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Community Apr 24, 2020
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The PasadenaRotary Club has announced the community grant recipients, this year totaling$62,000 on Wednesday during Rotary’s weekly meetingheld through a video conference call.
The Rotary Club of Pasadena Foundation primarily receivesdonations from the members of the Pasadena Rotary Club. Each year the RotaryClub of Pasadena Foundation distributes funds to 501c3 nonprofit organizationsserving the Pasadena community through the club’s grants committee. The committees’15 members seekapplicants, review grant applications, conduct site visits, select grantrecipients, gain approval from the Rotary Club of Pasadena Foundation, andawards grants honoring the recipients.
Since 2004 and to include this year,the Foundation has issued more than 370 grants totaling over $702,659 to over131 organizations.
In2020, the Pasadena Rotary Club’s Community Grants were awarded to 14 organizationswith grants range from $2,000 to $6,000. Pasadena Rotary’s Centennial PresidentScott Vandrick said, “As we celebrate our 100th birthday,the Pasadena Rotary Club sought to increase our investment in the Pasadenacommunity. This year’s grant cycle, which is focused on health services, is$20,000 over the amount usually granted with additional funds raised at the club’scentennial ball last year. These are our club’s donor dollars at work, and wecouldn’t be prouder!”
The grant awards went to nonprofit organizations for healthprograms in preventative, education or direct services.
- Preventative programs encourage greater health such as exercise, food planning and preparation and sleep patterns.
- Health education programs will provide information about good health practices that will prevent diseases such as diabetes and heart attacks.
- Direct services programs will provide services that will prevent disease such as flu shots, oral exams, check ups, blood pressure and hearing tests.
“We recognize thatduring this difficult time, many organizations have needs that go beyond theprograms they applied to support with the grant from Pasadena Rotary,” saysDeborah Lewis, co-chair of community grants. “We are giving them theopportunity to use these funds to serve the clients or programs that have thegreatest need. We hope this will help them get through the health and economicconcerns they are experiencing.”
