District 5500 currently has $7,729 left in District Grant funds available for eligible Rotary Club projects. If you are aware of a project your club will be doing in the next several months, please encourage your club to apply for District Grant funds from $250 to $2000. We want to distribute ALL the grant funds by May 1st. For any assistance, please contact our District Grant Subcommittee Chair Barbara Kiernan at barbarakiernan@cox.net
The Rotary Foundation does not build buildings that can be part of a Global Grant, so here's an opportunity for you or your club (or both) would like to join with Rotary Districts 4100, 5495 and 5500 as well as 44 other Rotarians, Rotaractors to be part of our Grass Roots Effort to raise funds to build a School and Community Center for the Triqui Tribe and their children.
RC SaddleBrooke is seeking support for a Turn Key International Project called Corazon - Build a House In A Day. This is a perfect opportunity to participate in a One Day international project with a small commitment of cash and/or some labor and it's all organized by someone else!
It is with great sadness we share that our fellow Rotarian and dear friend, PDG Chuck Fitzgerald, of the Rotary Club of Peoria North, recently lost his wife, Susan Fitzgerald, a longtime member of the Rotary Club of Peoria. Susan died on Dec. 8th, 2023 after a four-year battle with breast cancer. They were married for 31 years.
Click here to read Susan's obituary. We're sure Chuck would love to hear from his D5500 friends at this grief-stricken time in his life.
Tubac Rotary Club - Swing for the Kids Golf Tournament
Monday, January 15, 2024
Tubac Rotary Club is hosting a Swing for the Kids Golf Tournament on January 15. This event will be held at the Tubac Golf Resort. Proceeds go to support youth with education and basic needs. Click on the scan code to register.
Join the Rotary Club of Oro Valley in celebrating the Town of Oro Valley's 50th Golden Anniversary at its 9th annual "A Taste of Oro Valley Life" fundraiser. "
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WHAT ABOUT PAST PROJECTS & FUNDRAISERS? We'll feature them in our Rotary in Action Quarterly. Next issue deadline is February 10, 2024. Click here to download a form.