Welcome to the September District 5970 District newsletter.
Congratulations to the fifteen clubs that have won approval for the eighteen projects that will be funded this Rotary year. Here is a list of the clubs and projects to be funded this year:
Cedar Falls North Star Community Services Building renovation
Cedar Rapids Trail and Prairie repair and renovation
Cedar Rapids Metro North Bridge Under the Bridge Non-Profit support
Cedar Rapids Sunrise Catharine McCauley Non-Profit support
Cedar Rapids Sunrise Abbe Health - Vulnerable adult support
Cedar Rapids Sunrise Child Services I Pads for non-verbal children
Charles City Sportsman’s Park bleachers renovation
Decorah Creating Veteran’s Memorial
Forest City Hansen Trail Park Creation of trail head park
Iowa Great Lakes Clean drinking water in Uganda, Kenya & Malawi
Linn County Creating portable recycling collection trailer
Mason City River City Sunrise Central Park New electrical
New Hampton Bike Trail New bike repair stations
Monticello Camp Courageous Creation of Rotary Music Park
Pocahontas Elbert’s Park Improvements and renovations
Rockwell City New Fire Station - New cabinets
Spencer Clay County Fair New small animal building
If you have questions about this list or how to apply for next year’s funding, please contact me or read up on the District 5970 District Grants section of the District 5970 website.
CALL TO ACTION!
We need to find a Global Scholar for the 2022-2023 Rotary year in the next six weeks. If you know of someone who would benefit from graduate level course work or research in a country outside of the United States during the 2022-2023 academic year, we want to work with them to possibly be a Rotary Global Scholar. Please go the Global Scholar section of the District 5970 website for more information or contact the Global Scholar chairperson Chris Lindell. Watch this video about the program and an interview with past Global Scholar Katie Wilford -
https://vimeo.com/592919339.
I have been pleased to present The Rotary Foundation to four clubs so far this year. Please contact me at
john.wasta@gmail.com if you would like me (or one of the Foundation Committee) to present to your club.