In celebration of 100 years of Rotary service District 5220 has created Project 100. To ensure Rotary is successful for the next 100 years, we need to nurture our youth so that they are healthy, educated, and globally aware adults with the desire to continue making a positive difference.

Project 100 is asking each club to collect 100 of at least one chosen item, which will be distributed, to the abandoned & orphaned children of our world.  We will accomplish this distribution through our on-going projects and connections with the following sites:

• Agape Boys Home in Kisumu, Kenya

• Temak Home for Teenage Mothers & Orphans – Kisumu, Kenya

• Caminul Felix I & II – Bihor, Romania

• Amor y Vida, Honduras

This is an excellent opportunity for your club to participate in a District Wide International Service Project.  If every club in the district collects 100 items we will have over 5000 items for shipping.  Through our joint efforts, you will have effectively improved the lives of children on 3 different continents and at 5 different facilities.

All items will be collected by Kelly McNulty-Adjetey prior to our Rotary District Conference in Monterey, CA on April 30 - May 1st, 2005.  Contact information for Kelly is available in the Members Only section of this website. We will have a breakout session on Saturday to allow all Rotarians to be involved hands-on with the sorting & packing of our collected goods.  It will be a beneficial, fun event full of goodwill, friendship, and celebration. 

Attached is a list of ideas and suggested items for collection.  Please contact me prior to starting your collection efforts to eliminate the possibility of too much duplication.  We would like the generosity of our clubs to show in the diversity of our donations.

I am so excited to be sharing this fabulous opportunity with you.  Please get your club members enthused about this very worthwhile event, so think BIG.  If you need help in that direction…give me a call and I will gladly arrange a presentation on the project and it’s benefactors.  Feel free to contact me with any questions, concerns or ideas.  We are always open to suggestions and volunteers.

Yours in Rotary Service,
Kelly A. McNulty-Adjetey
Project 100 Chair
Rotary Club of Modesto Sunrise

SUGGESTIONS – IDEAS – NEEDS

Sheets – twin sets
Basketballs*
Backpacks
Personal Hygiene Kits
Art Kits
Blankets – Twin
Volleyballs*
Calculators
Games
Underwear
Socks
Shoes
Sandals
Computers
Hair Grooming Kits
Cosmetic Packs
First Aid Items
Multi-Vitamins
Bicycles*
Soccer Balls
Soccer Shoes*
Soccer Uniforms
T-Shirts
Baseball Caps
Coloring Books & crayons
Plastic Plates
Plastic Cups
Plastic Bowls
Pants
Dolls
Kitchen Towels
Dental Care Kit
Puppets
Dinosaur Toys
Hot Wheels
Tools (for farm)
Flashlights
Kitchen Utensils
Soaps
Spoons
Batteries (for flashlights)
Boys Black shorts
Spiral Notebooks
Staplers & staples
Individual photo albums
Packets of vegetable seed
Energy efficient light bulbs(100W)
Musical Instruments*
Sweatshirts
Jackets
Diapers
100 VHS Tapes – G-rated, educational
Bath Towels
Sponges
Watches
Manicure Sets
OTC medications

*indicates new or used

This list is a list of ideas only – please feel free to submit ideas for items that are fun and fulfilling for your club to collect.  Hopefully, this event will inspire all of us to go the extra step to make the difference in the lives of these needy children.  We ask that all collections begin after approval from Kelly McNulty-Adjetey is received, so that we can be sure to get your collections through customs to the appropriate facilities.

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