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Grants for 2024 Press Release2024 Bettendorf Rotary Club $5,000 Grant Applications Being Accepted News Release, October 24, 2024 BETTENDORF ROTARY NEWS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FOR MORE INFORMATION: Joseph Pacha jpacha@ilstu.edu 309-838-7126 Bettendorf, Iowa – The Rotary Club of Bettendorf is seeking applications for grants of up to $5,000 from qualified non-profit organizations in the Quad Cities. Applications will be available on the Bettendorf Rotary Club website on November 1, 2024. The application deadline is December 1, 2024. The Bettendorf Rotary’s grants committee accepts applications once a year from non-profit organizations that provide basic human services, serve youth or meet local community needs. Previous grantees are encouraged to apply, as well as those who have not received a grant previously. “Even though we are a Bettendorf club, we actively consider requests from qualified organizations throughout the Quad-City community,” said Joe Pacha, chair of the granting committee. Bettendorf Rotary generates funds for philanthropic purposes primarily through their Lobsterfest fundraising event. To be considered for a grant, an organization must complete the online application form – at http://www.bettendorfrotary.com/ – by December 1st. Grants are not awarded to groups for annual fundraising, organizational endowments, deficit financing, grants to individuals, scholarship funds, political groups or activities, Rotarians and their families, or for sectarian purposes. The Bettendorf Rotary Club was chartered on May 22, 1957. Over 100 members strong, the club lives the Rotary motto – “Service above Self” – by funding and participating in projects locally, nationally and internationally. The club meets at noon every Wednesday at the Tanglewood Pavilion, 4250 Middle Road, Bettendorf. To learn more about Bettendorf Rotary, visit www.bettendorfrotary.com. |
