Clockwise from top left: Anne Glenn, Will MacArthur, Olga Narvaez and Gillian Leggett

Hello! In August, your District 6900 Rotary Foundation Team was completely focused on getting our District’s local Club and Competitive Grant funding to all Rotarians who submitted projects. We are especially grateful to Gillian Leggett, District Grants Chair, and Will MacArthur, Foundation Treasurer, for their dedication and continued work through this challenging process. This year, District 6900 imagines 53 projects in our local communities with a value of $132,000. All these funds were donated by generous Rotarians in our District approximately three years ago.

We also look forward to initiating new Global Grant and Scholarship applications, beginning now. As we did last year, we ask any Clubs who plan to apply for a Global Grant in the 2023 Rotary Year to submit a brief summary of the project they Imagine along with a budget and timeline to me adillardglenn@gmail.com). We will present all your requests to our Foundation Grants Committee during our September meeting and begin allocating the funds we have available (another $262,500). It is really important that you tell us what you plan now to have the best chance of receiving the funds you want for your projects. Last year, all our Global Grant funds for 2022 were committed during the September meeting. Olga Narvaez is joining your District Foundation team as Global Grants Chair and is available to work with all clubs and me as you prepare and plan your applications.

One of my personal goals this year is to include every D6900 Rotary Club in a global grant project if they wish to participate. We are asking clubs who wish to submit applications for projects this year to reach out to other Clubs for assistance with planning, funding, and actually working in the project. As we kick off this year, your Foundation Team plans to publish a list of prospective GG Projects and the contact information in the District Newsletter monthly and post it on the D6900 website.

Thank all of you for the “Good” you bring to our World.