Causes We Support | Rotary Club of Lake Minnetonka-Excelsior

Wakami

Wakami’s mission is to empower rural women in Guatemala by providing skills training and income opportunities so they can become business leaders and provide for their families. Wakami also provides scholarships and support to keep children in school so that they can pursue their dreams. Through these programs, Wakami helps transform cycles of poverty into cycles of prosperity.

Our support has developed a new sewing center and training program for women entrepreneurs. Currently we are providing scholarships for more than a dozen children.

Mano a Mano

Mano a Mano (which means “hand to hand”) works in partnership with i

mpoverished communities in Bolivia to improve health and economic well-being. Mano a Mano has constructed more than 1,000 infrastructure projects, including clinics, schools, roads, water reservoirs and wells.

Our support provides funds to drill deep wells in 3 rural communities, providing reliable, year-round sources of potable water for the very first time.

ALIGHT

Alight (formerly American Refugee Committee) provides humanitarian assistance to millions of families around the world, helping them rebuild lives of dignity, health, and self-sufficiency. Alight works to provide medical care, clean water, shelter, protection and economic opportunity to more than 3.5 million people in 17 countries each year.

Our support provides furniture, bedding, utensils and supplies necessary to create warm and welcoming homes for two Afghan families resettling in the Twin Cities. Our funds are also supporting the refugee response efforts for Ukrainian families fleeing the violence.

Partners 4 Hope Tanzania

P4H Tanzania is dedicated to “planting seeds of sustainability” in rural villages of Tanzania where there are little or no resources, focusing on clean water, education, health, and empowering women entrepreneurs.

Our support is providing micro loans for 8 women to start ginger farming businesses.

Shelter Box

Shelter Box is a global non-profit that delivers emergency shelter to families around the world who have been displaced by disaster or conflict.

Our ongoing support helps Shelter Box transform despair into hope for those who need it the most, including families in Afghanistan and Ukraine.

Our members support many locally based nonprofits.

Some of the nonprofit partners we have supported in the past year include:

TreeHouse: TreeHouse has been serving teens since 1984, helping them build relationships and resiliency rooted in living hope. Through mentorships, retreats, and
other off-site activities, teens have the opportunity to build even deeper relationships with peers and caring adults.

Our support provides monthly meals for youth engaged in TreeHouse programs.

Bountiful Basket Food Shelf: Bountiful Basket Food Shelf has been serving Chaska, Carver, Chanhassen, Victoria and the surrounding area for 15 years, helping people and
families with hunger relief.

Our support provides support in packing mobile food packages and assistance to the resource center.

ICA: ICA’s mission is to create a healthy and stable community for all through food resources, housing, and job support services.

Our support helps ICA through food drives, assistance with the ICA Food Shelf in Minnetonka High School (Interact student club), and engagement in special event support.

Memorial Blood Center-Minnesota: Memorial Blood Centers operates in Minnesota and Wisconsin and relies on the local community to donate blood to help ensure a safe
and stable blood supply is available to area hospitals and other partners.

Our support in hosting two blood drives per year helps Memorial Blood Center meet the needs of our local medical community.

ResourceWest: ResourceWest serves families and individuals living in the West Metro community. From crisis, to action, to hope: the services of ResourceWest stabilize families and ultimately help build healthier communities one neighbor at a time.

Our support assisting with ResourceWest’s winter warm wear and holiday gift giving programs help reach west metro community members in crisis.

Salvation Army: The Salvation Army has been meeting human needs without discrimination since 1865, helping community members experiencing food insecurity,
unexpected job loss, housing instability, and so much more.

Our support of the Red Kettle Campaign during the holiday season allows the Salvation Army to provide housing and food support through their community outreach programs.

Three Rivers Parks (Adopt-A-Trail): Three Rivers Parks operates over 27,000 acres of parks & trails in the west metro. They rely on community help to maintain the regional trail system.

Our support of two seasonal trail clean-ups of a stretch of trail through Excelsior, Shorewood, and Greenwood, helps Three Rivers Park maintain an important resource
to our community members.

Interact

Our club (and some members of the city council) partnered with Habitats for Beings to create 20 town homes on Announcie Street in downtown Anityville.

Funds to complete the project were raised by Club members and generous citizens like yourself. Construction of the affordable housing was finished in 2015, with no insurance claims yet. The build was registered with Rotary International as a "Bicentennial Community Development Project."

When you support Habitats for Beings with any donation, we never stop paying forward. We invest in mortgages where partner families' payments go to provide for future homes, allowing more families to break the cycle of poverty. That is what makes Habitats for Beings such a unique and sustainable solution. Your support can be an investment in Canadian families, leaving an impact that will span generations.