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Lend a Hand to Education �

Teacher Mini-Grants help Petaluma students

The Lend a Hand to Education program was initiated during Petaluma Valley Rotary�s 2003-2004 year. We surveyed the needs of youth and education in our community, and found that school budgets were so tight that teachers often dig into their own pockets to provide classroom materials for students. These needs are even more critical today.

The program�s primary and only purpose is to raise funds for Petaluma school teacher mini-grants of up to $200 each. Over the past six years, Rotary's Lend a Hand to Education has given nearly $60,000 in grants to Petaluma teachers, grades K through 12.  A total of $12.759 was donated for the 2009-10 school year, funding 68 projects in 24 Petaluma schools.

The three Rotary clubs in Petaluma receive over 100 applications each year for Lend of Hand to Education teacher grants. Projects include providing library books, math learning cards, and writing skill materials, as well as field trips, machine shop parts, welding helmets,  binoculars, science lab equipment, biology and botany slides, sports medicine materials, art supplies, musical scores for student performance, world globes and maps, etc.

In order to fund the maximum number of requests, Petaluma Valley Rotary seeks corporate and community donations � and we see an outpouring of support from local residents, businesses and Rotarians wishing to help the schools fund these unique educational projects.  

We appreciate the cooperative efforts of the Rotary Clubs of Petaluma Sunrise , Petaluma and Petaluma Valley to support the education of our youth. 

Join us in making a difference by supporting Lend of Hand to Education in Petaluma .

All donations to the Lend a Hand to Education component fund of Petaluma Valley Rotary Trust, a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation, Tax ID# 68-0222925, are tax deductible.

Click here to go to Sponsor Letter 2010-2011
Click here to go to Grant Request Form Page
Click here to go to Teacher Cover Letter Page

THANKS TO OUR 2009-2010 SPONSORS

Acuna, Kristin and Augie
All American Prining Services
Analytical Sciences LLC
Carter, Jennifer and Matthew
Davison, Scott
Dutra Materials
FitzGerald, Libby and John
Jerry & Don's Yager Pump & Well Service
Johnson, Dave and Karen
Johnson, Sally and Will
Kvalheim, A.M. and Inge
Patterson, Jerrie
Petaluma Coffee and Tea Company
Petaluma Health Care District
Petaluma Rotary Club
Petaluma Sunrise Rotary Club
Petaluma Valley Rotary Club
Thornton, Josephine

Major Sponsors

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