Rotary Club opens grant cycle for Sonoma Valley nonprofits
The Rotary Club of Sonoma Valley is accepting applications for its 2023 spring community grants for local education and nonprofit organizations.
“Last year, our club awarded over $75,000 in grants to local groups, including Adele Harrison Middle School, the Sonoma Valley Education Foundation, Grupo Folklorico Quetzalen, Flowery Elementary School, the Sonoma Valley Mentoring Alliance, La Luz, the Sonoma Valley Firefighters Association, and Comida Para Todos – Food For All,” said Scott Murray, club president. “We’ve been serving Sonoma Valley continuously since 1946, doing what we can to make our community a little bit better for the people who live, work, or visit here.”
Interested nonprofit groups can download the grant application, submission instructions, and grant guidelines at www.SonomaValleyRotary.org. Applications are due by March 31, 2023. The club’s grants committee will review all applications submitted and plans to announce the awards by the end of April.
“Our grants are meant to be very accessible to local organizations who deliver direct services to the Sonoma Valley, and funding is based on the proceeds from our Luck of the Irish Raffle,” said Jim Carruthers, the club’s grants committee chair. “Additionally, our members donate their time to help Sonoma Valley, such as helping maintain Sonoma Garden Park, removing garbage and debris from Sonoma Creek, and helping restore the ancient groves at Jack London State Historic Park.”
The Rotary Club of Sonoma Valley meets at Noon on Wednesdays at the Sonoma Golf Club. Visitors are welcome. Contact John Coulston at [email protected] to attend.
