ALTADENA ROTARY CHARITIES ("ARC") WAS ORGANIZED AS A PUBLIC BENEFIT ORGANIZATION FOR 3 BROADLY CONCEIVED PURPOSES. 1ST, ARC WAS FOUNDED IN ORDER TO BENEFIT THE INHABITANTS OF THE ALTADENA & PASADENA AREAS OF THE W. SAN GABRIEL VALLEY OF LA COUNTY, CALIF. BY SUPPORTING THE CHARITABLE & PHILANTHROPIC WORK OF THE ROTARY CLUB OF ALTADENA THROUGH WORK PROJECTS & THE PROVISION OF MANPOWER TO WORTHY CAUSES & EVENTS, & OTHER CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS. ADDITIONALLY, ARC WAS ORGANIZED IN ORDER TO SUPPORT & OVERSEE VARIOUS CHARITABLE PROJECTS OUSIDE THE LOCAL AREA, SUCH AS THE SUPPORT OF HOUSE BUILDING PROJECTS IN MEXICO, SUPPORT FOR THE ORGANIZATION OF JR. ACHIEVEMENT IN AREAS SUCH AS THE NATION OF ARMENIA, & ENTREPRENEURIAL PROGRAMS IN NIGERIA