LJGT Rotary Club International Committee

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Committee Information

International Service Committee

La Jolla Golden Triangle Rotary Club

 

 

From the Club’s charter in 1986, the International Service Committee (ISC) of the La Jolla Golden Triangle Rotary Club is a thoroughly dynamic facet of The Most Dynamic Rotary Club in The World. ISC members currently facilitate over 30 projects in 10 countries, building upon individual ISC member commitment, Committee approval, relationship-building, and effective practices.

 

The ISC meets at 12 noon sharp on the first Wednesday of each month at Coco’s on Nobel Drive in the Golden Triangle.

 

Projects by Country, 1986 – Present

 

Afghanistan

                                   

Charter of Jalalabad Rotary Club (Steve Brown, 2003)       

College text book drive (Irwin Rubenstein, John Peak, 2003)

Dictionaries, college texts, encyclopedias (Steve Brown, 2003)

Group Study Exchange with Nangarhar University, Jalalabad,

2004-05 (Steve Brown)

Jalalabad School (Steve Brown, Rick Clark, Fary Moini, and

Jan Percival, 2002 – present; photo at left)

Nangarhar University Computer Lab (Steve Brown, 2003)

Sister Cities: San Diego and Jalalabad (Steve Brown, 2003)

Sister Schools: Doyle Elementary and Jalalabad School (Fary

Moini and Steve Brown, 2003)

Ultrasound machine (Marty Rosenstein, Steve Brown, 2003)

 

Argentina

Copy and fax machines to school, Moscow

Bolivia

Revolving loan program for women in need, La Paz           

Village Bank project (2000)

 

Brazil

Sponsorship: Physician’s research at UCSD (Eric Freeberg)

Village Bank project (2000)

 

Central America

Village Bank project (2000)

 

Chile

University Teacher Grant: Professor Wolf Berger, Scripps Institution of Oceanography (Steve Brown,

Cynthia Villis and Irwin Rubenstein, 2003)

 

Costa Rica

Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar Terry Duong (Carl Lower, 2001)

Village Bank project (2000)

 

District 9200 (Uganda, Kenya, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Tanzania)

Biology textbooks to university faculty and professionals in biology/agriculture industry (with Rockefeller

Foundation; Steve Brown and Irwin Rubenstein, 2003)

Encyclopedia distribution (Steve Brown, 1997)

Group Study Exchange (Steve Brown, 1996, 1997, 2002, 2003)

GSE Team request: Pentium-qualified computers to five schools (Steve Brown, 2001)

UCSD medical student: Africa travel stipend (Dennis Bucko, 1998-99)

 

Ecuador

GSE Team Visitors Program (1999)

Proposed matching grant for foster home van, Quito (John Thill)

Sponsorship of Teacher Sofia Villanueva, Group Study Exchange (John Thill, 2003)

Village Bank project (2000)

 

Eritrea

Biology books, dictionaries and International Book Bank books (Steve Brown, 2002)

Computer Lab with Internet connection for Asmara secondary school (Steve Brown, 2001)

Polio National Immunization Day: In-country participation (Steve Brown, 1999)

Possible eye project with Eritrean Development Foundation (Steve Brown, 2003)

Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar Dr. Bissrat Ghebru and daughter Titi (Steve Brown, 2000)

Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar Dr. Bissrat Ghebru: Computer and printer (Steve Brown, 2001)

Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar Dr. Ghidei Zedingle (Jack Dodds, 2001)

Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar Saba Tesfayohannes Kidane (Mary Griffin, 2002)

Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar Saba Tesfayohannes Kidane: Laptop and printer (Art Garner, 2003)

 

French Polynesia

University Teacher Grant (Randy Willoughby and Steve Brown, 2000)

 

India

Humanitarian transportation grant for school computers (David Tansey, John Stephan, 2002)

Indo/Pak Rotary Peace Project (Dory Beatrice, 2003)

Nyingtobling Tibetan Handicapped Children’s Craft Home, Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh: Fence, septic

tank, toilets, and roof repairs (Dory Beatrice, 2001)

Polio National Immunization Day: In-country participation (Steve Brown)

Proposed matching grant: Tibetan settlement electricity generation projects (Dory Beatrice, 2003)

Tibetan Children’s Village for orphaned and destitute refugee children, Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh:

Science and Math Multimedia Laboratory, state-of-the-art center with 60 networked computers,

instructional kits, books, videos, software for science and math learning. (Dory Beatrice, 2001)

 

