Rotary Report
8/5/08
Rotary Club of Mesquite
The (Luncheon) Rotary Club of Mesquite conducted its usual weekly meeting at Hugo’s Restaurant at 12:00 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug 5, 2008.
Randy Aveline gave a presentation of the 1500s life styles.
Sunrise Rotary Club
The (Breakfast) Sunrise Rotary Club conducted its usual weekly meeting at Sundancer’s Restaurant at the Oasis Golf Club at 7:30 a.m. on Thursday, July 31, 2008.
Curt Chambers of Nevada State Bank, Lisa Cook of Bank of Nevada and Jacque Hart of Mountain America Credit Union provided information regarding what is going on in their industry and how it might affect the local community.
Rotary
Rotary Club membership is open to active or retired members of the business and professional communities. Also, clubs are always delighted to find individuals willing to speak on subjects of interest to the general community.
Contact:
(Luncheon) Randy Aveline at 702-755-7821
(Breakfast) Bill McClure at 702-346-2902
Corazon Superbuild
See the photos HERE
ROTARY SUPERBUILD
By: Roberta Bird
We started our day at 6:00 a.m. and by 4:00 p.m. we had built a house. Eight Mesquite Rotarians, along with other Rotarians from Nevada and California traveled to Tecate, Mexico on June 17th to build homes for deserving families. The project was organized by Corazon, a non-profit organization based in southern California. People in need do not receive hand-outs, rather, they participate in programs of assistance that allow people to help themselves. In the process, they help their neighbors and their community to grow and prosper. Since 1978 Corazon volunteers have built more than 750 homes. Each house build project is organized down to the detail and each home is built the exact same way. Our group of about 30 volunteers arrived in the tiny village to find the supplies on site and ready for construction. First, we met the family who would own the home at the end of the day. The family, father, mother and 5 daughters, ranging in ages from 13 to 3, were on the site all day watching the progress of their new 16 x 20 ft. home, which to the family I am sure was viewed as a “mansion”. After a brief organizational meeting we all were put to work. Though the heat rose above 100 degrees we encouraged one another. Each volunteer, including a few teens, used their skills for sawing, construction and painting. The pace was quick to keep things on track for completion in 7 hours. A requirement for the family is to feed the “crew” lunch during the day, which we all enjoyed. As we were building one house, 4 other volunteer groups were on other sites constructing houses, in total, completing 5 homes in one day. The day ended with a ceremony. The family was given a plaque, which each volunteer signed, and the keys to their new home. Though they could not speak English, the gratitude was conveyed in their smiles. Service to Others is what Rotary is all about, in our own community and internationally. So, as our local Rotary clubs joined with others in service, the impact was not one-sided. Volunteers received much more in return for what we gave. I, for one, will be house-building again next year.