2015-2016 Rotary Year

 
Service Above Self
Charlevoix Rotarians give more than $36,000 to local, international projects
 
The Rotary Club of Charlevoix has so far awarded over $36,000 in 2015-16 to community projects and beyond, including a variety of efforts to assist youth, build communities, and aid global efforts to provide clean water and eradicate polio.
“We reside in a beautiful area of the world, but one that isn’t without acute need,” said current Rotary Club of Charlevoix president Jon VanWagnen. “We’re one of a number of local organizations in a position to channel community support and directly impact these issues for the better. Our organization considers it both our privilege and our duty to step in and help.”
 
Youth and community projectsrecently served by the Rotary Club of Charlevoix include:
  • Camp Daggett
  • Charlevoix High School Senior Class Safety Net
  • Camp McSauba scholarships
  • CHS trip to Cuba Charlevoix Main Street
  • Charlevoix Area Community Pool
  • Charlevoix Little League
  • Charlevoix Area Historical Society
  • Colorado Challenge
  • Charlevoix Circle of Arts
  • Community Food Pantry
  • Charlevoix County Community Foundation Auditorium Fund
  • Leadership Charlevoix County Born Learning Trail
  • Charlevoix County Humane Society
  • Pine River Place Dinner Project
  • Charlevoix Elementary School 3rd Grade Christmas Blankets
  • Raven Hill Discovery Center
  • CES Fourth Grade Beaver Island Trip
  • Top of Michigan Tails Council
 
International projects recently assisted by the Rotary Club of Charlevoix include:
  • Elk Rapids Haiti Bio Sand Project
  • Polio Plus
  • Imbert D.R. Safe Water Project
  • Spring Lake Uganda Water Project