Kishwaukee Sunrise launches community grant

 

 

DEKALB -- The Kishwaukee Sunrise Rotary Club has announced it will offer a $10,000 grant to help children, youth and/or families in DeKalb County. Club members recently decided to devote their fundraising efforts toward a focus area where the need is great.

 

Club president John Jencks said, "Our club has made a respectable impact in many ways throughout our community over the past 25 years, but we felt we could have a larger impact if we focused our efforts in a specific area. We all agreed that helping children, youth and families would be our new direction.”

 

The club is now accepting applications through June 30 from eligible organizations, which includes 501(c)(3) non-profit organizations and government agencies. Interested organizations can find the application and guidelines on the club’s website at www.kishwaukeerotary.com; questions concerning the grant can be sent to kishwaukeesunriserotary@gmail.com.

 

Anyone interested in helping with this important initiative is invited to come to a Kishwaukee Sunrise Rotary Club meeting held every Tuesday morning at 7 a.m. at the Lincoln Inn Restaurant in DeKalb; membership in Rotary is not required.