When you buy raffle tickets, where does your money go?
Who benefits from Eagle-Garden City Rotary’s fundraising?
In 2024, Eagle-Garden City Rotary awarded six grants to these worthy causes:
Artisans for Hope
A grant to buy a computer, desk and locking file cabinet to house confidential information for this nonprofit that helps refugees “connect, learn, create and earn.”
Boise Love Inc.
A grant to replace outdated computers to support education programs on budgeting, parenting, cooking, anger management, fitness and other skills for those in need.
Community Cakes
A grant 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.
Hand in Hand Family Mentorship
A grant to hire a social media marketer to tell the nonprofit’s
story of bringing hope through friendship and mentorship and to recruit mentors.
Learning Lab
A grant to purchase, create and print lesson plan materials so the nonprofit can provide literacy instruction to adults currently on a waiting list.
River Discovery
A grant to fully fund the Paddle Out Cancer summer series of stand-up paddle board (SUP) and kayak events for cancer survivors and their families.
In 2023-2024, we also raised and contributed funds to the following projects. Some of these are projects we support each year, and we will continue to fund them others are one time projects or donations.
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.
RYLA Youth Leadership Camp
We sent high school students to the annual, multiday RYLA camp to develop their leadership skills while having fun and making connections.
Maui Fire Relief
In 2023, to support fellow Rotary communities in need, we donated funds to the Rotary District 5000 for the Maui Fire Relief Fund.
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.