·Dictionary Project This
is a Rotary district wide literacy project which unites 43 clubs in
Hillsborough, Hardee, Polk and Highlands Counties. District Rotarians
raised enough money to buy new dictionaries and volunteered to
distribute them to every one of the 21,410 fifth grade children in the 4
counties. Some of the areas have from 30% to 50% lower income
underprivileged students. In Town and Country alone our club distributed
nearly 1000 dictionaries to 6 schools. These schools include Bay Crest,
West Chase, Morgan Woods, Northwest, Bellamy and Town and Country
Elementary.
·Cafe Cristo St.
Christopher's Episcopal Church offers free food at Cafe Cristo at the
church, 6211 Memorial Highway, Tampa.
Cafe Cristo offers multiple entrees on Saturdays and soup, salad, pizza
and sandwiches on Tuesdays and Thursdays. The food is free to anyone who
comes and they are waited on by the staff. Rotarians work as servers,
and bus the tables.
Metropolitan Ministries Metropolitan
Ministries' mission is to care for the homeless and those at risk of
becoming homeless in our community through services that alleviate
suffering, promote dignity and instill self-sufficiency. Rotarians
provide lunches, toys, canned goods and manpower.
The Spring of Tampa Bay Town 'N Country Rotary Club
is a Pewter Sponsor of the Gift of Peace Breakfast supporting the
Spring PLUS The Spring is the beneficiary of our biggest fundraiser,
our Golf Tournament.
4 Scholarships Town 'N Country
Rotary raises funds for 4 scholarships every year.
Rachel Manrique Scholarship--Sponsors--Town 'N Country
Rotary Club and Leto Interact $1,000.00 to attend any college
Tampa Town 'N Country Rotary
Club HCC Scholarship-- $2,000.00 to attend HCC
Leto Interact and Tampa Town 'N
Country Rotary HCC Scholarship-- $2000.00 to attend HCC
Natasha Smart Memorial HCC
Scholarship--Sponsors--Leto Interact, Alfonso Architects
and Town 'N Country Rotary Club $2000.00 to attend HCC
$7,000.00 in College Scholarships, it's
just one of our investments in today's youth, the future Rotarians
of tomorrow.....
Rotary Centennial Community Project -Each club project
must meet a clearly identifiable community need
-Provide a solution to a community issue that has measurable results
-Involve personal activity of Rotarians
-Are more than financial contributions to another organization
-Should be completed by February 2005
-Include a permanent sign, plaque, or inscription at the project site,
identifying the sponsoring Rotary club
and Rotary’s centennial
The Tampa Town 'N Country Club is in the planning stages now.
Road Cleanup The Town 'N
Country Rotary Club has adopted a mile stretch of Memorial Road in
Tampa. Road Clean Ups happen several times a year. Our Interact
Clubs help with this project.
Interact Clubs Interact clubs provide
opportunities for boys and girls of secondary school age to work
together in a world fellowship of service and international
understanding. The term, Interact, is derived from "inter" for
international, and "act" for action. Every Interact club must be
sponsored and supervised by a Rotary club and must plan annual
projects of service to its school, community and in the world. We
sponsor Interact clubs in both Alonso and LetoHigh Schools.
Elementary Tutoring and Mentoring
Programs Do you remember an
adult who made a real difference in your life...someone you looked up
to...went to for advice? Maybe it was a teacher, a neighbor or a
family friend, but it was definitely someone you will never forget.
We have a program set up at Town and Country Elementary for children
who really need an adult to encourage them and help them become all
they can be. You can take just a little of your time and make a big
difference in a child's life.
S4TL The Seminar For
Tomorrow's Leaders (S4TL) is a week long seminar, held at the Florida
Southern College in Lakeland.
Delegates to the event are high school students that are entering
their senior year and are selected and sponsored by local Rotary Clubs
in southwest Florida. Most of the delegates will be in some type
leadership role during their senior year. The skills that they learn
during this week prove to be immensely valuable.
Our members sponsor deserving students to go. Lucky Rotary members
visit for an assembly, lunch and get to participate with the students
in "more than" enlightening discussions about all types of issues.
Speech Contest Speech Competition
among High School students based upon the current Rotary International
theme. There are four rounds of competition and the winner goes to
the District contest.
