{"id":128966,"date":"2020-03-06T08:25:59","date_gmt":"2020-03-06T13:25:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thevwindependent.com\/news\/?p=128966"},"modified":"2020-03-06T08:26:05","modified_gmt":"2020-03-06T13:26:05","slug":"rotary-seeks-applicants-for-auction-funds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/2020\/03\/06\/rotary-seeks-applicants-for-auction-funds\/","title":{"rendered":"Rotary seeks applicants for auction funds"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>VW independent\/submitted information<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Van Wert Rotary Club is now accepting applications for a project or projects to be funded by the club\u2019s annual charity auction.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Annually since 1988, the club has provided resources to community organizations, government entities, and other not-for-profit groups under the auspices of the Van Wert Rotary Foundation, a charitable organization. Projects to be considered must meet certain criteria. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Rotary-International-logo.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11682\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Each project must respond to a real issue, must improve the lives of community members; aim for specific goals and objectives with measurable results; conform to the purpose, mission, and intent of the Van Wert Rotary Foundation; and be completed within a measurable and realistic timeframe.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Generally, the auction\u2019s proceeds are between $20,000 and $25,000.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Previous project&#8217;s funded through the club&#8217;s charity auction include construction of the Nature Center at the YMCA&#8217;s Camp Clay, funding for the Van Wert Tennis Complex, construction of the walking\/exercise path at Van Wert&#8217;s Reservoir Park, construction of restroom-concession facilities at Fountain Park, funding for the Youth Baseball diamond at Jubilee Park, walkway and landscaping at Wassenberg Art Center, a splash pad at the YMCA&#8217;s Camp Clay, the Salvation Army\u2019s capital project, Van Wert Boy Scouts, the 4-H Exchange Club\u2019s Holiday Lights display at the Van Wert County Fairgrounds, and $15,000 in scholarships awarded each year to local college students.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Applications can be obtained from club members or by contacting Jim Stripe at&nbsp;<a>jstripe@vanwertdd.org<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>VW independent\/submitted information The Van Wert Rotary Club is now accepting applications for a project or projects to be funded by the club\u2019s annual charity auction.&nbsp; Annually since 1988, the club has provided resources to community organizations, government entities, and other not-for-profit groups under the auspices of the Van Wert Rotary Foundation, a charitable organization. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-128966","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-08-03 18:51:17","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/128966","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=128966"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/128966\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=128966"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=128966"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=128966"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}