Healdsburg Rotary Foundation

Crab Feast & Auction- Volunteer hours 200 - $ 180,365 was raised. Net $125,624 wasrealized. An event services management agreement with the Rotary club of Healdsburgwas established to manage the event and a fee of $13,132 was paid. Event duties were financial and auction accounting, solicitation and collection of donations, publicity for the event, sale of the tickets, processing and collection of payments, disbursement of auction winnings, and dinner preparation. The non-profit auction company, Greater Giving, provided the software for the event. Credit card payments were collected by the Healdsburg Rotary Foundation. Our grant and donations follow the IRS Charitable Non-profit regulations and are guided by the Rotary International Constitution and By-laws. The Board of Directors has authority to direct grants to various groups in our community as well as internationally.In the last fiscal year, we funded community projects that installed public swings for handicapped children, Funded the purchase of equipment to reduce fire hazards in our area. Funded a local reach out & read program for local underserved children. Funded a school garden network community food garden at two local elementary schools, Funded local arts and music education events, funded Dolly Parton Imagination Library for Healdsburg and Geyserville preschoolers. Provided High School seniors with scholarships to continue their education. In 2023 we funded 38 returning & new students scholarships totaling $56,000. We also funded three tuition scholarships totaling $2,000 to underserved Guatemalan students to continue their education.In the 23-24 year, both financial and physical labor was supplied to 6 different non-profit groups. Total grants and donations were $33,000. Total volunteer hours well over 250.Our projects impacted at least 15,000 locally and 500 internationally.