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Rotary Foundation of Green Bay President Announces Donations
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 7, 2009
The Rotary Foundation of Green Bay Inc, announced it provided 19 area community organizations more than $25,000 in grants the past year.
The foundation also provided $5,000 in scholarships and stipends to graduating seniors of Brown County High Schools.
All recipient organizations were not-for-profit and from varied sectors. They included human services, education, youth leadership, disabled veterans and others.
“We may not have the giving power if some other local foundations” said Kramer Rock, foundation board president ”but in these challenging economic times an average gift of more than $1,300 dies impact local area not-for-profits’ ability to implement their programs.
Members of the Rotary Club of Green bay established the foundation in 1960. Its purpose is to assist, financially and in other ways, charitable and educational projects benefiting the local community. The recent $30,000 is part of more than $225,000 provided locally over the past 10 years alone.
The majority of foundation funding comes from contributions made by Rotary Club of Green Bay members and net proceeds of the annual Rotary Free Enterprise Award event that honors a local businessperson.
Rotary International is a global service organization of more than 1.2 million business professional and community leaders. The Rotary Club of Green Bay was chartered in 1917 and has nearly 100 members.
For more information go to www.greenbayrotary.com
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Media contact Kramer Rock krock@temployment.com
