UPDATE: Next meeting July 6th, 2020
Rotary International
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Rotary Club of Ann Arbor WestHave a beer, change the world!
We are evening club, comprised of professionals who prefer to meet in the evenings, over a beer. We meet because we have a keen interest in meeting interesting people in a community of more than a million Rotarians world-wide and in helping make this world a better place. We meet in our local clubs to share fellowship, friendship and conviviality, as well as to share the synergy of bright, motivated professionals collaborating their best ideas in a fusion of horizons to better humanity. Helping educate children is a good way to prevent growth of poverty. A child, who has vocational education, manages to get out of poverty, creates the path that others can take. They become role models, and get the incentive to pay-it-forward. CATALYSTS Vineet Katial: President 2020-2021 and past president 2013-2014, Community and Event Chair, Charter Member Ted Thomas: Immediate Past President Bruce Dunbar: Board Member, Foundation Chair, Past President 2017-2018 *Rotarian of the year 2013 Julie Dunbar: Board Member, Chair Grants, Charter Member *Rotarian of the Year Award 2016 Cathy Franklin: Past President 2015-2016 Raj Bazaj: President 2014-2015, Charter Member Bob Overhiser: Board Member, Secretary, President 2012-2013, Charter Member *Rotarian of the Year Award Phil Zepeda: Charter Member Naresh Gunartnam, MD: Charter Member Melissa Wild: Treasurer, Charter Member Asim Alavi: Member Thomas Gerigk: Member Riya Katial: Youth Representative Special Mentions: Michigan Supreme Court Justice, Bridget Mary McCormack Mandy Grewal, Pittsfield Township Supervisor: Honorary Member Sandy Bazaj: Charter Member Vaishali Katial, MD: Health Chair, Charter Member Bryon Harvey: *Veteran of the Year 2013, |
Project Hope RISINGRI (Rotary International) in S (Sri Lanka) and IN (India) for Girl (G) education.
Most non-profits always look for money to sustain its operations. However, the resources that we are looking to save have unlimited potential. We want to provide the skills of the future for orphans and the neglected youth globally.
This project provides local girls training to be the front end project and service personnel, and the youth in India and Srilanka to be back-end support teams. These teams will work with various Charitable institutions and provide web, email and service support for a nominal fee that would sustain their organizations. This is modelled after the typical outsourcing model that is used by global organizations today. However, our goal is to have these organizations make money to sustain themselves. Our plan is to change the world and nothing short would do! As Confucius said.. "If your plan is for one year, plant rice. If your plan is for ten years, plant trees. If your plan is for hundred years, educate children." |