Japan

Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar (LeRoy Willoughby, 1996)

Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar Hisako Shimono (Tim Evans, 1997)

Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar Kiyotaka Sato (Bob Griffin)

Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar Mika Omori (Mary Griffin and Louise Andres, 2003)

 

Kenya

Book Grant (2001)

Chartering of Homa Bay Rotary Club (Steve Brown, 2003)

Don Bosco School, Nairobi (Steve Brown, 1999)    

El Polei Primary School, Nairobi: food, supplies, equipment, and furniture (Steve Brown, 1993)

Environmental Awards (1999)

Environmental School Project: Educational supplies, equipment, and furnishings (2001)

Grade school textbooks (Steve Brown, 1997)

Homa Bay Girls’ School (1999)

Mfangano Island Widows’ Garden Hippo Fence (Steve

Brown; see sample photo left)

Mugima School VCR (Steve Brown) 2001)

Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar Dennis Onyango: USA speaking tour transportation costs (Steve Brown,

1999)

Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar Patrick Afundi (Steve Brown, 1997)

Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar Patrick Afundi: Computer classes (Steve Brown, 2000)

Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar Patrick Afundi: Glasses (Lisa Galstian, 1997)

Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar Patrick Afundi: Laptop (LeRoy Willoughby and Steve Brown, 1997)

Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar Patrick Afundi: USA speaking tour transportation costs (Steve Brown, 1997)

Rotary Volunteer Patrick Reilly to Don Bosco Boys’ School (Steve Brown)

School project (1993)

Seven boxes of dictionaries (Steve Brown)

Schools (Steve Brown, 2000)

Siaya Primary School (1999)

Single Mothers’ Association, Millimani: Sewing machines, cookers and 3-month supply of food for 500

children (Steve Brown, 2002)

Solar energy for orphanage (Jack Dodds)

Textbooks to schools, Voi (1998)

Water well project phase I (Steve Brown)

Water well project phase II (Steve Brown)

Westlands Project (2001)

 

Korea

Physiotherapy equipment, Little Sisters of the Poor Home for the Aged, Tamyang, Korea (Jack Dodds,

2000)

Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar Kee Sub Ham (Carl Lower, 1997)

Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar Ko Sang-Ho (Jack Dodds, 2001-present)

Tamyang Little Sisters of the Poor Home for Aged grant (Jack Dodds, 2001)

Van for Sisters (Jack Dodds)

 

Malawi

100+ Wheelchairs (Bonnie Brunner and Club members, 2002)

Orthopedic equipment for several facilities (Steve Brown, 2001)

 

Mexico

100 computers and software in 4 schools (Steve Brown)

Ambulance and station at Cruz Roja Mexicana, Rosarito (Steve Brown, 1994)

Aztlan School Restoration: School Supplies and Books (John Thill and Jim Thomas, 1998-99)

Aztlan School Fence restoration and book drive (Bob Griffin and Bonnie Brunner, 1999)

Basketball courts and playground equipment for two schools (1991)

Casa Hogar de la Immaculada Orphanage, Zamora: Remodel potato chip business (Dennis Bucko, 2001)

Children’s Dental Clinic donation (1998)

Children’s Hospital of the Californias: Calendar (Steve Brown, 1999)

Children’s Hospital of the Californias: Equipment for pediatric specialty clinic (2000)

Children’s Hospital of the Californias: Gastro-interology equipment (1995)

Children’s Hospital of the Californias: Generator and sterilizer (2000)

Children’s Hospital of the Californias: Grant (John Thill, 1999)

Children’s Hospital of the Californias: Medical equipment and furniture for 12 examination rooms (2000)

Children’s Hospital of the Californias: Playground equipment (Eric Freeberg and John Thill, 1995)

Children’s Hospital of the Californias: Textbooks, teaching videos, computers, overhead projectors for

community outreach (with Joseph’s Foundation, John Thill and Eric Freeberg, 1999)

Children’s Hospital of the Californias: Training for rural doctors (Steve Brown, 2001)

Children’s Hospital of the Californias: Training for pediatric physical therapists (Steve Brown, 2003)

Christmas in April, Rosarito Beach (Rick Clark, Mexican and LJGTR Rotarians, 1998)

Christmas in October, Rosarito (Eric Freeberg, 1998)

Cistern to supply fresh water to a dental clinic in the Flores Magnon region (1983-94)

Clinic equipment, Tijuana (1998)

Club Rotario Rosarito Promote/Demote (1999)

