Hilo Rotary Clubs News
The Rotary Club of Hilo Bay recently donated $5,000 to the Hawaii Science and Technology Museum, a nonprofit dedicated to science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education on Hawaii Island.
The museum is very active in the community, providing science camps, exhibits, after-school programs and special events to promote STEM education for Hawaii Island students in grades K-12. The gift to HSTM from the Rotary Club of Hilo Bay is being used to host several “Science Nights” at schools and venues to bring families together for an educational evening of fellowship and fun.
“The main objective of Rotary is service — in the community, in the workplace and throughout the world, and the Rotary Club of Hilo Bay is very active in providing this service to the people of Hawaii Island” said HSTM Executive Director Christian Wong. “We are incredibly grateful for this support from the Rotary Club of Hilo Bay, we could not offer these services to our students without help from our many partners that share our vision of wanting to see our local students reach as high as they possibly can.”
The Rotary Club of South Hilo announces a request for proposals from any nonprofit organization seeking project funding for 2019.
Funding is limited to organizations serving East Hawaii communities. The maximum request for funding shall not exceed $10,000. Actual amount awarded will be determined by profits received from the club’s primary fundraiser, Hilo Huli, which is slated for May 5, 2019.
Organizations can get a copy of the RFP from the Rotary Club of South Hilo’s website at www.rotarysouthhilo.org or by emailing Benson Medina, club president, at rcshnews@gmail.com.
In 2018, the club’s foundation distributed more than $42,000 to many East Hawaii nonprofits including the Children’s Justice Center, Hilo Medical Center, American Cancer Society, Hope Services, Kuikahi Mediation, Boys and Girls Club of the Big Island, the Salvation Army, Puna Relief, Surfers Healing Foundation and the ARC of Hilo.
The deadline for the submission of proposals is Jan. 19, 2019.
