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Rotary Club of Waco Scholarship
Rotary Foundation Ambassadorial Scholarships
2011-2012 Academic Year |
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WACO ROTARY SERVICE PROJECTS Three current annual projects deserve special note because two of them have been recognized by Rotary International with "Significant Achievement Awards." Funding for each of them comes from the club's Rotary Youth Service Fund, to which members contribute each year to support all of the club's youth activities |
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| The popular television series called "Challenge" was initiated in 1967 to recognize academically talented area high school students. The project celebrated its 40th season in 2007. Almost $92,000 has been spent on the project which has featured 2,456 high school students on 614 teams. | ||||
| In 1978, the club began its successful Leadership In Free Enterprise (L.I.F.E.) project to educate and motivate high school students on the advantages of the private enterprise system. Over 1,250 young people of McLennan County and the Rotary District participated in the event, and the club has invested almost $135,000 from the Youth Service Fund in the project. | ||||
| The Youth Citizenship Award project is designed to recognize outstanding McLennan County high school graduating seniors for their good citizenship and their willingness to serve others. Twenty-seven "Outstanding Young Citizens of McLennan County" have been named, and 562 students have been honored since the project started in 1981 at a cost of almost $124,000. | ||||
| To date, thirty-eight students endorsed by the club have been selected by the Trustees of The Rotary Foundation of Rotary International to study abroad on ambassadorial scholarship awards. The club has contributed over $290,000 to support the programs of The Rotary Foundation including the PolioPlus Campaign to inoculate children all over the world against polio. As of 2007, the club has 185 Paul Harris Fellows; 187 Paul Harris Sustaining Members; and three Benefactors of The Rotary Foundation of Rotary International. | ||||
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More than $22,000 in funds and tuition fees were given by the club to support the District's International Student Project, and the club hosted twenty-two international students as they attended Baylor University while participating in the project. |
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