Computers to Rosarito and Tijuana (Luis Sztuden, 1995)

Computer equipment and training: New high school computer centers, Northern Mexico (1994)

Esperanza International Health Clinic: Dental, opthamology, laboratory and emergency operating

equipment (Bob Griffin and Cynthia Villis, 1997)

Esperanza International Health Clinic: Medical and dental equipment (Cynthia Villis, 2002)

Esperanza International Health Clinic: Telephone and intercom system (Cynthia Villis, 1999)

Esperanza International Health Clinic: Promotoras’ outreach training (Cynthia Villis, 1998)

Esperanza International Health Center: Computerization (Cynthia Villis, 2000)

Esperanza International Volunteer Orientation Center: Audio-visual equipment, furniture, and furnishings

(Cynthia Villis and Steve Brown, 1999)

Food drive for Ensenada (Bill Radcliffe, 1994)

Gift of Sight Program (Lisa Galstian, 2001)

Health Care Program in Mexico (2000)

Medical and dental supplies, Tijuana (1992)

Medical Interns (Steve Brown, 2001)

Mercy Cleft Palate Project (Dennis Bucko, 2001)

Mexican doctors committee: Funds and equipment (Steve Brown, 2000)

MOST (Dennis Bucko, Emidio del Conte, 199_ - present)

Navidad in Noviembre (since 1998)

Padres 2-for-1 matching grant for Children’s Hospital (Steve Brown, 2000)

Painting of Tijuana school

Para Los Ninos de las Californias (1998)

Project Concern: Medical and health related equipment

Provide eye care and diagnostic medical equipment, Tijuana (1996)

Reconstructive surgery: Young boy from Tijuana orphanage (Dennis Bucko, 1998)

Rosarito children’s visit (1995)

Rosarito Immacular House of Orphans (2000)

Rosarito school trip to San Diego Zoo (Dennis Bucko, 2000, 2001)

Rosarito School for the Deaf (Eric Freeberg and Tom Theodorelos, 1999)

Rosarito School for the Deaf: Computer and printer (1999)

Rosarito School for the Deaf: Shoes that Fit (Cynthia Villis, 1999)

Rosarito School rehab (1998)

Rosarito sports day (George Mannschreck, 1994)

San Diego Journey through the Universe Community Science Night: Bus and translator for Mexican

students (Cynthia Villis and Tom Theodorelos, 2003)

Solar Energy project in Rosarito (Owen Thomas and Tom Theodorelos, 2001)

Tarahumara Indian Wells, Copper Canyon (Ann Wille, 1999-00)

Village Banking (Sheryl McTear)

Water system for Tijuana health clinic

 

Pakistan

Individual Grant (Fary Moini and Steve Brown, 2003)

Rotary Volunteer (Fary Moini, Steve Brown, Jan Percival, Barbara Levin, and Rick Clark, 2002)

School Computer Lab, Peshawar (Steve Brown, 2003)

 

Peru

Lima Children’s Hospital: Respirators (John Thill, 1996)

Village Bank (2000)

 

Romania

One month’s training for four physicians (Mary Ann Eddy, 1992)

 

Russia

Computer to Oriental School, Vladivostok (David Tansey, 1995)

Computer, software and internet access to Children’s Clinical Hospital, Vladivostok (David Tansey, 1996)

Copy and fax machines to school, Moscow

Textbooks and Supplies for Soviet Anglo American School (1991)

Vladivostok Friendship Club (Tana Alcalay)

 

Rwanda

Fulbright/Rotary District 5340/USD Intern Eugene Gatari: Peace & Justice Studies (Steve Brown and

Cynthia Villis, 2003)

 

South Africa

Outreach with Fr. Wayne’s son (Fr. Wayne Sanders, 1999)

Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar Claudine Storbeck (Steve Brown, 1998)

School library, Soweto (Steve Brown, 1992)

Sponsorship of high school Principal Ellen Kondowe: Travel from Soweto to San Diego for 1 month

 

South America

Village Bank (Jan Percival, 2000)

 

Soviet Republic of Georgia

Proposed project, Soviet Georgia (David Froman, 2003)

 

Swaziland

Home economics equipment, St. Anne’s High School, Malkerns (Steve Brown, 1995)

Horse jumping competition sponsorship for youth exchange student

 

Uganda

480 Encyclopedia sets (Steve Brown, 1997)

Group Study Exchange (1997)

Instructional Equipment, vocational school, Kisoro (1998)

