Rotary is a worldwide organization of business and professional leaders that provides humanitarian service, encourages high ethical standards in all vocations, and helps build goodwill and peace in the world. Its motto is "Service above Self." Approximately 1.2 million Rotarians belong to more than 32,000 clubs in 168 countries. Rotary promotes world peace and global understanding through local and global service projects. Local Rotarians from the Clubs of Sosua, Puerto Plata, Tamboril, Jarabacoa, Moca, Salcedo, and Santiago have assisted with the organization of various PowerTrips work projects in the past.
Members of local Interact or Rotaract Clubs frequently provide a warm welcome and valuable support to PowerTrips projects. They often host an evening reception or dance and provide significant on-site assistance.
Canadian Rotary clubs from coast to coast have individually and frequently sponsored to various degrees individual students and school groups to participate in PowerTrips . Additionally, several clubs have made contributions to the bricks-and-mortar fund of specific projects.
Rotary Sponsorship to Date:
| 2008 | Shipment of two 40' containers of school furnishings, school supplies, shoes, clothing, sports equipment, etc. $25,000 Cdn. approx designated to the construction of a 3-classroom building on a school site in MuŅoz, by funds raised by participants of the March and April 2008 PowerTrips, projects overseen by the Rotary Club of Puerto Plata $ 35,000 Cdn. approx. designated to repairs to three schools in the Moca area: La Rosa, La Chancleta and the Laura Vicuna Women's Training Centre, by funds raised by participants of the March 2008 PowerTrip, projects overseen by the Rotary and Rotaract Clubs of Moca 2 de Mayo Medical and dental clinics, workshops on health-related topics, offered by local Rotarian health professionals free of charge to poor communities, using medical and dental supplies procured by Rotary clubs in Montreal, Vancouver and the Toronto area |
| 2007 | $25,000 Cdn. designated to the construction of a school for deaf children in the communities surrounding Salcedo,
by funds raised by participants of the March 2008 PowerTrip, project overseen by the Rotaract and Rotary Clubs of Moca 2 de mayo $8000 Cdn. approx designated to repairs to a country school in Guauci and an unfinished school for deaf children in Moca, by funds raised by participants of the March 2007 PowerTrip, project overseen by the Rotaract and Rotary Clubs of Moca 2 de mayo $ 8500 Cdn. approx. designated to repairs to a school in a barrio of Puerto Plata, by funds raised by participants of the August 2007 PowerTrip, project overseen by the Puerto Plata Rotary Club of Isabel de Torres $1000 Cdn. designated to the purchase of uniforms for children in the community of Guauci by the Rotary Club of Oakville West. |
| 2006 | Shipment of 16,000 pounds of clothing, shoes, wheelchairs, school and medical supplies via both governments' Air Force programs |
| 2005 | Matching grant for two containers of woodworking equipment and tools for two shops: one in Caraballo and one in Villa Gonzales |
| 2004 | Contribution to Tamboril Children's Centre - Matching grant for vehicle and motorcycle for Cuidado Infantil Dominicano (International Child Care's Dominican program) |
| 2003 | Contribution to Jardin de los Ninos, Los Brazos |
| 2002 | Matching grant of $25,000 US for biosand water filters Shipment of 15,000 pound of books for literacy projects in the Dominican Republic |
| 2001 | Contribution towards bringing Polly from Puerto Plata to Oakville for a life-saving hip operation in September, 2001 |
| 2000 | Contribution to Orphanage Outreach, Esperanza |
