Laura Jennings presents Mark Olsen, President, a check in the amount of $1,550 for the Spirit of Giving donations by the club and its members. Thank you for everyone who donated.
2016 Spirit of Giving
AN ANNUAL GIFT-GIVING CELEBRATION
Many of our neighbors in this community could use an extra hand around the holidays to provide for their children. Your sponsorship of these children and donations of food means so much to the families. You are joining a community of thousands who are working together to make Christmas a little brighter in Sun Prairie.
Annually, you've helped us do just that! Your generosity supports about 1,200 area children (450 families) each Christmas. For more information CLICK HERE
Jade has officially moved in with her 2nd Host Family, Michael, Wendy and Vicky Harris. Her last night with Sue Halambeck was spent at the movie theater watching Rouge One: A Star Wars Story. THANK YOU SUE for hosting Jade! You are an amazing host mom!
Jade will spend the holidays with the Harris's and is planning to go to Minnesota after Christmas with Dave Berggren.
Last week I announced that the SP Rotary Foundation Board met and identified that there are funds available that we would like to allocate to community service projects. We know that many of you have interests in valuable and worthwhile causes throughout our community and, therefore, would like to be sure that the money we have, and was hard earned by you, is spent towards projects meaningful to our members.
Please send your suggestions to me, at ljennings@colonialclub.org, on how we can allocate this money to help those in need. We are looking for a description of a project or agency with information on how this money will directly impact the community it will serve. The number of requests will determine the amount available for a project, however, a rough estimate is to request between $500 and $2000. If you have something outside that, feel free to submit it. I have attached the new Foundation funds request form as a helpful tool when looking at what information to include.
Donation to another Foundation will not be considered.
Please submit your ideas by December 31 so that we may evaluate if might also be eligible for a district grant.
As always, thank you for your dedication and hard work to help so many and create a strong community.
Happy Holidays and stay safe and warm this chilly December!
We are looking for a 3rd host family to host our Rotary Youth Exchange Student from France. If you know of anyone living in the Sun Prairie School District area who would be an awesome host family, please contact us. The host family would have our student for 4 months, between April - July 2017.
Hosting can be a very rewarding experience for your family. Check out this video on what other host parents have to say about it: CLICK HERE
Resting can be hard work. In the busyness of life, we have to intentionally set aside time to refuel. Whether it's taking a nap, going for a walk with friends or journaling, be sure to make space for the activities that refresh you.
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