The
Rotary Foundation was
established by the Rotary Club
as an educational and charitable
endowment. Millions of Rotarians
in more than 24,000 clubs in
over 165 lands supervise
projects to focus attention on
world problems.
Among the projects are
scholarships to cover necessary
travel, housing, food, tuition
and other educational expenses;
grants to fund large-scale
projects which include agri-forestry,
health care, education,
treatment and rehabilitation,
food production and
distribution, community
development, vocational training
and literacy.
Rotary has pledged to furnish
all the polio vaccine needed to
eliminate Poliomyelitis as a
threat to the lives and health
of the world's children.
The group study exchange program
enables teens of business and
professionals in different
countries to exchange visits to
develop international
friendships and to study the
business, cultural and political
systems of the host country.
The Rotary peace forum is
designed to examine the role
that individual Rotarians,
Rotary and o-governmental
organizations can play in the
achievements of peace.
This program offers a series of
international conference focused
on issues related to conflict
resolution and public
participation in peacemaking.
The Rotary Club of the Westbank
has offered on-going
scholarships which assist the
young people of our community in
obtaining the higher education
necessary for the future.
We also contribute to the
following organizations: Gretna
Police Benevolent Society,
Twilight Gardens, St. Anthony
Dad's Club, Gretna Coached
Association, St. Cletus Knights
of Columbus, VFW Post 64, Our
Lady of Holy Cross College,
Rotary International Foundation,
boys State and Girls State.
