By: Sarah MacGillivray,
District 7780 Foundation Public Image Coordinator
RC of Bath Sunrise
This Rotary year, Brunswick is building a garden and play area, Damariscotta-Newcastle has food share-tables, Saco Bay is providing internet access to low-income seniors, Yarmouth is finishing up the last mile of the West Side Trail project, and South Berwick-Eliot is launching a STEM program in partnership with the Marshwood High School and its Interact Club.
What do all of these (and many more) projects have in common? They are all supported by a District Grant from OUR Rotary Foundation. Here’s a link to all the district grant projects underway this year.
Applications are due June 1 for the next round of District Grants. Put OUR Foundation money to work on YOUR Club project. First step is to qualify your club, and the details are elsewhere in this issue of the District Newsletter.
Part of that qualification is to attend our annual grant training seminar. We’re going to present it live via Zoom at 7:00 PM on Tuesday, March 15. Register here:
While you can take the training later by video, and while we hope to present a second live seminar at the District Assembly, Covid-19 has churned all of our schedules and plans. Two of your Club members must complete the grant training before May 15 to qualify your club for a new grant, so the best opportunity is the first one. We will have ample time for Q&A with our live presenters, District Grant Chair Michele Varuolo Cole of Bethel, Global Grants Chair and Past District Governor Carolyn Johnson of Yarmouth, and District Rotary Foundation Chair Dave Underhill of Portsmouth.
Don’t miss this chance to learn about the new rules for District grants in 2022! Changes include opportunities for Rotaract and Satellite Clubs. We hope to see you there.