AVERAGE, EVERYDAY ORDINARY PEOPLE DOING EXTRAORDINARY THINGS TO MAKE THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE……

Rotary International WHO WE ARE AND WHERE WE COME FROM – Founded 1905 – 1.2M Members Worldwide – 42,000 Clubs MOTTO “Service Above Self”

Rotary International FOUR WAY TEST – Is it the Truth – Is it Fair to all Concerned – Will it Build Goodwill and Better Friendship – Will it be Beneficial to all Concerned

Rotary International FUNDING – > 100% of funds raised go directly to supported causes, typical of all clubs THE ONLY NGO SEATED AT THE UN

Rotary International MAJOR PROJECTS – Worldwide Eradication of Polio Project Inception 1988 $1.2B raised 700 Newly Reported Cases in 2011 in Only Three Countries – Clean Water & Sanitation Project Inception ~ 2009

CHARTERED 1998 CURRENT MEMBERSHIP – Business ProfessionalsEngineers – Financial ProfessionalsSales Professionals – EducatorsHealth Professionals – Legal ProfessionalsCivil Professionals AVERAGE AGE ~ 50 Seabrook Rotary Club

INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS

Seabrook Rotary Club BOOKS FOR THE WORLD

Seabrook Rotary Club CHILDREN OF THE DUMPS - NICARAGUA

Seabrook Rotary Club LOCAL PROJECTS

Seabrook Rotary Club $10K GRANT TO BAY ELEMENTARY - reduction of below-level readers by K grade by 68%, 1st grade by 62% and 2nd grade by 50%.

Seabrook Rotary Club $2.5K GRANT TO ED WHITE ELEMENTARY - Prior to implementation only 30% were reading above level, 20% at level and the remainder below. Subsequent to implementation 79% were reading above level, and 17% at level.

Seabrook Rotary Club * MAKING ENDS MEET* FINDING A JOB & PUTTING YOUR BEST FOOT FORWARD? * HOW THINGS WORK * MY TAXES…, MY AT WORK RESPONSIBILITIES * “BUSINESS” THE BIG PICTURE

Seabrook Rotary Club CCISD FFA – We purchase livestock each year at the Future Farmers of America (FFA students) auction. The meat is processed and donated to a Bay Area Women's Shelter. This trifecta supports the school, the students and provides help for a local charity.

Seabrook Rotary Club $1.5K ANNUAL CCISD TEACHER OF THE YEAR ANNUAL MEADOR LIBRARY SUMMER READING PROGRAM

Seabrook Rotary Club CLOTHES FOR KIDS

Seabrook Rotary Club “EAGLES NEST” (BAY ELEMENTARY) - We provide financial support for this after- school facility that offers tutoring, sports and other activities for youngsters who might otherwise run the streets.

Seabrook Rotary Club HURRICANE RELIEF AID FOR SPECIAL NEEDS & UNEXPECTED CALAMITY

Seabrook Rotary Club MIRIMAR PARK PAVILION PAVILION AT ARMAND BAYOUR PINE GULLY PARK PLAYGOUND

Seabrook Rotary Club COMMUNITY EVENTS COOKING TEAMS – Breakfast with Santa – Easter-Egg Hunt – Trash Bash – Special Events