Rotary Club of Leesburg (Sunrise)

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PROJECTS

Annual Bloodscreening Scholarships Christmas for the Needy Sunrise ARC RYLA Leesburg Public Library PALS Centennial Project 4 Way Test Essay Contest Twin Club Shelter Box Mayan Literacy Cummer Locomotive Leesburg Center for the Arts Deaf & Hearing Services MicheLee Puppets Heart Surgery in Tanzania Educational Foundation of Lake County, Inc. Luminaires Project Graduation Highway Cleanup

Annual Bloodscreening: Every February the Rotary Club of Leesburg (Sunrise) provides an inexpensive bloodscreening opportunity for the community. This event also serves as the Club's major fundraiser. Proceeds are spent on a range of projects at home and abroad. Scholarships:The Club annually awards several college scholarships to local students. Christmas for the Needy: Some projects are really fun, and this is one of them! Every year Santa leads a caravan of Rotarians who deliver food, clothing, and toys to local needy families. Sunrise Arc: Sunrise Rotary also contributes to Sunrise ARC, a community organization that promotes opportunities for people with developmental disabilities. Rotary Youth Leadership Award: The club will be sponsoring three students from Leesburg High School this year. Students experience a four day leadership training experience that will allow for personal development, introspection, confidence building, and fun in a structured environment maintained in the Rotary spirit. Leesburg Public Library: Over the years many contributions have been made to the library to enhance the collection, the services, and the facility. PALS (Performing Arts of Lake and Sumter): Sunrise Rotary is proud to contribute to this organization, a non-profit formed to foster the advancement of the arts in our region. Centennial Project: We are coordinating with the Rotary Club of Leesburg and the Rotary Club of Leesburg (Sunset) on a City park project. Four Way Test Essay Contest: Students from St. Paul's Elementary School write essays giving examples of how to apply the Four Way Test. We hope to expand this into other Leesburg schools. Twin Club: We are strengthening our contacts with a club in Belize. This project is part of Rotary's Centennial in 2005. Shelter Box: Shelter boxes are sent to disaster areas, all over the world, wherever they are needed. Each shelter box provides a dry shelter, a warm bed, light and heat, clean water, cooking aids, and tools for ten people. The first box we sponsored was sent to the Philippines. The Board of Directors approved sponsorship of a second box, as part of the international tsunami relief efforts. Photo by Mark Pearson, courtesy of ShelterBoxUSA Mayan Literacy Project: The Club is proud to have taken the lead in the establishment of a much needed facility in Guatemala. Cummer Locomotive in Herlong Park: Photo courtesy of Mike Del Vecchio Several years ago the club took on the project of restoring the Cummer Lumber Co. No. 104 and moving it to Herlong Park. The engine once again needs refurbishing, and the Club is back to "working on the railroad." Leesburg Center for the Arts: The Club has funded student scholarships and provided volunteers. Deaf & Hearing Services of Lake and Sumter Counties: The Club assisted DHS in achieving nonprofit status, and continues to support DHS projects. MicheLee Puppets: Sunrise Rotary has provided funding for MicheLee Puppets to develop a puppet show based on the Four Way Test. The first performance of the new program was given January 25, 2005 at Leesburg Elementary School. The program will be available to other schools in the Central Florida area as well. Heart Surgery in Tanzania: Dr. R. Duane Cook has been leading a team establishing a heart surgery program at the Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre. Sunrise Rotary is proud to contribute to this project by providing travel funds for the volunteers. Educational Foundation of Lake County,Inc.: Homework help, backpacks and supplies for needy students, and other support for Lake County schools- this is a terrific group! Luminaires: This is our newest project. Leesburg and Lake County have been "Lighting up" for the holidays for several years now. Coordinated with City events, the club sells "Luminaire kits" so that on a designated night in December homeowners can light up their driveways or sidewalks with this traditional holiday symbol. Project Graduation: Sunrise Rotary is proud to be a sponsor of this event. Project Graduation is an all night celebration for graduates of Leesburg High School. Safe and chaperoned, it keeps the new graduates off the road, and still provides a super party! Highway Cleanup: For several years, Leesburg Sunrise Rotary has assumed responsibility for removing roadside litter from a stretch of State Road 44 west of Leesburg.

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