Solar energy power system, Nyakagyneme Secondary School, Rukungiri (Jack Dodds, 2000)

Two 82,000 gallon tank water system, Nyakagyneme Secondary School, Rukungiri (Jack Dodds, 1999)

Utility project (Steve Brown and Jack Dodds, 1998)

Vocational school (1997)

 

United States of America

Christmas in April (Rick Clark, Mexican and LJGTR Rotarians, 2000 - present)

City Heights Sewing Project (Steve Brown and Cynthia Villis, 2000 - present)

Somalia single mothers project (2000)

UCSD International Café (John Peak, 1995 – present)

US/Mexico Rotary Peace Program, USD Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice Dedicatory Conference

(Steve Brown and Cynthia Villis, 2001)

 

Viet Nam

Orthopedic Saw for Children’s hospital (Dennis Bucko,1999)

San Diego Vietnamese Community Liaison (Steve Brown and Cynthia Villis)

 

 

Current Projects by Country, Rotary Year 2003-04

 

Afghanistan

Charter of Jalalabad Rotary Club (Steve Brown)

College text book drive (Irwin Rubenstein and John Peak)

Dictionaries, college math books, and encyclopedias (Steve Brown)

Jalalabad School construction: Update (Steve Brown)

Jalalabad School: Helping Grant and other funding (Steve Brown)

Jalalabad School: Possible new addition (Steve Brown)

Nangarhar University Computer Lab (Steve Brown)

One-way Group Study Exchange with Nangarhar University, 2004-05 (Steve Brown)

Possible Sister Cities: San Diego and Jalalabad (Steve Brown)

Possible Vocational Training Center, Jalalabad (Steve Brown)

Sister Schools: Doyle Elementary and Rotary School in Jalalabad (Fary Moini and Steve Brown)

Ultrasound machine (Marty Rosenstein and Steve Brown)

Chile

University Teacher Grant: Professor Wolf Berger, Scripps Institution of Oceanography (Steve Brown,

Cynthia Villis and Irwin Rubenstein)

 

District 9200 (Uganda, Kenya, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Tanzania)

Biology books/Rockefeller Foundation books (Steve Brown and Irwin Rubenstein)

Group Study Exchange (Steve Brown)

 

Ecuador

Sponsorship of Teacher Sofia Villanueva, Group Study Exchange (John Thill)

Proposed matching grant for foster home van, Quito (John Thill)

 

Eritrea

Biology books, dictionaries and International Book Bank books (Steve Brown)

Group Study Exchange Team (Steve Brown)

Possible eye project with Eritrean Development Foundation (Steve Brown)

 

India

Indo/Pak Rotary Peace Project (Dory Beatrice)

Proposed matching grant: Tibetan settlement electricity generation projects (Dory Beatrice)

 

Japan

Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar Mika Omori (Mary Griffin and Louise Andres)

 

Kenya

Charter of Homa Bay Rotary Club update (Steve Brown)

Hippo Fence update (Steve Brown)

Seven boxes of dictionaries to schools (Steve Brown)

Sewing project (Steve Brown)

Water well project, phase II (Steve Brown)

 

Korea

Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar Ko Sang-Ho (Jack Dodds)

 

Mexico

Children's Hospital of the Californias: Training for rural doctors (Steve Brown)

Children’s Hospital of the Californias: Training for physical therapists (Steve Brown)

Esperanza International (Cynthia Villis)

INScience: Mexican student participation (Cynthia Villis)

Navidad en Noviembre (Rick Clark)

 

Pakistan

Individual Grant (Fary Moini and Steve Brown)
Computer grant (Steve Brown)

 

Rwanda

Fulbright/Rotary District 5340/USD Intern Eugene Gatari, Peace & Justice Studies (Steve Brown and

Cynthia Villis)

 

Soviet Republic of Georgia

Proposed project (David Froman)

 

United States of America

Somali Sewing project (Cynthia Villis and Steve Brown)

UCSD International Café (John Peak)

 

Chairs of the International Service Committee

 

Jack Dodds, Cynthia Villis, David Froman, Co-Chairs        2002 - present

Jack Dodds and Cynthia Villis, Co-Chairs                         2001 - 2002

Jack Dodds                                                                   1998 - 2001

Bob Griffin                                                                     1996 - 1998

Steve Brown                                                                  1995 - 1996

David Tansey                                                                 1994 - 1995

Eric Freeberg                                                                 1993 - 1994

 

Frank McGrath                                                              1986

 

 

Cynthia Villis

September 2003