Dear Friends,

Thank you so much for joining and supporting 2009 Alligator Festival. Despite the several rain showers, we again had a successful festival this year. Rotary Club of St. Charles uses the proceeds of the Alligator Festival to support many of our yearly projects. Below is a list of a few examples, where the proceeds benefits:

• 8 college scholarships and 2 vocational/technical scholarships to high school seniors at Hahnville High School and Destrehan High School
• Rotary Foundations' projects: Fight against polio, Group Study Exchange program, Ambassadorial Scholarship, Paul Harris Fellow
• Press box on Westbank and Eastbank Bridge Park
• Various donations to Department of Recreation of St. Charles Parish
• United Way of St. Charles Parish
• St. Charles Toy and Gift Fund
• Thanksgiving baskets
• Christmas Tree Lighting in the Westbank Bridge Park
• Nursing Home Mardi Gras Party
• Easter Egg Hunt for Children
• Social Concerns Mortgage Fund
• Social Concerns Eyeglass Fund
• Send two two high school students to a nationally recognized leadership program
• Recognize the Deputy of the Year
• Bullet Proof Vests for St. Charles Sheriff's Office
• Support to Interact Clubs at Hahnville High School and Destrehan High School
• Boy Scouts of America
• Provide the St. Charles Correction Center Trustees an opportunity to sell their goods
• Provide/install the exercise equipment on the Westbank Bridge Park walking track
• Repair/upgrade the Westbank Bridge Park

THANK YOU!

Flint Distefano

Alligator Festival Coordinator
Rotarian, Rotary Club of St. Charles Parish