The Rotary Membership and Public Image Committee, along with District Governor Dave Gardner, are thrilled to announce 22 total mini grants have been approved for the Summer, 2017 term. Membership and Public Image Co-Chair Amy Luckiewicz noted, "We are really thrilled that we can award all of these grants. Clubs got pretty creative with their public image grants this year." Co-Chair Jim Major added, "We also saw a great commitment from the clubs to invest in membership. This is the most amount of membership mini grant applications we've ever had."
Membership Mini Grants were designed to promote "Friendraisers" or social events that promote membership. Clubs could request up to $200 in matching funds or up to $300 if partnering with another Rotary Club. $1,160 has been pre-approved for the following clubs 9 Friendraiser events:
| Public Image Mini Grants were aimed at raising the public's awareness of individual clubs, Rotary and the Rotary Foundation. Up to $250 in matching funds were available per club. All projects must meet Master Branding standards. The following 13 clubs were pre-approved for their grants, totaling $2769.64 in projected reimbursements from the District:
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District Governor Dave commented, "We're so happy to invest back into clubs. I hope we have another round of great applications in the Fall." Autumn Public Image and Membership Mini Grants will be available towards the end of September/early October. For more information, contact Amy at rotary7930publicimage@yahoo.com.