On Saturday, July 21, 2018 several members of the Rotary International District 5930 Rotary Foundation Committee met in Corpus Christi, Texas to review The Rotary Foundation District Designated Funds (DDF) available for District grant requests submitted by our local Rotary clubs.
Maxie Houser, District Rotary Foundation chair convened the meeting and 16 District grant requests were submitted by various Rotary clubs districtwide. All of the grant requests were approved for funding and the respective Rotary clubs will receive an acknowledgement of the actual DDF dollars allocated for their community service projects.
More details to follow and will be posted on our District website once the Rotary clubs confirm their desire to receive the DDF dollars.
The District Rotary Foundation Committee members who represented various Areas included:
- Maxie Houser, PDG, District Rotary Foundation Chair, Corpus Christi NW
- Andy Hagan, District Governor, Brownsville Sunrise
- Ellison Crider, District Governor Elect, Corpus Christi Evening
- Eddie Bartnesky, District Governor Nominee, Harlingen
- Debbie High, PDG, Assistant Rotary Coordinator, Rotary International Zones 21b and part of 27
- Art Zeitler, PDG, Rotary Foundation Rotary International Zones 21b and part of 27, Corpus Christi
- Elaine Hernandez, District International Service Coordinator, McAllen Evening
- Juan Lira, Rotary Foundation Grants Subcommittee Chair, Laredo
- Richard Hartwig, District Scholarships and Global grants subcommittee, Kingsville
- Gail Hoffman, Global and District grants subcommittee, Alice
- Lisa Rogerio, District Annual Givings Officer, Laredo Gateway
- Michael Dickerson, EPN Coordinator, Laredo
- Jo Anne Settles, EPN Coordinator Victoria Downtown
- Alissa Adkins, EPN Coordinator, Corpus Christi Evening
We had good representation and terrific dialog! I want to thank everyone on our District Foundation committee who participated this past Saturday
to review and allocate our Rotary District Designated Funds. Rotary clubs district-wide submitted Grant requests for additional funding/support for their community
service projects! Rotary: People of Action
District Grant Applications 2018-2019 | ||||||||
Club | Budget | Request | Description | Awarded | ||||
Alice | 6,000 | 3,000 | West Alice Youth Center Improvement | 2,550 | ||||
Brownsville Sunrise | 8,490 | 4,000 | CCCAC Renovation Project | 3,400 | ||||
Corpus Christi | 15,450 | 4,000 | Driscoll Children's Hospital Prom | 3,400 | ||||
CC Evening | 6,200 | 3,000 | Elementary Swimming Lessons | 2,550 | ||||
Harlingen | 2,022.46 | 1,011.23 | Sheriff Dept. Computer Upgrade | 1,011.23 | ||||
Harlingen Sunburst | 9,013 | 4,000 | Pendleton Park Bench Initiative | 3,400 | ||||
Laredo Daybreak | 10,200 | 4,000 | Immunization Day | 3,400 | ||||
Laredo Gateway | 4,600 | 2,300 | Community Center Computer Lab | 1,955 | ||||
McAllen Evening | 8,500 | 4,000 | Community Learning Center - Guatemala | 3,400 | ||||
McAllen South | 7,000 | 3,500 | Shade for Shelter Animals | 2,975 | ||||
Port Isabel | 12,000 | 4,000 | Fire Fighter Safety Equipment | 3,400 | ||||
Rockport | 15,000 | 4,000 | Houses into Homes | 3,400 | ||||
McAllen | 17,900 | 4,000 | Carita's Shoe Drive Project | 3,400 | ||||
CC Southside | 4,000 | 2,000 | Wheelchair Ramp | 1,700 | ||||
Laredo | 10,000 | 4,000 | Instructional Materials & Equipment | 3,400 | ||||
Edinburg | 10,000 | 4,000 | Tim's Coats | 3,400 | ||||
Veterans Scholar | 4,440 | 2 Veterans Scholarships | 4,440 | |||||
Costa Rica | 6,560 | 2 Scholarships to Costa Rica | 6,560 | |||||
Totals | 146,375 | 65,811 | 57,741 |
Be The Inspiration,
Andy Hagan
District 5930 Governor