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Rotary Club of Morgan Hill …

July 2014 With over a year in the planning , the Morgan Hill Rotary Club partnered with Techcon Monument Construction Inc . to install a new Bocce Ball Court for senior citizens at the Morgan Hill Centennial Recreation Center . While we were at it , our Club members got their hands dirty preparing the site for construction and then installed the landscape for the finishing touch on a gift that will keep on giving for years to come .
November 2014 In order to recognize Jerry Dommer for his exceptional service to the young girl with disfigured teeth , President Peter presented him with a Rotary “ Distinguished Service Citation .” Jerry ’ s thoughtful dedication to improving the quality of life for the young girl exhibited exemplary personal “ Service Above Self ,” which has had a ripple effect through the club . Providing care for children with severe inflictions has become Jerry ’ s community service idea .
A half a dozen Rotarians flew to Guadalajara , Mexico , to visit their sister club in Ameca , Mexico for three days and present 13 computers . A tour of other local work provided by Rotarians included the schools where small kitchens were built for the students , the Red Cross facility with an ambulance that was donated a few years ago , and to whom Lesley Allen brought medical supplies , and the fire station in Ameca which was the recipient of 22 fire uniforms for the bomberos
September 2014 A Rotarian from the Rotary Club of Gbagada South , in Lagos , Nigeria , District 9110 , Adenike Adeleye visited all of the clubs in Area 6 ( Morgan Hill , Gilroy , Gilroy Sunrise , San Juan Bautista , Hollister , and Almaden Valley ) to say “ thank you ” for supporting the Rotary Foundation Global Grant project . The project involved the drilling of 6 wells to produce “ disease-free ” drinking water . That is , water that doesn ’ t contain bugs or bacteria that make you sick , or worse . Clean water is an uncommon commodity in much of the developing world . Almost twenty percent of children in Nigeria do not make it beyond five years old due to water-borne diseases
December 2014 The Rotary Club of Morgan Hill Rotary Endowment enrolled the foundation into AmazonSmile . Amazon . com has established a mirror website named www . smile . amazon . com , where one can purchase virtually all of the products available on their regular website . Our Club is now one of their registered charities . The AmazonSmile Foundation will give our Club 0.5 % ( one half of one percent ) of all Amazon purchases to anyone who designates Rotary Club of Morgan Hill Endowment as their charity .
January 2015 The Rotary Club of Morgan Hill provided support for the 2015 Rotary International Rose Bowl float .
February 2015 Representatives from local Interact Clubs and District Interact International President Elizabeth Hoang presented the 2015 District Interact Project named “ Home Sweet Home ”. This project will adopt villages in Kenya to provide skill training , education , care packages , clinics , and medicine to help them sustain their lives in their home .
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