Dear Rotarians,
Please note that there are still funds in District 5100’s hands to help with your WCS projects. There is about $3,000 available for a DSG (District Simplified Grant), and more for a MG (Matching Grant). Please see DG Kristi’s next newsletter for further details. If you club has a project ready to go for a DSG or MG, please submit it ASAP to the DGSC (Grants SubCommittee) by contacting either PDG Dennis Wickham or Christine Huot.
Also, it is time to start planning for WCS projects for Rotary year 2011-12. It appears our District leaders will be ready to receive MG applications as soon as May, act quickly on them, and in early July submit them in a batch to TRF. In this way, our leaders aim that this early batch will receive full TRF match and funding. So, rev up the engines … and find a project!
To initiate a project, ask about contacts your club has in developing countries, especially with Rotary clubs there. Browse MatchingGrants, ProjectLink and WASRAG project listings for projects that appeal to you. Check them out (see our Resources and checklist, on this website), and start writing up the MG application. It may be easier than you think, and there are plenty of D5100 WCS committee and DGSC committee members eager to help you.
Stew Martin
