Menomonie Rotary Clubs award over $20,000 in grants

The Rotary Clubs of Menomonie recently awarded over $20,000 in grants to 21 area non-profits and community groups.

Noon Rotary Club Grant Award Winners

BSA-Chippewa Valley Council, $500 - Archery Equipment

Menomonie United Methodist Church, $500 - Meals for food insecurity

Menomonie Women's Club, $500 - Hanging Baskets

Summit Academy, $500 - Computer carts

Hope Gospel, $650 - Purchase of planners and testing

Mabel Tainter Library, $750 - AED Cardiac Machine

Dunn County Historical Society, $800 - Handicap access

Options for Women, $800 - Pregnancy and parenting education

Menomonie Theater Guild, $1,000 - Sensory-friendly performance

Menomonie Youth Hockey, $1,000 - Benches and whiteboards for locker rooms

Reach Out and Read, $1,000 - Books for children 6 months to 5 years

WI Foster Closet, $1,000 - Welcome bags for foster children

YMCA, $1,000 - Supplies for before and after school programs

Sunrise Rotary Club Grant Award Winners

Stepping Stones, $1,765 - Security cameras

Menomonie Police Department, $2,000 - Project Hope

Knapp Community Projects, $2,000 - Food pantry

Dunn County Sheriff's Department, $2,000 - Fire suppression tools

Boys and Girls Club, $2,000 - Musical Program

The Bridge to Hope, $2,695 - Playground Equipment

Menomonie School District, $3,152 - Nutrition Angel Fund

Menomonie Area Senior Center, $5,000 - Adult Day Services

Since 1923, Menomonie Rotarians have been connecting, collaborating, and creating change in Dunn County and around the world.

The Rotary Club of Menomonie is proud to be part of Rotary International, a global network of more than 1.4 million people who have a common desire to forge connections and make a difference in their communities.

Rotary’s key areas of focus include:

• Promoting peace

• Fighting disease

• Providing clean water, sanitation, and hygiene

• Saving mothers and children

• Supporting education

• Growing local economies

• Protecting the environment

  
  

Additionally, Rotary offers Peace Fellowships and continues its global efforts to eliminate polio. As a service club, Rotary is committed to making a difference—both in our local communities and around the world.

Information submitted by the Menomonie Rotary Clubs.