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The International President decides on a theme each year. This year it was "Be the Inspiration". Our club awarded these scholarships to Dane Smitz, Trey Heliin, Jessica Disney & Lindsay Lewandowski with the hope that they go out into the world and be the inspiration.
Jim Anderson (Roscommon Rotary President) and Jackie Bertsch (Roscommon Rotary Foundation Chair) presented Deb Rosczyk (Roscommon County Literacy Council) with a $3,000 donation for the Dolly Parton Imagination Library Reading Program. The Literacy Council is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting literacy in Roscommon County. Their major functions include: tutoring adults and children of all ages, mentoring children in the elementary schools, Books for Babes program (new books and materials are given to all new mothers at Grayling Mercy Hospital), and serving as an affiliate for the Dolly Parton Imagination Library (all children enrolled in this program ages 1 – 5 receive one book per month – 60 books in all).
Roscommon Rotary is part of a worldwide Rotary organization made up of committed community leaders who are working towards improving local and global communities. They utilize funds from their 3 annual fundraisers to promote programs and Non Profit Organizations in the local community. Their next fundraiser is the Higgins Lake Sunrise Run on Saturday, June 15th.
(pictured starting at left is Jim Anderson, Deb Rosczyk and Jackie Bertsch)
Roscommon Rotary gave away over $70,000 to grant applicants in the 2017-2018 year.
Some of the great charities and organizations were:
Northern Michigan Children’s Assessment Center; Lyon Township Phoenix Park; Roscommon Area Public Schools; CRAF Center; Gahagan Nature Preserves; and the Crawford-Roscommon Conservation District. We also did a matching grant with the Houghton Lake Rotary Club.
Our grant application deadlines for the 2018-2019 year are October 1, 2018 and April 1, 2019. Please submit your applications to Committee Chair, Kelly McCarthy-Tubbs.
