But the real story of Project Amigo is about raising Rotarians' consciousness about how others live, and empowering them to make a difference. As Rotarians, we can't be satisfied with performing World Community Service by merely writing a check. Each year, more than 100 Rotarians travel to Mexico, at their own expense, and log thousands of hours working in Project Amigo programs. During these periods, volunteers broaden and deepen their Rotary fellowship experience by attending meetings of the Rotary Club of Colima and building new relationships with Mexican Rotarians. In addition to the fellowship opportunities, volunteers have a chance to interact with the children served by Project Amigo.
Volunteers spend time helping the scholar-ship students with their homework and English lessons.
They perform repairs at group homes, organize parties for hundreds of youngsters, read stories and dispense countless hugs. The encouraging lesson of Project Amigo is that individual Rotarians can make a difference in the world, one person at a time. It is within one's own power to spend a week, or a day, or even just an hour, with one child. Indispensable Laws of Sales Success and Prosperity in the Business Jungle. He and his family have worked with Rotary Project Amigo in Mexico for the past 20 months.