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Become a 2nd Grade Reading Buddy

Wednesday, July 21, 2010

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Become a 2nd Grade Reading Buddy

Did you know that for only one hour a month you can help fight illiteracy?  Have you always wanted to be involved with Rotaract’s international award winning signature service project—Ready 2 Read?  If the answers are yes, you need to be a Reading Buddy. We are recruiting Reading Buddies for the upcoming school year.  Each Reading [...]

August 7th Service – School Supply Give Away

Wednesday, July 21, 2010

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August 7th Service – School Supply Give Away

For the third straight year, the Rotaract Club of Birmingham is the title sponsor for Birmingham City Councilor Roderick Royal’s 5th Annual District 9 “Back 2 School – Equipped 2 Learn”  school supply give away.  Rotaract will be distributing school supplies to over 500 children at locations throughout District 9. Rotaract is pleased to sponsor this [...]

Rotaract Hears from Birmingham Students about Ready 2 Read

Thursday, July 1, 2010

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Rotaract Hears from Birmingham Students about Ready 2 Read

The Rotaract Club of Birmingham and its service partner, Better Basics, recently received letters from several students who benefited from the Club’s award-winning service project, Ready 2 Read.  Each year, Rotaract helps place full libraries in the second grade classrooms of Birmingham schools.  The Club also provides volunteer Reading Buddies, who take time each month [...]

July 3rd Service – P.E.E.R. East Lake Farmers Market

Wednesday, June 23, 2010

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July 3rd  Service – P.E.E.R. East Lake Farmers Market

Get outside and serve on Saturday, July 3rd from 7:00 a.m. to noon at the P.E.E.R. East Lake Farmers Market.  P.E.E.R. (Powering Empowerment and Enrichment Resources) is a community development group designed to draw resources and provide information and education concerning existing resources to the South East Lake neighborhood. Rotaract will help set up tents [...]

June 26th Service – Ready 2 Read Book Clean Up & Inventory

Wednesday, May 26, 2010

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June 26th Service – Ready 2 Read Book Clean Up & Inventory

With year two of Ready 2 Read winding down, it’s time to prepare the classroom libraries for next year.  Join our newest members for their first service project on Saturday, June 26th from 8:00 a.m. to noon at our annual Ready 2 Read Book Clean Up and Inventory.   This service project protects the $125,000 investment [...]

May 11th – Celebrate Cinco de Mayo and Serve

Monday, April 19, 2010

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May 11th – Celebrate Cinco de Mayo and Serve

Help Rotaract throw a fiesta of food and fun for the families and children staying at Birmingham’s Ronald McDonald House on Tuesday, May 11, 2010 from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Many families travel far from home to get treatment for their seriously ill or injured children.  The treatment may last a day, a month, [...]

April 10th Service – Habitat for Humanity

Friday, February 26, 2010

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April 10th Service – Habitat for Humanity

Join Rotaract and Habitat for Humanity on Saturday April 10th to help build a home for Danyetta Seals and her family. The project will take place between 7:30 am and 4:00 pm. Rotaract would love to have members sing up for 2 shifts (7:30 – 11:30 or 11:30 – 4:00). Please click here to register to [...]

February 20-24th – Rotary Large Club Conference

Friday, January 29, 2010

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February 20-24th – Rotary Large Club Conference

Rotary Large Club Conference Do you want to meet the “Hatton Smith of San Diego”, the “Bill Jones of Dallas” or the Executive Director of the Rotary Club of Seattle?  The Birmingham Rotary Club is hosting the 2010 Rotary Large Club Conference, February 20-24, 2010.  www.lcc2010.org  This conference brings together the presidents and executive directors of [...]

February 12-14th – Service

Wednesday, December 30, 2009

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February 12-14th – Service

HEARTS FOR HORIZONS & MERCEDES MARATHON February 12—14, 2010 Like to run?  Want to exercise your commitment to Rotaract and our community?  Does serving and sweating sound good?  Join Rotaract as we partner with the Horizons School in their 1st Annual Hearts For Horizons program. Established in 1991, the Horizons School has filled a much needed niche for young [...]

January 13 & 14th – Service

Wednesday, December 30, 2009

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January 13 & 14th – Service

SERVING MEALS AT JIMMIE HALE MISSION January 13 and 14, 2010 4:45 – 6:30 pm Rotaract will be serving meals at the Jimmie Hale Mission on January 13th and 14th 2010.  Since 1944 The Jimmie Hale Mission has been a shelter for the homeless, a rest stop for the weary, a feeding station for the hungry, and a [...]

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