International Outreach

The Club hosts a Russian delegation annually through the Open World Prorgram as part of its international outreach.

Rotary Youth Exchange – The Club sponsors a local high school student each year in his/her exchange to a foreign country.  Rotary Youth Exchange students are ambassadors, teaching people they meet meet about their country, culture, and ideas.

Sister City Program – The Club has two sister cities, Rueil Malmaison in France and Glauchau in Germany. The Sister City program traces its roots to 1956 when President Dwight D. Eisenhower proposed a People-to-People citizen diplomacy initiative.  The program focuses on cultural understanding and tolerance, economic developments, trade and tourism, international relationship building, education and cultural exchange programs.

Mercy Care project in Nairobi
The Club raised $25,000 and received additional grants from Rotary International for $37,500 to make a major impact at the Mercy Care School in the slums of Nairobi, Kenya. The school received computers, white boards and other supplies for students and teachers.

Open World Program – The Club hosts an Open World Program team each year, which consists of five educators and one facilitator from Russia.  Open World Program participants are emerging political and civic leaders that visit America to experience American-style democracy and free enterprise at the local level.