SV Rotary club opens new grant cycle
The Rotary Club of Sonoma Valley has opened its 2023 fall community grants cycle for local education and nonprofit organizations.
“Last year, our club awarded almost $80,000 in grants to local groups, including the Sonoma Valley High School Wellness Center, Grupo Folklorico Quetzalen, Sonoma Valley Youth Soccer, Cancer Support Sonoma, the Sonoma Ecology Center, Sonoma Overnight Support, and Homeless Action Sonoma,” said Jim Carruthers, 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 SonomaValleyRotary. Applications are due by October 31, 2023.
The club’s grants committee will review all applications submitted and plans to announce the awards by the end of November.
“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 Shanis Nelson, 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, helping Transcendence Theater Company set up stages at new venues, 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.
