The Detroit Lakes Noon Rotary club will be having their summer social/fundraiser on August 29 at Detroit Mountain Lodge from 5 – 9 pm with a Caribbean theme. Salsa Dancing Lessons, Don Q rums, and beer from the Islands will be available for tasting along with a cash bar and great food will be served.
The social/fund raiser is to help our Rotary partners in Districts Jamaica #7020 club Port Antonio and Puerto Rico #7000 club El Vigia.
The Detroit Lakes Club is looking for help to raise money for:
“Eyes on Jamaica” project that Rotarian Larry Morrison has gone on 21 times! Thousands of people have been helped to see and receive eye proper care. Our sister Club Port Antonio prescreens thousands of Jamaican residents so that only people that truly need the services are treated. Rotarian Dr. Parataneni (DR. P) also provides a free eye care clinic for anyone meeting the economic guide lines in Port Antonio the last Friday of every month. Please bring light used sunglasses, readers, prescription glasses, and cases. We have a use for all of them and will collect them at the event!
With our Rotary partner in Ponce Puerto Rico El Vigia club funds are being raised to provide a Solar Power battery backup system to provide reliable power to “Centro de 
Servicios Ferra’n” a community center in Ponce that provides basic health services, education, computers, youth support groups and social services to one of the poorest neighborhood. El Vigia has supported Centro de Servicios Ferra’n before with different projects. We have applied for matching funds from our district to help do the $25,000.00 project.
Servicios Ferra’n” a community center in Ponce that provides basic health services, education, computers, youth support groups and social services to one of the poorest neighborhood. El Vigia has supported Centro de Servicios Ferra’n before with different projects. We have applied for matching funds from our district to help do the $25,000.00 project.Tickets for the event are $30 per person and sponsorships are available by contacting:
Brad Green bgreen@arvig.net
Janet Green janetgreen@arvig.net
We are also working with the El Vigia club reviewing other projects to help Puerto Rico to recover from the Hurricane’s devastation.