Adopt A Child-Save a Life,Inc.
The Rotary Club of Hamilton/Washington Township Sunrise, New Jersey, USA, joined the Rotary Club of Campinas-Alvarda Brazil, to rescue and care for children living In the streets in situations of ultimate risk. They are able to live in a rural center that provides a home, guidance, education and training in marketable job skills enabling them to become contributing members of society.
Thus far we have:
- Traveled to Brazil on a fact finding mission to see the problem first-hand.
- Secured a $30,000.00 Matching Grant from the Rotary Foundation to purchase educational and transportation equipment
- Begun raising funds for an on site lake.
- Increased the awareness of the country of Brazil toward the plight of street children.
The program provides a self-contained residential facility, complete with dormitories, cafeteria, classrooms, a working farm, infirmary and a recreational center. Most of the youth come to the program with little or no formal education. By the time they leave, they will have attained at least an 8th grade level of education and will have received extensive vocational training in a variety of technical fields, including auto mechanics, auto body and paint, civil construction, plumbing, carpentry, welding, graphic design, baking and nursing.
April 21, 2007 a fund raising dinner will be held at the EB Chateau. Contact PDG Frieda Applegate for tickets.