Donation sign up forms for Snow Jam were handed out. Stefanie will be emailing all club members digital copies of the fundraising information.
Snow Jam raffle tickets were handed out. Each member will be given 15 raffle tickets. We are encouraging each member to at least sell/purchase $100 worth of raffle tickets. If for some reason, you cannot meet that threshold – for whatever reason – please let Brad Maclachan know ASAP.
Our club is signed up to be bell ringers for the Salvation Army at Orchard Market on 12/7. A sign up sheet was passed around.
John gave an update regarding distribution of Rotary funds to local projects and organizations:
With what we are calling Old Money (money from last year which has not been given away):
$2,500 – to Spring Lake – Art in the Park
$2,500 – to The Tri-cities Museum for a new exhibit
5,000 – to Gracious Grounds for bathroom repairments
The percentages of the 2020 Snow Jam money – the ‘New Money” :
20% - to the GH Read Foundation
20% -to the Momentum Center
20% - to GH Resilience
40% will be retained for future donation projects as they arise
We will work with the above community organizations to promote Snow Jam, raise awareness for their cause, sell raffle tickets, bring on more sponsors, and better convey to the public where the Snow Jam profits are going. This should help drive ticket sales, attendance at the event, and increase F&B sales.
Chris Riker from the Grand Haven Area Community Foundation
The Grand Haven Area Community Foundation was created in 1971 as a permanent community endowment built over time by gifts and bequests from individuals, families and organizations committed to enhancing the quality of life in Northwest Ottawa County.
In 2009, the foundation had $47 million dollars in assets. It has grown to over $130 million today
GHACF is ranked at #49 in the nation for gifts per capita
Ranked #8 in the state of Michigan for total assets
They have granted over $28 million over the past 5 years
Started one of the first Youth Advisory Councils who currently hands out $83k+ in funds each year
12/13 @ SLCC: The Spring Lake Choir Christmas Program 12/20 – No Meeting 12/27 – No meeting 1/3 @ TBD Location – SLCC is closed that week. Kevin will be reaching out to Ted Fricano about having it at Ted’s.
