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 Rotary International District 6270 is awarding a Global Grant Scholarship in the amount of $30,000 to Brigitte N. Potter of Glendale, Wisc. The grant has been approved by The Rotary Foundation with an 80% match of District Designated Funds (DDF) provided by the district. Ms. Potter will use the grant to obtain a Master of Science degree in International Migration and Public Policy at the London School of Economics and Political Science in the United Kingdom. She intends to focus on the issues surrounding refugees and forced migration. Her Rotary Area of Focus is “Peace and Conflict Prevention/Resolution.” Ms. Potter is a graduate of UW-Milwaukee and has studied abroad at the University of Granada in Spain. She has also worked in refugee camps in Greece and for a maternal health organization in Uganda. In Milwaukee she continues to volunteer among the refugee population. She states, “I’m eager to learn what can be done from a social and political perspective to prevent forced migration at its root and as a result keep people safe within their communities.” Her graduate program is a 12-month program and will end in September 2024. She is married to Dan Scholz, also a Milwaukee native, whom she describes as “a wonderfully supportive husband.” Rotary International District 6270 consists of 53 Rotary clubs and two Rotaract clubs in southeastern Wisconsin. Rotary International is a global network with 530 districts and 1.4 million neighbors, friends, and leaders who volunteer their skills and resources to solve issues and address community needs. The Rotary Foundation transforms gifts into service projects that change lives both close to home and around the world. Since it was founded more than 100 years ago, the Foundation has spent more than $4 billion on life-changing, sustainable projects. |
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Adaptive Community Approach Program: 3rd Annual Dan Campbell Memorial Art Show, featuring Art Links Works artists with disabilities, in conjunction with October Art Crawl. | Blessings in a Backpack: Purchase food items that go into backpacks for children from impoverished families to take home on school weekends. | Bryon Riesch Paralysis Foundation: Help pay for items such as van modifications, wheelchairs and ramps for people in our community suffering from neurological disorders. | |
| Community Smiles Dental: To replace dental equipment used to deliver dental care to patients served at their Waukesha Clinic | Eras Senior Network, Inc.: Support of the Waukesha County Faith in Action (FIA) Program. | Family Promise: Support for the new family shelter program - the Waukesha Overflow from the Housing Action Coalition, providing shelter to families experiencing homelessness from May to the end of October. | |
| Family Service: Purchase a tablet computer for family appointment check-ins. | Girl Scouts of Wisc. Southeast: Provide financial assistance to the girls/families in Waukesha County. (such as fees for workshops, events, camps and transportation to activities.) | Greater Milwaukee El Sistema: Support for their summer music camp which will include music, theater and art. |
| Habitat for Humanity: Support costs of affordable housing construction at Domenica Park. | Lake Area Free Clinic: To support the medication program providing free medication to patients. | Literary Services of Wisconsin: To support LSW's Waukesha Adult Education for Healthy Communities Program. |
Variety - The Children's Charity of Wisconsin: To provide adaptive swimming lessons for Waukesha youth with disabilities. | Waukesha Civic Theater: To support the cost of 9 ASL interpreted performances. | Waukesha Public Library: Funding used to purchase books for their Waukesha Reads program. Books are distributed free of charge to members of the Waukesha community. |
| Wildlife in Need Center: Help support programs that connect people and wildlife through wildlife education programming. | The Women's Center: Program support. |
