A group of professionals from various fields, with recognized merit in society, "fellow" together with an ultimate goal: "to do good". An ideal that in Vila Real is already lived and defended for decades Rotary Vila Real Club will complete this year half a century, decades of service as a result of the disadvantaged that carried out exceptionally circumspect way, has made a difference in the life of village-realenses but also people all over the world. A testimonial dinner to an individuality and a county institution, namely the entrepreneur Celeste Gonçalves and Florinhas Snow (Santa Casa da Misericordia de Vila Real), held on 22, served as a motto to better understand the mission of an organization who was born in the United States in 1905 and now has more than 1.2 million Rotarians around the five corners of the world. With 23 elements, Rotary Vila Real Club, like the international Rotary spirit, it is composed of professionals from various business sectors, from lawyers to doctors, undergoing engineers, teachers, traders, managers, insurance agents, among many others . "Ideally we have a member of each profession, because each brings her vision of the community's needs. Brings the problems and identify solutions, "explained Manuel Cardona, a founding member of the Vila Real Rotary club. Currently the club is chaired by Manuel Trindade Moreira, who will implement his year in office in late June. "Rotary is a sui Generes association that should serve as an example for many others. The board, which is elected with two years in advance to allow preparing for the presidency, with training at district and national levels, has only one year in office, "he said about the organization. To enter Rotary, prospective members are proposed by "comrades" who then must vote to approve the proposal. "At the moment the club has 23 members and we intend to grow. We have some elements that have already been approved and will proceed to their admission. Our goal is still this Rotary year have at least three new elements, "said the president. As an international movement, Rotary has nearly 32,000 clubs spread over five continents totaling millions of members, numbers that make it the most Non Governmental Organization in the world. The movement can still be found Rotary Kids, for children up to 12 years, the "Interact" for young people up to 18 years and the "Rotaract", or clubs for members from 18 to 30 years, and all of them They have or have had a club in Vila Real. A global and local action Internationally, among other projects that have been acknowledged, there was a particularly action that showed the "strength" borderless Rotary, the "Global Initiative Polio Eradication" which contributed to a reduction of 99 percent in cases of poliomyelitis worldwide. The worldwide movement intervenes globally, but also locally clubs identify needs and act. Food distribution, collection of funds for various associations, purchase of equipment and materials and award of scholarships, are some of the many actions carried out in United States. "We now have a project with the Amiga Board for the purchase of food and last year we were partners in a project to combat violence which was supported by the Portuguese Foundation" exemplified the club president, explaining that on the basis of financial support for the projects are a membership fee, and a portion of these shares is managed by the Governorship, part is conveyed to the Portuguese Rotary Foundation (which funds smaller local projects) and other party to the Rotary International Foundation, a " World foundation that is the engine of Rotary and lets you help communities worldwide ", explained the Rotary Manuel Cordeiro revealing although the Vila Real club is also leader of targeted projects to other communities, such as the rural community Mozambique. "We've had projects in Timor, Brazil. The Rotary's vision can not only be your community if each one think about their community those who have the most needs were unprotected, "said Manuel Cordeiro, save that some Portuguese projects are also supported by clubs around the world. Among the activities that the Vila Real club is now under way at the local level, to highlight the project "School Vision," a program that, according to the Rotary Tito Incarnation, aims to equip schools with "basic equipment" to make the screening for visual impairment in children. "Children who reveal difficulties and are in need of families we try to support" in terms of treatment, also said the same official. Initially, the project will move forward in partnership with the Schools Group Diogo Cao, but the goal is to extend further schools of the first cycle of basic education and reach hundreds of children. Maria Meireles
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