Projects
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Our major project is a Holiday Choral Concert
held annually in early December in a local church that
can seat at least 1,000 people. The concert is free to
the public and our club sells advertising in the concert
program to support $1,000 music scholarships which we present
to local high school music students. |
| All the county high schools participate, sending approximately
350-400 students to sing under the direction of a guest
conductor selected from the music department of local colleges
or universities. Our club provides the sheet music, lunches
after rehearsals, and organization for the event. Scholarships
are awarded by a review board consisting of program coordinators
and past presidents of the club. Students apply for the
scholarship through the choral or music directors at their
school. Every effort is made to give 5 scholarships a year,
- one for every school district! |
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The Rotary Club of Greater Anderson also
supports RYLA, a week long motivational leadership training
program for rising high school seniors held at Erskine
College. In club year 2003-2004, we sponsored 2 students.
The three Rotary Clubs in Anderson received 9 applications
from school guidance counselors and faculty. The cost
per student is $325 plus $60 in expenses. |
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A weekly feature at our
club meetings is “Happy
Bucks.” For a donation, each member may speak about
anything over the last week that has made him or her
happy! The money raised supports monthly donations to
local charities. The club gives $250 to a charity chosen
by the members. Each month a different charity is chosen
and occasionally other donations are made from this fund. |
| The club also raises funds by working
at least 30 hours at the Anderson Soiree held each April
in downtown Anderson. |
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The Rotary
Club of Greater Anderson has provided labor to Habitat
for Humanity and
funds to eliminate land mines, as well as participating
in Rotary International’s goal of abolishing polio.
We are currently contributing to a local Centennial Project
in honor of Rotary International’s 100th Anniversary! |
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Rotary Club of Greater Anderson
P.O. Box 688
Anderson, South Carolina 29622
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