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Our Foundation awards $11,450 in grants to 13 groups Programs supporting arts, youth, human needs and other volunteer-fueled projects recently earned a financial boost from the Rotary Club of Estes Park Foundation. Thirteen local organizations received grants totaling $11,450 Thursday, April 6 at the Noon Rotary Club meeting. “Our Foundation's Community Grants program involves a year-round effort by many in our club. Fundraisers include the Rotary Foundation Duck Race adoptions, the famous “Duck Squat” at the Duck Race, weekly ‘Happy Money’ donations made by members to celebrate and share good news,” said Grants Committee Chairman Phil Moenning. 2016-17 Estes Park Rotary Club Foundation grant recipients with Phil Moenning and Thor Homme at the April 6 meeting. The grant program supports programs and projects that foster the general well being of the community while advancing the principles of Rotary. The motto of Rotary is “Service Above Self." The groups receiving 2016-17 grants and the projects to which the funds will be applied are: - The Art Center of Estes Park - youth education program
- The Boys & Girls Clubs of Larimer County - 2017 Summer Program
- The Crossroads Ministry of Estes Park, Inc. - medical assistance
- The Estes Park High School Choirs – folders to organize sheet music
- Estes Park Learning Place, Inc. - scholarships for tutoring
- The Estes Park Nonprofit Resource Center, Inc - continue and expand their free workshop program
- Estes Valley Community Garden, Inc. – garden pathway
- Estes Valley Investment in Childhood Success - the Childcare Scholarship Fund
- The Estes Valley Public Library Friends and Foundation, Inc. – digitization of newspapers
- The Healing Waters Foundation, Inc. - pool passes for new members
- Partners Mentoring Youth – training and recruitment of adult mentors
- Estes Park Salud Foundation, Inc. – support for dental voucher program
- VIA Mobility Services - para-transit services in Estes Park for older adults and people with disabilities.
“It's a privilege to be able to provide support for the work of these 13 organizations, and it's a real pleasure to meet them and see what they do,” Moenning said. Since 2004, the Foundation has provided over $200,000 in grants to organizations in the Estes Valley. |
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