Coastside Beach Clean Up
We meet at Dunes Beach and work our way south to Venice Beach for beach and trail cleanups. Trash on our streets, trails and beaches ends up in the ocean. We encourage everyone to help whether it's at the beach or near their home in their neighborhood. Beach cleanups in 2023 are scheduled for January 1 New Year's Day, April 22 Earth Day and Sept 16 California Coastal Cleanup Day. (See # 5 above.)
Gardening for Seniors
We partner with the Senior Coastsiders to help their homebound members tend their yards/gardens. A group of Rotarians and friends prune trees, shrubs and weed gardens several times a year in the spring and fall.
See #9 above.
Home Rehab Day
Together with the Senior Coastsiders, we help to rehabilitate a home or garden for seniors. See #11 above.
Interact
We support and sponsor the Interact Club at the Half Moon Bay High School. We provide guidance and a insight for their leadership, community service and enrichment projects.
Rotary Student Exchange Program
Each year our club hosts a student exchange from another country. Belgium, Denmark, Ecuador, France, Italy, Germany, and Italy are among some of the countries from which we've hosted. We have also sponsored students from Half Moon Bay to study in other countries around the world.
Rotary Youth Leadership Awards RYLA
We sponsor several high school students to attend this leadership weekend retreat. It's a program to help emerging leaders develop their skills.
Dictionary Distribution
Each year we distribute a dictionary to each third grader in our community schools both public and private as well as home schoolers. These fully illustrated MacMillan dictionaries are books the kids look forward to receiving. See #10 above.
Life Skills Program for Coastside High School Seniors
The classes were created to help students transition from high school to college or the work place with as much practical experience as possible 13 year ago.
Classes are taught by volunteers, all of whom are local business professionals from the Coastside including Rotary Club members. Annually all three high schools hear back from graduates with praise for the program. They credit it with helping them land their dream job, or in selecting a career they love.
Course topics included:
1) Resume Writing – How to write a good resume, what to include or not include, and what are businesses really looking for, along with Linkedin profiles.
2) Financial Skills – Budgeting and planning ahead, banking and credit card fundamentals, financial tracking tools, 401k options.
3) Computer Skills – Computer maintenance, spyware, privacy, social networking etiquette
4) Tread Lightly and Avoid the Pitfalls – How to get the job and keep it, dealing with people and difficult situations, sexual harassment, human resources, etc.
5) Mock Interviews – How to interview, what to wear, how to act, etc. Students come dressed for an interview with resume in hand.
The classes are very well received by the students and are part of the English curriculum in all the schools.
For more information on the program or to see how you can participate, contact Charise McHugh at (650) 888 9396.
Classes are taught by volunteers, all of whom are local business professionals from the Coastside including Rotary Club members. Annually all three high schools hear back from graduates with praise for the program. They credit it with helping them land their dream job, or in selecting a career they love.
Course topics included:
1) Resume Writing – How to write a good resume, what to include or not include, and what are businesses really looking for, along with Linkedin profiles.
2) Financial Skills – Budgeting and planning ahead, banking and credit card fundamentals, financial tracking tools, 401k options.
3) Computer Skills – Computer maintenance, spyware, privacy, social networking etiquette
4) Tread Lightly and Avoid the Pitfalls – How to get the job and keep it, dealing with people and difficult situations, sexual harassment, human resources, etc.
5) Mock Interviews – How to interview, what to wear, how to act, etc. Students come dressed for an interview with resume in hand.
The classes are very well received by the students and are part of the English curriculum in all the schools.
For more information on the program or to see how you can participate, contact Charise McHugh at (650) 888 9396.
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