Projects


Event Timeline and Calendar (July 2004-June 2005)

July August September October November December
January February March April May June

NOTE:
This calendar was designed to showcase the variety of activities and projects that our club does on a monthly basis. Any activities/projects that have a question mark following them, denotes that these are either projects that have been suggested in the past and never completed, or something we hope to try and do in the near future. 
Monthly suggestions include: Food Bank Volunteering, and Tutor at Family Children's Center.

July 
Rotation of officers and board members
Volunteer to help with Granger Parade?
Food Bank?
Quarterly Billing

August 
Selling of raffle tickets for Kids Christmas
Outbound Youth Exchange
Duck Race?
Bowling or family outing

September 
Labor Day recognition
Adopt-A-Highway
Habitat for Humanity
Career Day with School(s)
Golf Outing with Life Treatment

October 
Corn Maze/ Haunted House
Samaritan Family Awards
Foundation Dinner
"Other Auction"?
Food bank?
Quarterly Billing

November 
Additional Paul Harris Fellow
Foundation reporting due to R.I.
Port-a-Pit Chicken?

December
Salvation Army bell ringing
Kids Christmas
Coat drive
Report new officers to R.I.

January
Holiday Party
Food bank?
Quarterly Billing

February
Hope Rescue Mission
Begin securing prizes for raffle
Hannah's House

March
Shoe Box

April
Adopt-a Highway
Auction w/ Roseland for Kids Christmas
PEP (Bi-Annual)
Quarterly Billing

May
G.S.E. Team
District conference Community grants
Outbound Exchange Graduation
Pet Refuge?

June
Adopt-A-Highway
Community Grants Night at the Park?
Hope Rescue Mission
Centennial Project
Board dinner

Here is a description of some club projects...

 

Adopt-a-Highway

As we have for the past several years, our Rotary club has cleaned up two miles on State Road 23 in Granger. A tradition has begun - breakfast at Eddies Steak Shed. It makes it worth coming to the clean up!

Habitat for Humanity

This is a project that has been put aside for the past few years due to the changes of how the program was run. However, this year our club worked on not just one home but two! With many the work is made easy and that's what happened when two Saturday mornings were busy with club members creating beautiful landscaped homes for two families.

Kids Christmas

What a great time this project always is - one that just makes you feel good! Several children had their dreams come true when they had a chance to have a special Christmas on behalf of Granger Sunrise Rotary. The children went shopping at Target and lunched at Burger King. This year there was a special treat - area school children make "goodie bags" filled with candy and fruit for each of the children to enjoy.

Salvation Army Bell Ringing

On a chilly winter day members stood at Sams Club ringing the bell for Salvation Army. At least we were able to be in their foyer, but that still didn't keep the cold wind from rushing through the doors! Maybe they should think about having this project in the summer!

Group Study Exchange

Each year our clubs helps the group study exchange program by sponsoring a day while the group is in our area. We usually take them to various site in Michiana like the Studebaker museum or Coveleski stadium. We also hot at least one of the group in our home for the week that they are in town. 

Youth Exchange Program

The Granger club has hosted in-bound exchange students from France and Colombia. We recently sponsored an out-bound student to Germany. Students typically spend 9 to 11 months in exchange program. 

Junior Rotarians

This is one of our newer programs. We host 4 students from Penn High School to our meetings for a period of 6 weeks. They become Rotarians for a short period of time. Students gain Rotary experience as well as meet individuals from many occupations.