Community Grants/Hearts of Rotary Committee Mtg

Purpose: To review applications and determine if follow up questions from applicants are needed

Update as of Oct. 17

• The deadline for online applications was September 30 
• A total of 60 applications were received - record number 
• Blast emails sent out by Dave on June 2, July 31, Sept 3 and 23 to Club Members suggesting they reach out to potential applicants.
• Blast emails sent out by Jackie to 60-plus Morgan Hill area charitable organizations, including past applicants, on June 28, July 21, Aug 20 ,Sept 3 and 11.
• Links and stories about the grants are available on Club Runner, https://www.morganhillrotary.org/, and today on the online version of Morgan Hill Life.
• Dave sent applicants a copy of the grant requests on Oct 1, reminding them also to provide expense documentation if awarded in the past two years
• Dave to summarize application results and share spreadsheet and applications with the committee by Oct 10
• Next meeting Oct 16 to review applications and determine if follow up questions from applicants are needed
• Robin volunteered to communicate, if needed, with applicants that the committee decides clarification is needed
• Follow up meeting Oct 28 to evaluate and make recommendations on grants
• Grant recommendations to be submitted to the BOD for review at the Nov BOD meeting
• Marilyn volunteered to coordinate club presentation of award winners
• Post mortem meeting to be scheduled

Scheduled future meetings: 6 pm at Guild Mortgage (155 E Main Ave #170, Morgan Hill, CA) on Oct 16 and Oct 28