Weekly Elixir - November 26, 2007

Rotarians “share” Rotary



The Rotary Club of Des Plaines, Illinois, USA, put its Rotary Foundation matching grant into motion teaching schoolchildren math and science in an unconventional way.

The students use tiny gears and motors to build working machines under the mentorship of local club members.

Please follow the link below to see a video from the Rotary International website. Copy and paste the link into your web browser's address bar.

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http://www.rotary.org/en/MediaAndNews/News/Pages/071112_news_gears.aspx

The key to the success of this program is:

 The program captures the imagination of the children. The kids find this very interesting.

 The children also get excellent role models from the participating Rotarians.

 The Rotarians receive the satisfaction of “sharing Rotary” much more than if they just contributed money.

So, let’s all remember: Share Rotary!