On August 14, a 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck the small country of Haiti, which was still struggling from a major earthquake in 2010. Over 800,000 homes were damaged or destroyed and water systems damaged, leaving a shortage of safe drinking water.As we did in 2010, Chittenango Rotary Club stepped up by partnering with Shelterbox, a global, nonprofit, non-governmental organization that works to provide shelter in areas devastated by natural disasters or conflict.
Chittenango Rotary's board of directors agreed to match member donations. Together, we raised over $1200, enough to purchase a complete Shelterbox, which provides a family with a tent or materials to repair a home plus cooking materials and other items needed to survive.
For more information or to make a donation to Shelterbox, visit: www.shelterboxusa.org
Chittenango Rotary is once again offering an opportunity to win two season passes to the 2021-22 SU Men's Basketball games.
The Chittenango Rotary Club celebrated our annual “Changing of the Guard” on July 8 at the Chittenango Landing Canal Museum. This event occurs at the end of every Rotary year (the Rotary year runs from July 1 to June 30), and marks the annual transition of club leadership. 
As part of our club’s commitment to the local community, Chittenango Rotary awarded scholarships to several CHHS graduating seniors in June. Although 2020 was a difficult year for fundraising due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the annual scholarship program is just one of the ways our club exemplifies Rotary’s motto of “service above self.” 
Rotary club members helped kick off the Community Campaign for Love with the donation of personal care items for teens in need. The items were donated to 
For years, Angalia Bianca had slept in abandoned buildings throughout Chicago. She stole. She did drugs. She spent time in and out of jail for forgery, theft, trespassing, and possession of narcotics. But after she landed in prison for the seventh time, something changed -- Bianca knew she wanted a better life. She just didn’t know how to make it happen.
Throughout India and around the world, Rotary clubs are celebrating a major milestone: India has gone three years without a new case of polio. The last reported case was a two-year-old girl in West Bengal on 13 January 2011. To mark this historic triumph, Rotary clubs illuminated landmarks and iconic structures throughout the country with four simple but powerful words, "India is polio free."
What is it like taking a large team to Africa? It has probably been one of the most rewarding experiences in my life. In mid February, I began leading Rotary members from all over the East Coast of the United States through Ghana. I’ve tried to give the team a warm Ghanaian welcome like I’ve received on my earlier trips. A large trip is a real blessing because each person sees Ghana and our work in a different way.
Music has been an important part of leading an ordinary life for students at the Music School for Children With Disabilities in Honor of Paul Harris in Lublin, Poland. Founded by Rotary members, the school serves 20 students with various disabilities, including Down syndrome, autism, and visual impairments. The Rotary Club of Lublin-Centrum-Maria Curie-Sklodowska has provided funding with help from Rotary Foundation Matching Grants and the Henryk Wieniawski Musical Society, which houses the school.
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