Special Projects

SUPPORT OF SCOUTS (NATIONAL AND LOCAL): Donations and program support to the Boy Scouts National Council, local Troop 594, all echelons of Girl Scouts and the local Cub Scout Pack.

DIXON/LEJEUNE H.S. SCHOLARSHIPS: Scholarships are generally $1000 in value given to nine Dixon High School students and one Camp Lejeune High School student on the basis of scholarship, contribution to community and financial need. The scholarship is paid after a successful first semester in college.

SAT SCHOLARSHIPS: The Club contributes to the county SAT scholarship fund for a competing Dixon High School senior. Rotary offers opportunities to Dixon seniors to earn community service credit for this scholarship program through work at Rotary community projects.

RYLA: Rotary Youth Leadership Assembly is an opportunity for leadership training for one to two Dixon Juniors to prepare them for leading roles in the administration of senior activities. Rotary funds all expenses.

MEMORIAL DAY PARADE: Provide funding and support for the annual Sneads Ferry Memorial Day Parade

SHRIMP FESTIVAL: Sneads Ferry Rotary Club is a major participant in the Shrimp Festival the 2^nd weekend in August by contributing funds for fireworks and sponsoring a parade float in honor of our Armed Forces.

LAKE WACCAMAW BOYS AND GIRLS HOME: Sneads Ferry Rotary Club is a major sponsor of the Rotary Cottage at the Boys and Girls Home, ranking 22^nd in the entire state in contributions. Additionally, the club sponsors gifts for two cottage residents at Christmas.

COASTAL CAROLINA COMMUNITY COLLEGE : Scholarship Perpetual Fund for Sneads Ferry student

CARING FOR KIDS AT CHRISTMAS: Caring for Kids at Christmas is a premier club program, which ensures that needy children of Sneads Ferry have a happy Christmas. Rotary works with the Dixon schools to identify up to 15 children who need help at Christmas. Each child is paired with a Rotarian for a day of shopping ($100 each) at J.C. Penney’s who offers a 40% discount to the program. The child selects what he or she wants, generally clothing. The day is capped by lunch at MacDonald’s and Christmas Carols are sung on the bus trip back to Sneads Ferry.

THANKSGIVING TURKEYS FOR THE NEEDY: The Rotary Club of Sneads Ferry delivers turkeys and hams to needy families and individuals in the community just before Thanksgiving. Over 35 turkeys and hams are brought to the needy to ensure them a full Thanksgiving.

ONSLOW COUNTY MINISTRIES : Contribute funds to purchase a truck for the Ministries

WINTERFEST OF SNEADS FERRY: Rotary is a major funds contributor to the community Winterfest, a holiday celebration/program for all of Sneads Ferry.

RED CROSS : Support Red Cross Blood Drives

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO THE NEEDY: Financial assistance to the needy is a budgeted, year-round Rotary program that reacts to the emergency needs of the community of Sneads Ferry. From helping with medical expenses to assistance in paying for food and utilities, Rotary is there when a voice in need is heard.

CHRISTMAS GROCERIES FOR THE NEEDY: This is a program to provide $100 to $150 of groceries to needy families/individuals so that they may have good meals during the Christmas Holiday period. Over 35 families are generally supported.

ONSLOW WOMEN’S SHELTER: This is a program of continuing funding and/or supplies to the Onslow Women’s Shelter annually. This past year, our contribution, along with the other Onslow county Rotary Clubs, adopted a room in the new Onslow Women’s Shelter.

PERCY JENKINS SENIOR CITIZENS DINNER: This dinner, named in honor of its founder, Percy Jenkins, is a tribute to the senior citizens of Sneads Ferry for their contributions to the community over the years. Rotarians fund, cook and serve a great meal to the seniors who use it as an annual reunion with friends and fellow citizens.

SUPPORT OF LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENTS: Our Club is vitally interested in the readiness and training of the two community fire departments to successfully respond to fires, other emergencies and acts of terrorism. Rotary makes major contributions to each department to facilitate their progress toward performance goals.

DIXON/LEJEUNE HS PROJECT GRADUATION: Rotary is a major contributor and source of volunteers to help with this program designed to give graduating seniors at Dixon HS and Camp Lejeune HS a safe, fun, memorable evening at the end of their 12 years, through the respective school systems. Dancing, food and other entertainment over a twelve-hour period make for a great event for our students.

INTERACT/FUTURE BUSINESS LEADERS OF AMERICA-DIXON HS: As a club, Rotary encourages high school students to develop business skills and the ethical approach to business dealings and life. Rotary is a contributor and sponsor of the Future Business Leaders of America at Dixon High School to help them attain the worthy goals of their club.

DICTIONARY PROJECT (DIXON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL-3^RD GRADERS): Rotary in North Carolina and our Sneads Ferry Club sponsors and funds this program to give every third grader their own dictionary. During the last three years, Rotary has provided dictionaries to the third grade at Dixon Elementary.

DRUG ERADICATION IN SNEADS FERRY (SF CITIZENS IN ACTION): The Sneads Ferry Rotary Club responded to a growing national, state and local illegal drug problem. The club provides leadership, organization and funding to the Sneads Ferry Citizens in Action (SFCIA), a community-wide group focused on eliminating the illegal drug problem in Sneads Ferry through education and political and legal activism.

LOS ANDES PERU REFUGEES: The Sneads Ferry Rotary Club provides funding for support of a missionary-operated refugee camp in Los Andes, Peru. The refugees from communist guerilla fighting in the Andes now have dormitories, a chapel/meeting house, a dining hall and a safe water supply. The club’s annual contribution will support the continued growth and operation of the camp.

ADOPT-A-HIGHWAY: Rotary has adopted a two-mile stretch of HWY 210 under the state Adopt-A-Highway program. The road is cleaned quarterly through Rotary.

ROTARY CENTENNIAL COMMUNITY PROJECT: This is a community project to celebrate the Centennial of Rotary. The Sneads Ferry Club project put lighting on the Stump Sound athletic Fields to support evening youth leagues athletic activities. The project was jointly done with Jones Onslow Electric Membership Corporation , the county and the athletic leagues and was completed in June 2004.

ACADEMIC CHALLENGE: This is a countywide Rotary project to encourage academic excellence and competition among high schools in eastern North Carolina and neighboring states. It is a contest along a quiz show format. Sneads Ferry Club provides funding and volunteers to help run the contest.

WORLD POLIO ERADICATION: The Sneads Ferry Rotary Club has pledged to make the annual maximum contribution to this Rotary International Program to eradicate polio worldwide.

PAUL HARRIS INITIATIVES: This is a club project to encourage member contribution and participation in the Rotary Foundation, which supports worldwide projects for peace and health.

ROTARY READERS (DIXON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL): This is an initiative to spend time reading to the elementary school children. Sneads Ferry Rotarians will be working in conjunction with the faculty at Dixon Elementary School on timeframes in the near future.

BOOK PROJECT (DIXON MIDDLE SCHOOL): This is a continuation of a club project to grow the Dixon Middle School Library into one of the best research and academic support facilities in Eastern North Carolina.