[D9640general] [eFlash_Rotary] Digest Number 712

[Garry & Anne Krischock]

 Messages - eflash_Rotary

1. 1370: Rotary Alumni Celebration scheduled for 13-14 June 
 Tue Oct 9, 2007 3:12 am (PST) 
Rotary Alumni Celebration scheduled for 13-14 June

Alumni are important members of the Family of Rotary. Keep them 
connected by participating in the first Rotary Alumni Celebration 
before the 2008 Rotary International convention in Los Angeles. 

Attendees will hear prominent speakers, participate in stimulating 
workshops, and enjoy networking opportunities - all for just US$25. 

Districts are encouraged to send one former scholar and one former 
Group Study Exchange team member to this event. Interested alumni 
should register by 1 December via Member Access for an extra discount.

Source: Rotary International News 
Courtesy: eFlash_Rotary 
 
2. 1371: Vocational project gives Brazilian youth a taste of success 
 Tue Oct 9, 2007 3:25 am (PST) 
Vocational project gives Brazilian youth a taste of success 
Rotary  International News 

A Rotary club-sponsored oasis in the middle of the troubled Praça 
Mauá neighbourhood in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, is giving teenagers 
there a foothold into a promising future.

As part of a series of ongoing programs supported by the Padre 
Francisco da Motta School in collaboration with Rotary clubs, teenage 
students are learning to bake bread. The idea is to help prepare them 
for the job market as they pursue their regular studies.

Three clubs in Rio de Janeiro - Flamengo, Paranapuã, and Ramos - 
joined forces with the Rotary clubs of Köln am Rhein, Germany, and 
Bhagyanagar, Andhra Pradesh, India, to gather club and District 
Designated Fund money for a Matching Grant of US$33,000. With those 
funds, Rotarians purchased new industrial baking equipment, including 
an oven, a kneading machine, and a mixer, to equip a space just a few 
doors away from the school.

Local Rotarians have been partnering for the past decade with clubs 
from Germany and elsewhere on a series of 17 Matching Grant projects 
to help young people from the community, which struggles with 
unemployment, drugs, and prostitution. Projects at Padre Francisco da 
Motta and the adjoining Sonja Kill High School have included 
providing nutritious lunches and offering shop and graphic arts 
courses. 

"Today, more than 5,000 children are safe, off the streets, and have 
a future because Rotarians care," said Past District 4570 Governor 
Adélia Villas, a longtime Rotarian volunteer at the site.

In May, students baked their first product: French rolls. "I am 
really happy," said 16-year-old Nayara Araújo de Oliveira. "I never 
thought the bread would turn out so tasty. Now this is my favorite 
class. I like being able to see the results of our work so fast." 

Noting how the Sonja Kill students shared their first bread with 
kindergartners from Padre Francisco da Motta, Villas, said: "Here you 
can feel the love that exists in this school. You see how different 
this school is from others."

Source: R I website
Courtesy: eFlash_Rotary

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