當澳洲昆士蘭省庫薩山(Mount Coot-Tha)扶輪社以及斐濟蘇瓦半島(Suva Peninsula)扶輪社合作提供一個可搬動的大型鋸木機給斐濟的烏魯包村時，都沒有預料到這個計劃的居然有如此廣大的效益。

When the Rotary clubs of Mount Coot-Tha, Queensland, Australia, and Suva Peninsula, Fiji, teamed up to provide a portable sawmill to the village of Uluibau in Fiji, neither club foresaw how far the project's benefits would extend. 

庫薩山的扶輪社員募集2500美元來購買這項設備，同時也獲得一筆同額的扶輪基金會配合獎助金。使用該鋸木機的訓練從烏魯包的年輕人開始，再擴大納入其他9個村落的年輕人。這個計劃是一項在墨土基島興建共同住宅的鋸木投資計劃的一部份。

Mount Coot-Tha Rotarians raised US$2,500 for the cost of the equipment, which was equaled by a $2,500 Rotary Foundation Matching Grant. Training in the use of the sawmill began with youths in Uluibau and expanded to include those in nine other villages. The project is part of a larger timber-milling venture that is constructing communal housing throughout Moturiki Island. 

烏魯包一位土地開發官員卡羅梅拉指出：「和其他村落的長老協商成功，使鋸木服務得以擴展到該島各地。這項計劃將包括在島上種植柚木，桃花心木、松樹、及闊葉木，灌輸年輕人為了未來世代要善用寶貴森林資源的觀念。」

"Successful discussions with tribal elders of the other villages resulted in a broad extension of the milling services around the island," reported Atu Kaloumaira, a project development officer for Uluibau. "The program will include replanting teak, mahogany, pine, and hardwood on the island to instill in youths the culture of managing our valuable forestry resources for future generations." 

這項附加的效益乃是規劃此計劃的扶輪社員所始料未及的。當烏魯包協會的經理與斐濟漁業林業部、青少年及運動部、及資訊部合作，這項及其他好處也就浮現。透過這些合夥關係，這項計劃預計可造福斐濟各地的村落。

This value-added benefit was not foreseen by Rotarians designing the project. It and other benefits developed when the managers of the Uluibau Vau Association linked with the Fiji ministries of Forests and Fisheries, Youth and Sport, and Information. Through these partnerships, the project is expected to benefit villages throughout Fiji. 

這項計劃已經為想要改善生活的村民開創大量自立自強的機會。計劃連絡人庫薩山扶輪社的萊恩(Jack Rynn)和蘇瓦半島扶輪社的卡羅馬利亞(Isoa Kaloumaira)在此行動的聯合報告中分別說：「村民的普遍心態是仰賴政府來協助他們。像扶輪這樣的非政府組織所提供的協助，對他們而言乃是一項啟示。」

The project has opened up a new world of self-help opportunities for villagers wanting to improve their lives. "The [villagers'] mindset is to rely only on government to assist them," said project contacts Jack Rynn and Isoa Kaloumaira, of the Mount Coot-Tha and Suva Peninsula clubs, respectively, in a joint report on the effort. "The availability of an NGO [nongovernmental organization] like Rotary to offer assistance was a revelation."