Lend
a Hand to Education...
Teacher
Mini-Grants help Petaluma
students
Rotary’s Lend
a Hand to Education program
demonstrates that a community working
together can make a difference in children’s
education.
The
Lend a
Hand to Education program was
initiated during Rotary’s 2003-2004 year.
We surveyed the needs of youth and education
in our community, and found that school
budgets were so tight that teachers often
dig into their own pockets to provide
classroom materials for students. These
needs are even more critical today.
The program's primary and only purpose is to raise funds for Petaluma school teacher mini-grants of up to $250 each. Over the past eighteen years, Rotary's
Lend a Hand to Education has awarded over $289,000 in grants to Petaluma teachers, grades K-12.
A total of $18,204 was donated for the 2021-22 school year, funding 79 grants in 20 schools. No administrative fees are deducted ... 100% goes to the classrooms
Teacher applications are reviewed in
September/October of each school year for
Lend a Hand to
Education grants. Funded projects
include field trips, science lab equipment,
biotechnology supplies, engineering
materials, math applications, innovative
reading and writing tools, machine shop
accessories, binoculars, health care
screening kits, art supplies, musical
instruments, dance programs, special
education books, world globes and maps,
hardware and software, etc.
In order to fund the maximum number of grant
requests, Rotary seeks corporate and
community donations … and we see an
outpouring of support from local residents,
businesses and Rotarians wishing to help the
schools fund these unique educational
projects.
We appreciate the cooperative efforts of the Rotary Clubs of Petaluma Sunrise and Petaluma Valley to support the education of our youth.
Please join us in making a difference by
supporting
Lend
of Hand to Education in Petaluma.
All
donations to the Lend a Hand to Education
component fund of Petaluma Valley Rotary
Trust, a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation,
Tax ID# 68-0222925, are tax deductible.
THANKS
TO OUR 2021-2022
SPONSORS
Cerruti, Alicia |
Cinnamon, John |
Davis, Dawn |
Dolan, Mary Kevin |
FitzGerald, Libby & John |
Frazier, Thomas |
Freitas, Greg & Lili |
Haire, Theresa & Michael |
Hartley, Loretta |
Hill, Garrett |
Jacobson, Noah |
Johns, Ron & Marcia |
Johns, Paulie |
Lederhaus, Juli |
Madrid, Connie |
O'Grady, Jim & Joanne |
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Patterson, Jerrie |
Petaluma Coffee & Tea Co. |
Petaluma Health Care District |
Pettibone, Jeff |
Pierotti, Andrea |
Rice, Russell & Helene |
Schau, Kurt |
Tillin, Sandy |
Tirsell, Jack |
Top Speed Data Communications |
Tuft, Pam & Sam |
Wedge, Ralph |
West, Steve |
Wiener, Frank |
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