In the past 5 years, we have made life easier for a bunch of kids - click on an organization to see a description of our aid. Read a description of the vision and aims of Tempe Rotary and Rotary International.
Arizona Cactus Pine Girl Scout Council... cash donation
The funds will go into the council general fund which is used for scholarships to permit all girls to participate in scouting, books, supplies, field trips, and leader training.
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The Boys and Girls Club… cash donation
The Boys and Girls Club of the East Valley, serves both youth and teens. They host after school programs, which focus on fun and education and provide supervision for kids who otherwise would be out on the street or home alone. With an active schedule of field trips each week, they afford kids from low-income families the opportunity to experience events outside of their own town, as well as organized activities at the club in their own neighborhood every day.
... Big Screen TV
The Boys and Girls Club of the East Valley, Guadalupe Branch, at Frank Elementary School, serves both youth and teens. They host after school programs, which focus on fun and education and provide supervision for kids who otherwise would be out on the street or home alone. With an active schedule of 2-4 field trips each week they afford 150+ kids from low-income families the opportunity to experience events outside of their own town..
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Boy Scouts... $250.00 for registration of boats in 2001
The Salt River district, Grand Canyon Council of the Boy Scouts has over 4,000 scouts and leaders. Troop 357 participated in RRR in 2000 and was able to raise $1000+ by selling hamburgers at the event. They also paddled Noah's Ark in style to win the "Best Dressed Team Award." The money provided supplies for the district Scouts to construct cardboard boats to compete in the RRR..
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Child Crisis Center-East Valley... donation
The purpose of the center is to prevent child abuse by supporting and strengthening families through education and intervention, providing a safe environment for children to heal and grow and raising community awareness of the problem. In the past 19 years they have served 8000 children. They currently have 42 beds. This money will go toward the purchase of furniture, which they so badly need..
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Empact Suicide Prevention Center... Medical office scale
Empact-SPC's mission is to build strong families and communities by helping AZ youth and adults cope effectively with the challenges of life. This is achieved through compassionate and innovative behavioral health prevention, counseling, crisis and training. They receive close to 3000 referrals for counseling each year in addition to providing crisis services to over 2,500 youth and adults. Their suicide prevention services, which they take to the schools, reach over 25,000 individuals in Maricopa County each year..
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Every Kid Counts... donation to replace worn out equipment
Every Kid Counts main priority is " Helping Today's Youth become Tomorrow's Leaders", by providing educational, athletic and social guidance programs. The objective is to provide "at-risk" students from all backgrounds with goals, directions and a positive outlook on their future. The donation was used to replace office equipment and a computer..
... donation to scholarship fund
Every Kid Counts main priority is " Helping Today's Youth become Tomorrow's Leaders", by providing educational, athletic and social guidance programs. The objective is to provide "at-risk" students from all backgrounds with goals, directions and a positive outlook on their future. The money is to be used for the Annual kids conference. Kids from all over the state participate in a conference that covers drug and alcohol awareness, gang violence and youth leadership..
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Friends of the Orphans... Money for food
Friends of the Orphans, with an office in Tempe, runs an orphanage in Mexico, which provides a loving environment for Mexican children to live, learn and prosper. They currently house 950 orphans. The money was used to provide food for the children..
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Home Base Youth Services... cash donation
Home Base Youth Services provides a safe environment for homeless, runaway, and throwaway youth to learn essential life skills that lead to healthy and independent living. The cornerstone values are accountability, integrity, and respect.
Half the money will go to the Transitional Living Center which serves approximately 100 people a year for alarm clocks, towels, school supplies, shoes and books. The remainder to their Outreach Center to purchase individually packaged high protein food, which they distribute to kids who live on the streets in their nightly roundup. This programs reaches 13,000 homeless youth between the ages of 18 and 21 year..
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Hunger Plus... cash donations
Hunger plus is a Rotary charity by which we are able to serve a meal to the hungry for just 5 cents. This contribution provided meals for 10,000 people..
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Laird Elementary School... Athletic Equipment
Laird Elementary School, located in Tempe, has a high percentage of students who come from low-income families. Their enrollment of 450 + students grades K-5th, include children from 25 different countries speaking 24 different dialects. The gift of athletic equipment will enable more of the children to participate in a wider variety of healthful outdoor activities, during and after school..
... Complete microphone system
The gift of a complete wireless system (1 handheld, 1 Lavaliere microphone will aid them in their presentations to students, parents and the community..
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St. Peter Mission School... 20"TV & VCR & sports equipment
St. Peter Mission School is located south of Riggs Rd on the Gila Indian Reservation. It is run by an order of Franciscan Nuns. Their current enrollment is 195 Native American students from K-8th grade..
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Sunshine Acres Children's Home... Bedroom Furniture
Sunshine Acres, which is located in East Mesa, is home to 60 abused, neglected or homeless children age 5-15 who come from all over the Valley. The gift this year goes towards large dressers and youth bedroom furniture..
... Industrial Vacuum
The Mesa Rotary Clubs are raising funds to build another house on the property. The all-metal Royal vacuum will be a welcome sight..
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Tempe Community Action Agency... Childhood Blood Lead Level Testing Machine
The Tempe Community Action Agency, Children's Health Service is a community-based program that promotes health and well being for Tempe children and their families who are low income, uninsured and have barriers to obtaining needed health care. They serve over 1,500 people a year. The gift this year was for an analytical machine to test for harmful lead levels in children's blood..
... Medical equipment, & TV/VCR for training
The Tempe Community Action Agency, Children's Health Service is a community-based program that promotes health and well being for Tempe children and their families who are low income, uninsured and have barriers to obtaining needed health care. They serve over 1,500 people a year. The money will be used to purchase a pulse oximeter to measure oxygen level for asthma, and a portable 19" tv/vcr to use for training new mothers and health promotion education for children and their parents..
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T. J. Pappas School for Homeless Youth... something they need
This is a newly opened school located the in the east part of Tempe with a student body made up of children whose families are homeless. Often the meals and bathing facilities are as important to the children health and self-esteem as is the opportunity for a normal classroom and playground routine. The gift this year went to their general fund for purchasing needed equipment or supplies for operating and maintaining the new school campus..
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Unlimited Potential... infant & child car seats
Unlimited Potential is a grassroots, nonprofit agency, which provides education and support programs to about 50 low-income families in south Phoenix. The car seats will be used when they take field trips..
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Our Tempe AZ Rotary Club volunteers donate countless hours of their time working with charities and youth groups, and helping kids learn engineering and teamwork skills as they build boats for Rotary River Rally. The money we raise from the Rotary River Rally and other fund-raising events throughout the year help us support a variety of children's charities.
Tempe AZ Rotary Clubs are part of Rotary International, the world's first service organization, founded in 1905. The Rotary motto is "Service above Self". Rotary has a global network of 1.2 million members in 29,000 clubs in 156 countries. Rotary clubs are non-religious, non-governmental and open to every race, culture and creed. Club membership represents a cross section of local businesses and professional leaders..
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