The Rotary Club of Coral Springs, which celebrates its 40th anniversary this year, will support a hospital in Cali, Colombia, in association with the Rotary Club of Cali.

The club will be assisting the hospital in development of their services, said Paul Alcock, club president. “We have established a close relationship with the club in Cali.We will help the hospital through the year and will raise money for that. Our initial target is $11,000.”

The club will also help a school in Colombia, said Ralph Abrahamson, club secretary and its student exchange program chairman. “We are excited about helping out the school; that is the other project we are doing in partnership with the Rotary Club of Cali. The club is also participating in a polio eradication project; that is a Rotary and Bill Gates Foundation joint project.”

The club is also looking for members from the international community to increase diversity among its members, Alcock said. “We have 24 members now and we obviously want more. The more members we have, the more our links will be with the community. When we are looking for community projects to support, we often identify them due to our members’ work in the community.”

The club meets every Thursday at 12.15 p.m., at Carrabba’s Italian Grill, 2501 N. University Drive in Coral Springs. Visit www.coralspringsrotaryclub.org or contact Paul Alcock at 954-736-7114.