Henderson Rotary awards more than $20,000 in grants

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HENDERSON, Ky. − The Rotary Club of Henderson has awarded more than $20,000 in grants to support non-profits in the community.

At Rotary’s weekly meeting Thursday, 19 projects were awarded funding. The programs range from providing clothing for children to stocking food pantries to helping to teach every third-grader in Henderson County how to swim.

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“This year, we received a record number of grant applications,” Rotary President Alex Caudill said. “With these awards, Rotary hopes to meet some of the needs in our community. Our club strives to support Rotary’s focus areas of promoting peace, disease prevention, providing clean water, sanitation and hygiene, helping mothers and children, supporting education, community development and protecting the environment.”

The successful grant recipients are:

  • Bluegrass in the Park: $500 to help sponsor this year’s festival

  • Boys & Girls Club: $500 to provide clothes for students

  • Experiencing Autism: $1,000 to fund community outings

  • GAIN Initiative: $800 to fund an anti-poverty program

  • Henderson Christian Community Outreach: $1,000 to provide toiletries for those in need

  • Henderson Community College Foundation: $1,000 to refurbish the Preston Arts Center stage floor

  • Henderson County Schools Education Foundation: $1,500 to fund Imagination Library books and $2,000 for grants to teachers

  • Healing Reins: $500 for a mechanical lift for those with special needs

  • Henderson Leadership Initiative: $1,500 for a Rotarian to participate in HLI

  • Holy Name School: $1,000 for a new projector system

  • Infinite Hope: $1,000 to help with suicide prevention awareness

  • Matthew 25 AIDS Services: $1,000 to support Zach’s Kitchen Food Pantry

  • Ohio Valley Art League (OVAL): $500 for a children’s art summer camp

  • Riverview School: $1,200 to purchase a six-seat stroller

  • Sandefur Center: $2,000 to assist in the purchase of a new van

  • Volunteer & Information Center (VIC): $1,000 to support Clothing for Confidence for children

  • W.C. Handy Blues Festival: $1,000 to help sponsor this year’s festival

  • YMCA: $2,500 to help teach every third-grader how to swim

The Rotary Club of Henderson raises the funds to support these grants through internal club fundraisers as well as community fundraisers, including the annual Rotary Trivia Night which will be held on Saturday, June 24, at Holy Name School.

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In addition to these grants, Rotary awards both undergraduate and graduate-school scholarships and financially supports the Rotary Colonels 2 College program at Henderson Community College.

The Henderson Rotary Club, celebrating more than 105 years of service, meets each Thursday at noon at the Henderson County Public Library. Guests and visitors are always welcome to club meetings.

For more information about the Henderson Rotary, check out the club’s Facebook page at www.facebook.com/HendersonKYRotary.

This article originally appeared on Henderson Gleaner: Henderson Rotary awards more than $20,000 in grants