Archive for the ‘Community Service – Youth Activities’ Category

Adaptacion de Aparatos Auditivos: Hearing Aids program

Posted by Steve Pelletier on May 4th, 2010 under Community Service - Youth Activities, Photos  •  Comments Off

[Dick Martinez] went down to Tijuana last Thursday and watched sixteen kids being fitted and given the hearing aids that were the result of our Matching Grant. It was a very rewarding day with the Tijuana Rotarians and their very active Rotary Partners group in attendance. Attached are some pictures of the kids and their big smiles [...]

Hearing Aid Project Is Being Implemented

Posted by Steve Pelletier on April 18th, 2010 under Announcements, Community Service - Youth Activities, International Service  •  Comments Off

The Matching Grant project of $10,000 to provide state of the art hearing aids to elementary school children in Tijuana , Mexico is ready to be implemented in Tijuana on Thursday, April 29, 2010 at 10:AM. This MG is being funded by the Rotary Clubs of Arcadia, Sierra Madre with matching funds from our District [...]

Honoring the Students of the Month for March

Posted by Dirk Hudson on April 16th, 2010 under Community Service - Youth Activities  •  Comments Off

Dave Didier announced the Students of the Month for March, 2010.  The honorees were respectively, James Nolan Ahad (Academics) and Eric Yin (Athletics). (1) James Nolan Ahad is the Student of the Month for Academics, with a 3.97 G.P.A.. School clubs and organizations in which James participated include the bridge club, and the juggling club.  [...]

More on the Gang Culture, by an Insider

Posted by Dirk Hudson on April 13th, 2010 under Community Service - Youth Activities  •  Comments Off

[Editorial Note by Dirk L. Hudson:  Shortly after I reported on Father Boyle's address to Arcadia Rotary, chance led me to become a Facebook friend of Edgar Rivas, a person who had once himself been part of the gang culture in Boyle Heights. After finding his way out of this culture, Mr. Rivas has gone [...]

“We the People…The Citizen and the Constitution” Team

Posted by Steve Pelletier on April 11th, 2010 under Announcements, Community Service - Youth Activities  •  Comments Off

“We the People … The Citizen and the Constitution” Team March 10, 2020 On February 5, 2010, the “We the People” team from Arcadia High School earned the California State Championship title and became only the 4′ team in Arcadia history, and the first since 1997, to qualify for the national competition in Washington D.C. [...]

Video:Tattoos on the Heart, featuring Father Greg Boyle

Posted by Steve Pelletier on April 2nd, 2010 under Community Service - Youth Activities, Review of Past Program  •  Comments Off

Click [here] to see a wonderful video of Father Greg Boyle at Amazon.com

RYLA Photos and Videos

Posted by Steve Garrett on March 10th, 2010 under Community Service - Youth Activities, Photos, Rotary Knowledge  •  Comments Off

What happened at RYLA over the March 5-7, 2010 weekend? Click here to see.