Our district governor, Pat Sutliff, has asked every club in the district to sponsor a service project the week of April 22-28, 2012. This week, appropriately called “Rotary Serves”, is an ideal time to schedule an existing club service project or to plan a new one.

Our recent district newsletter had several existing club service projects listed and the Rotary International Web Site has invaluable information on planning or enhancing a service project (see below for a link).

http://www.rotary.org/EN/SERVICEANDFELLOWSHIP/Pages/ridefault.aspx

Please work with your club leadership or through an existing committee to plan and then share information on a service project for the week of April 22 to 28th. An email to Ron Fesler rfesler@amfam.com indicating your progress on and support of our week of service would be appreciated.

Possible Rotary Week Projects

1. Working with immigrants in the community ie. teaching English, reading to children, hosting events Contact Sioux Falls South for information

2. Raising money for a park, a Rotary symbol in the park, play equipment, planting trees etc. Contact: Vermillion, Marshall, Marshall Sunrise, Spearfish Northern Hills, Sibley, Sioux City, Huron

3. Work on bicycle path or other trails in community or nearby Contact: Centerville, South Sioux City, Custer

4. Community sign Contact: Minneota.

5. Gather school supplies or other things for needy children in the community Contact: Canby,

6. Dinner to honor community members, scholarship winners, teachers etc. Contact: Mitchell,

7. Feed the Children Contact: LeMars

8. Bicycle helmets for children in the community Contact: Yankton, Vermillion