Tickets go on sale for holiday home tour

The La Grande Rotary Club is proud, in spite of hard economic times, to serve the La Grande community with projects which support and enrich its local children and youth.

Next week tickets go on sale for the Rotary Holiday Home Tour.

All proceeds from this sale go to fund projects involving La Grande or Union County youth.

The dictionary is of an age level and quality that should help them through high school.

Another project is the Drug-Free Youth Program serving sixth, seventh and eighth graders at La Grande Middle School.

In conjunction with Grande Ronde Hospital, which provides free random drug testing, La Grande Rotary funds the Middle school staff advisers.

A Rotary committee helps coordinate trips and activities for students. Rotary members also solicit tickets for games, trips, discount food coupons, clothing and gift rewards for student participants.

La Grande Rotary gives two scholarships to outstanding seniors at La Grande High School each year through our Scholar/Athlete Program.

And the La Grande Rotary is extremely proud of the La Grande High School student they send to a foreign country each year, as well as the foreign Rotary exchange student who comes to La Grande and is hosted by local families.

The Rotary Youth Exchange Program, bringing foreign students to Oregon and sending our youth to serve as ambassadors to other countries, is known world wide for its training of young people in the understanding and appreciation of different cultures and backgrounds. What better chance can we give our future generations for world peace?

Tickets will be available at Sunflower Books, any Rotarian, and on the day of the tour. Rotary works hard to improve the lives of local youth, and public support is greatly appreciated.