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Welcome to Holland Noon Rotary Club
Holland

Service Above Self Since 1920

We meet In Person
Thursdays at 12:10 p.m.
Macatawa Bay Yacht Club
2157 S Shore Dr
Macatawa, MI 49434
United States

Lakeshore Nonprofit Alliance

The Lakeshore Nonprofit Alliance is a member-driven organization with a mission to strengthen the ability of nonprofit organizations to achieve their missions through collaboration. With over 210 member organizations in the greater Ottawa County region, the Alliance is recognized for leadership among the local nonprofit community. They invest in the development of healthy leaders for the nonprofit sector, operational excellence of nonprofit organizations, and collaborative impact. So far in 2025, they have impacted over 900 nonprofit leaders and staff, who in turn have supported community-wide impact through their respective organizations.

The Rotary Foundation

Gernot Runschke, the District 6290 Foundation Chair, started the presentation by reminding us that the foundation is “the engine that drives Rotary”. This is because the project money provided by the foundation amplifies the efforts of Rotarians.

Mission

The Rotary Foundation helps Rotary members to advance world understanding, goodwill, and peace by improving health, providing quality education, improving the environment, and alleviating poverty.

The three areas of the foundation that most Rotarians will interact with are:

  • The Annual Fund. This is where donations are invested for 3 years, and then the principal is returned to each district. Our district splits this money between local and global project grants.
  • Polio Plus. This provides funding for our efforts to eradicate diseases.
  • Endowment. Only the interest from this fund is used for projects. The endowment exceeded $2 billion in principle this summer.

Gernot mentioned that our district is also establishing an endowment to fund projects.

 

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