This afternoon, Rotary Charities of Traverse City announced the recipients of their spring-cycle grants, totaling over $460,000 in the form of six grants.
City Opera House: Capital Grant $95,000
For construction of restrooms and meeting space, making the
third-floor level more accessible and usable
Grand Traverse Regional Community Foundation: Capital Grant $95,000
To begin phase 2 construction at the Barns property, which will
provide a connection between the cathedral and historic barns, make
the property more accessible, and create an outdoor amphitheater
Grand Traverse Pavilions Foundation: Capital Grant $99,000
Dollar for dollar challenge grant for reuse of the former health
department building to accommodate the new PACE program for area seniors
Interlochen Public Library: Capital Grant $100,000
Dollar for dollar challenge grant for construction of the new public
library and community space in the village of Interlochen.
“Having Rotary Charities recognize our hard work and our organization with such a generous challenge grant means the world to us,” stated Mary Beth Hardwicke, Co-Chair of IPL’s citizen-led new building campaign. “This grant has put us at the halfway mark, now at $1.25 million toward our $2.5 million goal, 17 months into a 36-month campaign. It gives us energy and incentivizess donors to help us match the $100,000.”
Located near the Green Lake Township Offices, Township Fire & Rescue, and Interlochen Community School, the construction of a new library is aimed at helping to create a village center within Interlochen. “We see the new building as a place-maker for the Interlochen community – with all the socioeconomic benefits that entails,” says Hardwicke. “It is a great source of pride for our entire community.”
Involved Citizen Enterprises (Centre Ice): Capital Grant $68,700
For updates to the aging HVAC system at Centre Ice
Planned Parenthood: Program Grant $10,110
For training of staff and program-related supplies intended to
increase accessibility of long acting reversible contraception
to under resourced women