District Rotary Foundation-Local Grants May UPDATE continued
- Upcoming Local Grants 2017-18 to be awarded: The District Foundation Board has preliminary approved club local grants as detailed below. These must also be approved The Rotary Foundation before funds will be distributed in late August/early September (amounts may vary based on acceptance). Thank you all for participating and making a difference in our communities.
Club/District | Description | TOTAL GRANT |
Alliance | Alliance Skate Park - update and renovations | $1,950.00 |
Austintown | Help Homeless Veterans - doctor/clinic visits and job interviews | $250.00 |
Boardman | Holiday Food Baskets - families in need | $1,750.00 |
Canfield | Canfield Green (Park) - electrical service | $3,175.00 |
Canton | Summer Food Backpack Program - students in need | $5,100.00 |
Cortland | Courtland Veterans Memorial | $875.00 |
Dennison | Community Welcome Signs | $1,275.00 |
Dover | Operation Warm - coats for students | $1,025.00 |
East Liverpool | E Liverpool City Pool - furniture restoration | $1,500.00 |
East Palestine | E Palestine Park - update volleyball courts | $500.00 |
Jackson Township | Handicap Ministry - duet wheelchair bike | $525.00 |
Kinsman | Kinsman Township Park - concession stand | $1,125.00 |
Louisville | RYLA Student Support | $400.00 |
Minerva | Minerva Community Building - handicap ramp | $250.00 |
Newcomerstown | Buckhorn Creek Trail - benches | $350.00 |
Niles | Children's Rehabilitation and Dictionary Project | $1,500.00 |
North Canton | Character Counts (6 Pillars) - K-8th grade students | $2,100.00 |
Orrville | Honduras - CPR Training Manikins | $1,690.00 |
Plain Township | Mentoring/Community Values/Skills - high school students | $2,625.00 |
Poland | Poland Pocket Park - maintain and improve | $1,600.00 |
Salem | Dictionary Project | $4,075.00 |
Steubenville | Dictionary Project | $775.00 |
Struthers | RYLA Student Support | $600.00 |
Sugarcreek | Community Information Electronic Sign | $1,000.00 |
Warren | Courthouse Square - fountain | $1,200.00 |
Wooster | Scholarships - high school students | $5,000.00 |
Youngstown | Little Free Library - neighborhood book exchange boxes | $1,300.00 |
TOTAL | $43,515.00 |
Have a Global Grant Project in Mind? If you or your club has a Global Grant projects in mind, please let me know. Visit our website at http://Rotary6650.org to find out more.
Thank you all for your support of the Foundation.
Peter L. Apicella, DRFC, Peter@salemrad.com, 330-207-0500 (cell).