As the current Rotary year comes to an end on June 30th, the Club distributed funds to local area non-profits and a couple of international projects on Friday, June 23rd at our weekly meeting. Receiving funding this year were the following: Bridge Receiving, Sherwood Community Services and Lake Stevens Senior Center each awarded $2,000. Lake Stevens Farmers Market, the Lake Stevens Education Foundation, the Lake Stevens Film Festival, the Everett Y, the Marysville Y and Creator Zone each receiving $1,000 and Ngendala Water Global grant partnership with the Rotary Club of Arlington receiving $1,000 and ShelterBox USA receiving $500.
This has been an incredible year for our Club with donations to non-profits, scholarships, and the Lake Stevens Food Bank totaling $87,360. The distribution is $48,860 to the Lake Stevens Food Bank for the Rotary Teaching Kitchen; scholarships to Lake Stevens High School seniors at $25,000 and the balance of $13,500 to local non-profits and two international projects. Our Club is excited to be able to give back so much to the community. This couldn't happen without the support of our members, local businesses sponsoring these events and friends attending and supporting AquaFest (corn booth), Coin Quest and our Corks and Kegs major fundraisers.