The Rotary Club of Wilsonville supports many international projects each year. These include:
International Service with Newberg Early Bird Rotary, Rotary Club of Sherwood, and Rotary Club of La Plata, Colombia
Wilsonville partners with three Rotary clubs to bring much needed service to a small community in La Plata Colombia; those clubs are Newberg (OR) Early Bird, Sherwood (OR), and La Plata Colombia. Those services include clean water systems, sanitation systems, fire fighting supplies, medical diagnostic equipment (UltraSound machine), park rejuvenation, and others.
End Polio Now
Every community member who has attended one the Summer Concerts sponsored by the Rotary Club of Wilsonville and made a donation in a Polio Bucket has paid for the very vaccines that are preventing polio from crippling children across the globe. As we’ve seen with other pathogens, disease does not necessarily stop at the border. We can only stop it if we can prevent it globally.
Today, the U.S. is fortunate that polio has been eradicated from our shores. The world was almost as lucky as well, with polio down to a handful of cases in Pakistan and Afghanistan. But unfortunately, new cases arise just when this deadly disease is almost eradicated. When the goal is reached, Polio will become only the second worldwide disease in the history of humankind to be eradicated. An annual effort that helps children internationally is our club’s support of End Polio Now. Wilsonville’s club has raised more money than most clubs, on a per-capita basis, in support of this important effort and the International Rotary Foundation.
Other Initiatives
Other international support has included clean water and solar energy projects in the Third World . Check back for updated information on our current international projects.
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