We have adopted a policy of initiating projects to benefit the community; nursing the projects to self sufficiency and then handing over the administration of the projects to the public maintaining a presence at committee level.
The aims and objectives of the foundation are to receive, raise, provide or donate funds for:
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The relief of suffering, distress or poverty
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The improvement of the living conditions or livelihood of the aged or disabled
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The provision of recreation facilities for the young and needy
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The operation of a Scholarship And Loan Fund for the benefit of students
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The granting of scholarships or loans to needy students
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To give out aid in any form to any charitable or worthwhile cause.
This policy has proved effective and beneficial to the public as it has enabled the Rotary Club of Penang to initiate worthy projects to meet the community’s needs as and when they arise without being tied down to any one project.
Leader Dialysis Centre
The Leader-Rotary Kidney Dialysis Centre in Wisma St.John's at Grove Road, Penang
To alleviate the pressing problems faced by renal failure patients, the Rotary Club of Penang implemented the first Community Kidney Dialysis Centre. Equipped with 13 units of the state of the art haemodialysis machines, the center provides dialysis at a affordable prices and whenever possible for free.
JHM Dialysis Centre
The JHM Rotary Kidney Dialysis Centre at Acheen Street, Penang
This is our second community Kidney Dialysis Centre serving renal failure patients. Equipped with 10 units of the state of the art haemodialysis machines, the center provides dialysis at affordable prices and for free for most deserving cases.
Gift of Life
Gift of Life is a crusade of the heart, touching children in peril. Together with Penang Adventist Hospital, Rotarians reach out to children who would die without cardiac surgery. Rotarians are pledged to saving the lives of children who could be ours, by returning them lives which should be theirs. This dynamic international programme is funded in partnership with New York Rotarians, matched by the Rotary Foundation Grants, subsidized by PAH’s non-profit surgical charges and generous gifts from the public and private sectors.
School Uniforms
Last year we provided school uniforms for over 2,500 unprivedged students in 59 schools. This year we will add 5 more schools in our distribution reach.
ACE
Designed to equip the inexperience graduates to meet and excel the demand of any challenging career. ACE intends to aid the graduates to look for a suitable career based on their personality and continually excel in it by having interactive courses and interesting activities in the program.
Youth Centre
The main objective of the center is to provide educational and recreational facilities for youths in and around the locality to keep them off the streets and help them become useful citizens. For students in overcrowded homes, there is a library on the first floor which could be used as a place for study, for homework and to prepare for examinations. Occasionally, classes in English, taught by Rotary’s exchange students from English-speaking countries are offered.
Rotary Warriors
We discovered talented local kids playing basketball in the Youth Centre in front of our Rotary House and wanted to give them a chance to play in national league: Rotary Warriors basketball team was founded.