Posted by Katy Miller
 
 
The Rotary Club of Akron and the Akron Rotary Foundation are proud to announce the awarding of $30,000 in grants to three community organizations and 15 Akron Public School students.
 
The Rotary Club of Akron and the Akron Rotary Foundation have awarded $15,000 to three community organizations working in the Akron area. The Rotary Camp for Children with Special Needs was awarded $6,800 for its work with the LeBron James Family Foundation and the families of the I Promise Village. Open M was awarded $4,500 for its Feeding Kids Backpack program and The Well CDC was awarded $4,000 for its Akron Hope project supporting families and students of Mason Community Learning Center.
 
At their Celebration of Youth Scholarship event, the remaining $15,000 was awarded to 15 graduating Akron Public School students in the form of $1,000 scholarships. The scholarships are intended to help the students pursue their educational goals and were awarded based on academic achievement and community service.
 
You can see the photos in the scholarship article below.
 
The Rotary Club of Akron and the Akron Rotary Foundation are proud to be able to support the Akron community and its students of the Akron Public Schools. The grants and scholarships are a testament to the commitment of The Rotary Club of Akron and the Akron Rotary Foundation to the Akron area.
 
The Rotary Club of Akron is a part of Rotary International which has 1.4 million members worldwide. Rotary is dedicated to causes that build relationships, improve lives, and create a better world—locally and globally. The Rotary Club of Akron and the Akron Rotary Foundation has a longstanding commitment to the greater Akron community.
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