Fallbrook Rotary Annual Award and Grant Distribution.

 

 
 

The Grand Tradition Estate and Gardens was the setting March 26 as the Rotary Club of Fallbrook (RCoF) held its annual Funds Distribution Luncheon. Representatives of 15 Fallbrook community 501©3 charitable organizations and one international group received checks at the meeting. RCoF raises funds throughout the year from member donations, endowment earnings, and their annual gala event – Lobster on the Green (Sept. 18 this year).

Additionally, the club provided funds for FUHSD college scholarships, a Rotary youth leadership conference, FUHSD Interact Club (50 members), and for international polio eradication. The club’s largest single community gift to date occurred five years ago when they donated $100,000 for the new library youth room.

This year’s charitable recipients include: Boys and Girls Clubs of North County, Fallbrook Arts Inc., Fallbrook Music Society, Trails Council, Save Our Forest, Fallbrook Land Conservancy, Camp Pendleton Rotary Foundation, Fallbrook Community Center, Foundation for Senior Care, Fallbrook Senior Center, Fallbrook Citizens Crime Prevention Committee, Fallbrook Beautification Alliance, Fallbrook Food Pantry, Rally for Children, Live Oak Park Coalition, and lastly, Holy Innocents Children’s Hospital – Uganda.

The 70 members of the RCoF, which was founded in 1946, expressed their heartfelt appreciation for the generosity and support of the Fallbrook and surrounding communities, which enabled them to raise over $135,000 this year.