With a monthly theme of Water and Sanitation for March, Rotary Clubs have a great many options to connect it to service projects and speakers. Here are some ideas to get you started:
Speakers:
- Have a speaker from a local water company, with a focus on local water issues.
- A speaker from a local sanitation company or municipal department could focus on the importance of proper disposal issues and the effect on the environment. What is the homeowner’s responsibility when it comes to keeping sewers clean, especially when it comes to disposing of household liquids and washing cars.
- Do most homeowners in your area have wells or municipal water service? A speaker discussing how wells are drilled and maintained might be of interest to your membership. Why does the well at one house have chemistry so different from the one across the street?
- Invite a member from Engineers Without Borders to discuss how partnerships with Rotary help to provide water and sanitation in Africa. The current President of Lehigh Valley Engineers without Borders is Clyde Odom (lehighvalley@chapters-ewb-usa.org).
Remember: Speakers who are not club members become recruits for membership!
Service Projects:
- Start an “Adopt A Highway” service project in your club, to clean up a local roadway.
- Begin a campaign to encourage homeowners to test their wells at least once a year to be sure they are maintaining safe chemistry.
- Help to create a rainwater harvest system at a community garden