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Donate

1) To Rotary Foundation

Fellowship

1) Super Bowl Party with Chili and Cornbread Cook Off : Sunday, February 13th, 3:30pm onwards

Volunteer

1) 3rd Monday of the month - Food Prep at Martha's Kitchen

2) Every Wednesday (1pm to 3pm) - Food Distribution to Seniors with West Valley Community Services

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Be the reason someone smiles today.

In the words of Aristotle, “Where talents and the needs of the world cross, therein lies your vocation.” The Rotary International theme for January is Vocational Services. Vocational service also calls on Rotarians to empower others by using their unique skills and expertise to address community needs. We, at Rotary Club of Saratoga, have internalized this and launched two initiatives. The first one is with West Valley College. Thanks to Keong and Sesh, we are commencing a program with West Valley College where our club members will be working with students (as part of their curriculum) on careers, interviewing skills, resumes and developing an elevator pitch. This activity is starting with an in-person event mid-March.

The second one is with MetroEd. Thanks to Phil, we have a connection established, and our club members will be working with the students to connect them with internships and careers in the industry. We aspire to help the vocational development of our youth over the years through these initiatives.

As many of you know, I was in Bengaluru, India during the Christmas holidays. During my visit, our Rotarian partners introduced me to two awesome programs they have underway. The first one deals with girls’ education, vocational training and the environment, all rolled into one. Girls and ladies are taught to sew and sell reusable/non-disposable menstrual pads. Through these efforts, girls do not lose school time, ladies earn a living and non-degradable trash is eliminated.

The second one is called the TEACH program, where classrooms are outfitted with computers to teach the youth and adults marketable technical skills and help them launch their careers. I am really happy to see how creative Rotarians can be to address local community issues and enable the youth.

We had a great first meeting for the calendar year 2022. While we do have to stay virtual or keep hybrid meetings for some time, please reach out to fellow Rotarians whom we have not seen and friends who could benefit from fellowship, and have them attend our meetings.

If you have friends who may want to serve the community but may not want to become Rotarians yet, please look to involve them in our work.

I continue to be amazed at the good we do, and I am sure our beneficiaries feel the same.

Sangita

International Services

International Service Projects

Kenya and India 2020-2021
- Deliver easy access to potable water for the villages of Kaikol and Nkudet in Turkana County, Kenya. It will serve a total population of approx. 5000
- Provide four ventilators to a COVID hospital in Bangalore, India.
USA 2020-2021
- Refrigerated truck for Martha’s Kitchen
- Sensorimotor room for children with special needs at Franklin-McKinley School
India and Africa 2019-2020
- Advanced treatment facilities to an Eye Care Hospital to handle Diabetic retinopathy and Glaucoma cases in Bangalore, India.
- LEAD Africa (LEAD) Empower Africa’s future leaders through quality education and sports.
Africa and Mexico 2018-2019
- Renovate classroom and toilet facility and modernize the existing cafeteria and hostel facilities for Madonna School for Children with special Needs at Nigeria, Africa. .
- Refurbishing the bathrooms in an Orphanage at Mexico, Guadalajara.