Where did our summer go? Students and teachers are heading back to school soon and the clock just keeps ticking. "There's no time like the present." I'd like to use this analogy to remind you there is no time like the present to make your giving plan for the year and beyond. Please consider a gift to the Rotary Foundation this year if you've never donated or if you have, I suggest a 10% increase over last year. Our Rotary Foundation does so much good in the world. I hope to share success stories with you throughout the year. With your help, we can make a difference in the world.
District Grants
District grant checks have been sent to all clubs that have met all the criteria for their ask this year.Here's a list of the qualifying clubs and a very brief description of their project. Please reach out if you'd like more information about these projects. We'd love you to connect and collaborate to continue to do great things in your communities and the world.
Programs of Scale Grants
At the end of the 2024 Rotary International Convention in Singapore, the fourth annual Programs of Scale grant was awarded to Partners for Water Access and Better Harvests in India. The $2 million grant will fund rainwater collection systems that will check dams and ponds to increase groundwater tables by 10-15 percent each year, improving the livelihood of more than 60,000 farmers in four states.
Beginning in the 2021-22 service year, TRF began awarding a $2 million Programs of Scale grant to an evidence-based, sustainable program that targets at least one of Rotary’s areas of focus and can be expanded to create far-reaching change. Along with the current recipient, TRF has awarded $8 million in grants to support the following projects:
2023: United to End Cervical Cancer in Egypt, ultimately aimed at reducing the number of cervical cancer cases in the greater Cairo region by implementing a four-year campaign to increase awareness about cervical cancer.
2022: Together for Healthy Families in Nigeria, fostering the health of mothers and newborns to reduce maternal and neonatal mortality rate.
2021: Partners for a Malaria-Free Zambia, a malaria elimination program that aims at reducing cases of malaria, particularly for pregnant women and children under 5 in 10 target districts in 2 provinces in Zambia.
Yours in Service,
Michelle Bell
240 West 33rd Avenue, Marion, IA 52302 | Phone 319-431-2755
District Foundation Chair 2024-2025
Assistant Rotary Governor District 5970 2023-2024
District 5970 Global Grants Chairperson 2019-2024
Past District 5970 Governor 2019-2020
Past-President and Founder Linn County Rotary Club 2021-2022
Finance Director USS Iowa SSN 797 Commissioning Committee
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Michelle Bell, District Foundation Chair 
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