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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: Mural project: People with disabilities use their talents to give back to a community. ACAP artisans, along with a professional guest artist produced elements of value and interest for fellow citizens. | Big Brothers Big Sisters: Support for approximately 150 Waukesha County youth in Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metro Milwaukee's one-to-one mentoring program. | 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: Purchasing crucial dental equipment upgrades at the Waukesha Clinic. | Eras Senior Network, Inc.: Funding for their Friendly Phone Call Program for Waukesha County to help older adults and adults with disabilities to live independently. | Family Service: Help purchase furnishings for a clinic-based counseling space; clinical supplies; purchase of a new laptop for use in school services. | |
| Girl Scouts of SE Wisconsin: To provide programming, resources and financial assistance to the girls/families in Waukesha County (fees to participate in workshops, events camps and transportation to activities). | Good Friend: An autism acceptance online course to offer teachers the ability to deploy programs to their students using award-winning videos and discussion guides. | Greater Milwaukee El Sistema: Support for their summer music camp which collaborated with Sunset Playhouse to provide an experience of music, theater and art. |
| Hebron Housing Services: Funding used to supply shelters with new mattresses. | HAWS: To provide La Casa students and their families the opportunity to attend a family program free of charge. | Islands of Brilliance: Funding went to their Sandbox@travelling workshop in Waukesha County. |
| Lake Area Free Clinic: Funding used to support the Medication Program, for patients to receive medication free of charge, that is crucial to their care. | Life Navigators: Expand the Special Needs Trust Program. Each trust impacts an individual with an intellectual disability to ensure they have a trust and financial plan in place to support a high quality of life in our community. | Literary Services of Wisconsin: To support LSW's Waukesha Opportunity Pathways program. |
| Potawatomi Area Council Boy Scouts: Support for the Community Garden. Food grown from this garden is donated to the Waukesha County Food Pantry, offering fresh produce to people in need. | The Women's Center: Program support. | Variety - the Children's Charity of Wisconsin: Support for the Freedom Program. 4 children from Waukesha County were able to access adaptive swimming lessons. |
Waukesha Free Clinic: Funds supported their Prescription Assistance Program for the medically underserved community in Waukesha. | Waukesha Public Library: Funding used to purchase 147 copies of the book The Cold Millions which were distributed free of charge to members of the Waukesha community for the Waukesha Reads Program. | Wildlife In Need Center: Support used to help care for over 3,200 wild animals annually and to share their mission and educational programs with neighbors in southeastern Wisconsin each year. |
