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There
are three types of activities within the Rotaract
Program that all clubs undertake in varying degrees:
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professional
development
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leadership
development
-
service
projects
... which in turn involve:
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Organizing,
coordinating, and participating in local
community service projects
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enjoying social events, having fun,
and make new friends here and overseas
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participating in international humanitarian
aid projects
-
organizing seminars and guest speakers
to aid their own professional development
-
taking on various levels of responsibility
as part of their leadership development
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using various opportunities to hone
their public speaking skills
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Rotaract
Clubs in District 7450 have participated in an
exciting array of service projects and activities
over the last few years and some of them are as
follows:
- helped local
merchants decorate the downtown streets for
the holidays
- raised money
for the Muscular Dystrophy Foundation by fielding
a volleyball team in a tournament
- cleared invasive
vines at an environmental education center;
competed for and won first prize for the most
vines cleared
- traveled to
India to participate in Rotary’s National
Immunization Day
- repaired donated
bicycles, distributed them to underprivileged
children, and taught them to ride
- raised money
at a talent show to build a school for Tsunami
victims in cooperation with a Rotaract club
at the site of the disaster
- mentored and
tutored high school students in residence
at an ABC house
- visited
with low income elderly at Easter
time and distributed personal gift
baskets
- traveled
to Mexico over Spring break to build
houses for the poor
- wrapped
holiday presents to distribute to
underprivileged children
- held
a "Night at the Races" and
raised more than $10,000 to help Family
Support Services in their fight against
and treatment of child sexual abuse
victims
- participated
with a team of runners and volunteers
for the Arthritis Foundation's "Jingle
Bell Run"
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