Findlay Rotary Club At Work
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International Service Committees
The Findlay Rotary Club makes a positive impact in our community and world through the efforts of our many committees and activities.
International Partnership/MESA
Service Above Self is the basis of Rotary and extends beyond our own community. The International Partnership/MESA Committee gives Rotarians the opportunity for serving other communities in the world through hands-on experience. Members of this committee work closely with our Partner Club (San Salvador Sur Club) in El Salvador to respond to needs for goods and services, as well as work to inspire and establish other partnerships within the global community.
MESA stands for "Medical Equipment and Supplies Abroad." Our Club participates in MESA in conjunction with the other Rotary District 6600 clubs and other interested organizations. Since 1991, millions of dollars of medical equipment and vehicles have been shipped/sent primarily to the seven Central American countries (Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama). Other countries assisted are India, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Zambia, Mexico and Haiti. There are other Districts that have copied the MESA program or operate like programs with similar goals.
If you would like to help, please consider supporting this global effort by donating supplies or equipment, providing financial assistance or volunteering your time. MESA collects and send the following types of equipment: All forms of nonperishable medical supplies, hospital and laboratory equipment, and vehicles such as fire trucks, ambulances, emergency rescue vehicles, school buses, etc.
If you wish more information about how, what or where you can donate please contact us by email admin@findlayrotary.org.
International Youth Committee
The purpose of the Rotary Youth Exchange Program is to provide opportunities for young people to experience another culture and, in doing so, to promote world peace and understanding. The youth exchange program began in 1920, and now students are exchanged with over 37 countries throughout the world. Students that enter the program do not need to come from Rotarian families, but must be between the ages of 15 to 19, of good academic standing and able to appreciate the feelings of others.
The possibility of a Findlay/Hancock County youth becoming an outbound exchange student is a strong desire of the Rotary Club of Findlay. If you know of a youth who would like to become an exchange student or would just like more information on the Rotary Youth Exchange Program, log on to www.youthexchanges.org.
