Even though this club has only been in existence a year and consists of only 15 members, it is a dynamic organization that is making a difference-- locally and internationally. Just take a look at this list:
- December 2006 the club provided Christmas to 3,000 Hispanic children in need.
- 2006-2008 the club participated in the Dictionary Project to provide dictionaries to 3rd graders in inner city schools.
- November 2007 the club organized its first international project in Cuba! It distributed over 2,000 pounds of school supplies, 5 wheel chairs, 500 glasses, and clothing and shoes to different schools.
- December 2007 the club held another successful toy drive for needy Hispanic children.
- June 2007 the club sponsored its first international exchange student
I know the members of this club quite well because I have attended a number of their meetings and festivities because on top of all these other impressive endeavors the club has supported my Lovejoy's Libros project to get books in Spanish and/or English into the hands and homes of our Hispanic students, the majority of which have NO books in their homes.
The club is not resting on its laurels. It already has plans for this coming June to provide Emergency Humanitarian Aid with the help of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints to the state of Chiapas, Mexico to help more than 4,000 people in 8 small villages who were affected by the floods and destruction in that area.
A HUGE thank you to the leaders and members of the Rotary Club of Hispano-Latinos of Salt Lake for being an inspiration and an example for all of us to follow. Margaret Mead would be impressed!
