ROTARY FUNDS HELP MEXICAN ORPHANAGE FIND NEW FACILITY.Byline: MARK KELLAM valleynews.com The Rotary Rotary can refer to:
Mexico or Mexico City, Span. Ciudad de México (Méjico), city (1990 pop. 8,236,960; 1991 met. area est. 20,899,000), central Mexico, capital and largest city of Mexico. move into a larger facility so it can help more children who have been abandoned or abused. The Rotarians donated do·nate v. do·nat·ed, do·nat·ing, do·nates v.tr. To present as a gift to a fund or cause; contribute. v.intr. To make a contribution to a fund or cause. several thousand dollars to Casa Hogar Nacidos para Triunfar, or Home for Those Born to Triumph, to relocate re·lo·cate v. re·lo·cat·ed, re·lo·cat·ing, re·lo·cates v.tr. To move to or establish in a new place: relocated the business. v.intr. from its 130-bed facility to a new one with 400 beds, said Stan STAN Stanchion STAN Stärke- und Ausrüstungsnachweis (German) Stan Standard Man (human patient simulator) STAN SEMCIP Technical Assistance Network STAN System Trace Audit Number STAN Star Trek Area Network Durban, chairman of the Northridge/Chatsworth Rotary Club's International Service Committee. The orphanage is one of the largest in Guadalajara, Mexico. When police find an abandoned or abused child, they often bring him to Casa Hogar Nacidos para Triunfar because they know he will be treated well there, Durban said. However, there are so many children brought to the orphanage that some have to be turned away because of a lack of space, he added. With the larger facility, more children will be able to find a safe place to live. Durban went to Mexico to personally present the donation to the orphanage's director, Veronica Tejeda, whose husband and two children are also full-time residents of the facility and the sole staff. Because of the small staff, many of the older orphans help with the younger ones, Durban said. In selecting the orphanage for financial aid, the local club worked closely with the Rotary Club of Zapopan, near Guadalajara, and its past president, Daniel Herrera. Several on-site visits were made before funding was approved, Durban said. Since its founding in 1959, the Northridge/Chatsworth Rotary Club has been involved in projects all over the world, including India, Africa, Ecuador and Romania. In Africa, the club helped pay for a generator generator, in electricity, machine used to change mechanical energy into electrical energy. It operates on the principle of electromagnetic induction, discovered (1831) by Michael Faraday. , Durban said. In Romania, it paid for a nurse to visit an orphanage to provide additional training to the nurses who cared for the orphans. In addition to general fundraisers the Rotary club holds throughout the year, Durban recently started a video library, where Northridge/Chatsworth Rotarians can purchase a $5 membership and rent videos. Funds from the library go to further help the orphanage in Guadalajara. The Northridge/Chatworth Rotary Club meets at noon on Tuesdays at Porter Valley Country Club, 19216 Singing Hills Drive, Northridge. For more information about the club, call Lou Marino, president, at (818) 886-7710 or Stan Bryant, past president, at (818) 349-5200. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Rotarian Ro·tar·i·an n. A member of a Rotary Club, a major national and international service club. Noun 1. Rotarian - a member of a Rotary Club Stan Durban is seen with children at an orphanage in Mexico that received a donation from the Northridge/Chatsworth Rotary Club. Daniel Herrera |
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