TRC 1965 Foundation
Some of you may not be aware that our club has a 501 c 3 non-profit corporation that has been primarily used to fund scholarships for students at Temple College. Many of you include giving to the scholarship fund in your quarterly bills. The TRC 1965 is run by a board comprised of Rotarians from our club. Those Directors have rotating three year terms. The current club president will always sit on that board during their presidential year, and there is one director at large as well as three other directors. Currently, Barbara Bozon serves as the President of the board, and her term is expiring. Jennifer Graham is the secretary and her term expired last year, but she has continued to serve as there was not a board election this year. The commitment to serve on the board is a three year commitment with a minimum of 2 meetings per year. All directors must be Rotarians in good standing (no outstanding balances), and can be nominated by any Rotarian. Nominations are currently open for 4 new members and will remain open until midnight on May 12th. In order to nominate a Rotarian to sit on the TRC 1965, please put their name forward to the current secretary of the TRC 1965 Board, Jennifer Graham. The current board will vote on the new members and the new board will be announced at the May 19th meeting.
The TRC 1965 gives our club many options with regard to fundraising. Moving forward, we will be utilizing the corporation for sponsorship, fundraising and charitable giving in addition to the scholarships we are already funding. With thanks for the service from Gary Schmidt, Danny Dunn, Barbara Bozon, Jonathan Graham and many others over the years, this board has shepherded funds to students. We hope to expand those functions, include new people, and give our community even greater benefit. If you are not currently including a small donation in your quarterly giving that goes directly to the scholarship fund, please consider adding it. This is one of the most substantial local projects our club is involved in, and the students we serve are direct links to the good we do through Rotary.