The following letter just came into my email from the district. Wondering if any one from the club has any desire to pursue the $500 (no matching funds required). I am willing to assist, but need the buy-in and suggestions from the club members.
Please respond with your desires, suggestions and how we could implement as soon as possible. This is a first come, first get for 20 clubs out of 52. Request form with details can be seen by following the read more link.
To help address the needs created by COVID-19 in our district, the District 5930 Leadership Team has earmarked $10,000, which are to be disseminated through individual $500.00 grants to 20 Rotary clubs in our district on a first-come first-served basis.
To apply for one of these grants, interested clubs are asked to complete the attached Request for Funding form and submit it to District Governor Ellison Crider at
Each club awarded one of these grants is required to submit a short report to Juan Lira to document the implementation and impact of the grant no later than 31 May 2020. Additional information regarding the report is provided in the Request for Funding form.
Thank you very much for your consideration of this important initiative. Please let us know if you have any questions.
Our 1.2 million-member organization started with the vision of one man—Paul P. Harris. The Chicago attorney formed one of the world’s first service organizations, the Rotary Club of Chicago, on 23 February 1905 as a place where professionals with diverse backgrounds could exchange ideas and form meaningful, lifelong friendships. Rotary’s name came from the group’s early practice of rotating meetings among the offices of each member.