MANGROVE REFORESTATION: THANK YOU SO MUCH ROTARY CLUB OF NOVATO

ROTARY CLUB OF NOVATO, CA, USA ... it is not just a legal entity, it is people with names and faces, Rotarian's who love, care and share.

Since 1990, RC NOVATO has provided financial assistance to the (not so) small community of Mactan, Philippines, to cap ground water wells to keep them from becoming contaminated from polluted groundwater run-off.
The club is in the second year of a project to assist in providing funds to purchase clothing, supplies, and lunches for indigent children in Mactan, Philippines, so that they can attend school.

Out of MACTAN, still so very generous: Beginning in the year 2004 RC NOVATO formed the Novato Rotoplant program in conjunction with the Rotary Club of Downtown Davao in the Philippines. Cutting edge technology in Kidney transplants is taught and performed by NOVATO Rotary Doctor member while another Novato Rotary Doctor teaches preventative medicine techniques. Health supplies and information is collected by non-doctor members and distributed in Davao.

Guess how much RC NOVATO was able to raise to eradicate polio? Too late for our so able webmaster jennie and her assistant magandacell but right on time for thousands of others ...

have a look at the names and faces of some of the people who love, care and share: http://www.novatorotary.org/

Thank you to all members of Rotary Club of Novato.

Now it is the season for mangrove reforestation and again RC NOVATO was so generous to make it possible. PP Vicky Huseby, our Chief Environmentalist and (young) veteran Rotarian when it comes to save turtles corals mangroves, she will lead the coastal cleaning and Mangroves Planting Project made possible by the generous contributions of RC NOVATO.

Last August 31, Ms Marites Alenton from CEBU COASTAL AND ENVIRONMENT FOUNDATION gave us more insight and guided us on how to protect and re-forest the mangroves. Mangroves to be planted September 15. remember 1000 USD equals 3000 planted mangroves, in words one thousand USD just 734 EURO plant three thousand mangroves. look at the following pictures to estimate the surface covered, accept it takes a while, may be 6 to 8 years.

3 years

5 years, see how the mangrove reproduces? interested? have a look around september 18! like to get involved next time? email rc_mactan@yahoo.com