00.
RYLA -
Website
The Rotary Youth Leadership Award is a very valuable exercise in vocational development, which our club unanimously endorses. Because of the proximity to the R.Y.L.A. training facility, many of our members participate as discussion leaders, mentors, or Bar-B-Q chefs. We see this as a great program for development of leaders in our community and the state. Our Club has budgeted $1,600.00 for two students.
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