By Matt Howell—
MUNCIE, IN — Matt Howell, President of The Muncie Rotary Club, announced eight organizations will receive grants from the Rotary Fund Endowment held at The Community Foundation of Muncie & Delaware County for 2022.
“Our board and executive committee were astonished by the amount of interest we garnered this year for our grant opportunity.” Mr. Howell stated. “We had so many amazing applications from many different deserving organizations, which made our job of selecting winners that much more difficult.”
The Muncie Rotary Club had a record number of organizations (22) submit applications requesting funding of almost $55,000 in total. With the amount of annual allowable funding that the Club was limited to through the endowment, they were proud to be able to fully or partially fund eight agencies for a total of almost $9,000.
The eight organizations receiving grants in 2022 include:
8twelve Coalition
$1000 for a Mural in South Central Neighborhood
Delaware County CASA
$1188 for plush animals for kids and printing of the book, Courthouse Dog.
First Choice for Women
$750 for stocking the Practical Needs Mobile Unit.
Home Savers
$1500 for wheelchair ramp construction.
Little Red Door Cancer Agency
$1200 for their Nutritional Supplements Program.
Muncie Arts & Culture Council
$1000 for the Box! Box! painting program.
Nonprofit Support Network
$500 for Refreshments for Network Huddles, peer group meetings that are hosted and facilitated by Nonprofit Support Network.
Second Harvest
$1500 for their diaper distribution program.
The Rotary Club of Muncie Fund at The Community Foundation of Muncie and Delaware County was established in 1994 and has funded more than $200,000 in grants since its inception. Public, private and corporate contributions to the Rotary Club of Muncie Fund are welcome and may be made by interested parties by sending the donation to the Rotary Club of Muncie Fund at The Community Foundation of Muncie and Delaware County, P.O. Box 807, Muncie, IN 47308. Annual grants from the Rotary Club of Muncie Fund are used to support specific programs of local area non-profit organizations.
About Muncie Noon Rotary
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