Nelson Daybreak Rotarians Fund Teacher for School in Grand-Goave, Haiti

August 30, 2010

International Literacy Day is September 8 – it is a time to focus attention on the need of 800 million of the world’s adults that cannot read or write. Women compose 64% of this group that are unable to read such simple things as signs in a market place and lack skills that make them vulnerable to disease, hunger and extreme poverty. Over 72 million of the world’s children are not in school. Local Rotarians are supporting Rotary International’s initiative to change this situation by making active efforts to reduce illiteracy, empowering schools to meet needs of students and assisting communities to provide a positive environment for literacy.




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The Rotary Clubs of Nelson are seeking candidates for the ROTARY WORLD PEACE FELLOWSHIP AWARD

August 24, 2010

The Rotary Clubs of Nelson are seeking candidates for the ROTARY WORLD PEACE FELLOWSHIP AWARD. This is a world competitive award funded by The Rotary

Foundation of Rotary International. Each year, up to 60 World Peace Fellowships are offered on a competitive basis at six Rotary Centers, which operate in partnership with 7 leading universities. Peace Centers include Duke University in Chapel Hill, USA, Duke—University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, International Christian University in Tokyo, Universidad del Salvador, Buenos Aires, University of Bradford in England, Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, University of Queensland in Brisbane. Coursework focuses on preventing and resolving conflict by addressing its root causes such as hunger with food security, disease with health care, illiteracy with education, poverty with sustainable development and environmental degradation with conservation.

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Nelson Daybreak completes Cottonwood Creek Bridge

August 14, 2010

Building Communities – Bridging Continents might be the 2010-11 Rotary moto but the Rotary Club of Nelson Daybreak chose to provide a community bridge for the hikers, dog-walker, cyclists and cross-country skiers who want to gain access to the Great Northern Trail from Cottonwood Park.

For new Rotarian Pat Gibson, working on the bridge brought to fruition a dream that she had when she first moved to Nelson 40 years ago. She was pleased to do her part to provide a safe creek crossing for outdoor enthusiasts.

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