As mentioned in the Foundation article for this edition of our Newsletter, part of the money donated to the annual fund of The Rotary Foundation comes back to our District in the form of Global Grants. This year, the District required clubs to fill out a pre-application with a due date of May 15, 2025 to better prepare for the review of the applications. The District received 17 global grant requests from 12 clubs, including our own club. The grant request for our club, if approved, will be focused on supporting a water project in Kenya. Amie Blanton and Rick Clark are leading our efforts with this application.

A few of the other interesting Global Grant requests include cleft palate repair surgeries in Bolivia, preventing spina bifida and anencephaly in high-risk pregnancies in Ethiopia and a public toilet facility in Nepal. Stay tuned for more details once the grant requests are reviewed and processed!