RotaryBallDrop.win Fundraiser Raffle
Where does the money go?
100% of the net proceeds from the Rotary Ball Drop fundraiser, are used to fund local community projects, scholarships, and charitable, non-profit organizations.
Funds support Rotary led community improvement projects, humanitarian initiatives, and occasional international, sustainable grants, focusing on service-above-self projects.
Key Areas Where The Money Goes:
Local Non-Profits: Grants are awarded to local organizations, such as those supporting food banks, veterans, and youth.
Community Projects: Funding for local parks, education, and community infrastructure.
Rotary Initiatives: Donations support Rotary’s global efforts, including polio eradication (through partners like WHO and UNICEF) and educational projects.
| Artisans for Hope: To buy a computer, desk and locking file cabinet to house confidential information for this nonprofit that helps refugees “connect, learn, create and earn.” | $2,000 |
| Boise Love Inc.: To replace outdated computers to support education programs on budgeting, parenting, cooking, anger management, fitness and other skills for those in need | $2,000 |
| Community Cakes: To offset volunteer bakers’ costs by distributing ingredients and supplies so that bakers can provide birthday cakes to those who otherwise wouldn’t have one. | $500 |
| Hand in Hand Family Mentorship: To hire a social media marketer to tell the nonprofit’s story of bringing hope through friendship and mentorship and to recruit mentors. | $1,550 |
| Learning Lab: To purchase, create and print lesson plan materials so the nonprofit can provide literacy instruction to adults currently on a waiting list. | $2,000 |
| River Discovery: To fully fund the Paddle Out Cancer summer series of stand-up paddle board (SUP) and kayak events for cancer survivors and their families. | $1,200 |
| Rotary dictionary project: We provide dictionaries to third-grade students at several Eagle and northwest Boise elementary schools, and we’re adding two new schools in August 2024. | $2,600 annually |
| Rotary Youth Leadership Awards: We send high school students to the annual, multiday RYLA camp to develop their leadership skills while having fun and making connections. | $550-$1,100 annually |
| Eagle Country Christmas: For the past two years, we have provided supplies at this yearly holiday event and helped children create Christmas crafts to take home | $150-$300 annually |