Local Programs

Community Grants
The Rotary Club of Jeffersonville offers community grants twice a year for the support of local organizations and community projects that match the "Service Above Self" mission of the club. Click here for Grant guidelines and application form.

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE Spring 2009 ROTARY GRANT RECIPIENTS
The Jeffersonville Rotary Club presented $500.00 grants to two very worthy organizations in February. Both exemplify the “Service Above Self” mission orientation of the club.

Stan Siegwald from the Dare to Care Food Bank receives a check from the Grant Committee chairman Brent Williams.

Peggy Duffy of City Pride receives a check from the Grant Committee chairman Brent Williams.

The first grant is presented to Stan Siegwald of the Dare to Care Food Bank to help support our commitment to the Backpack Buddy program at Maple Elementary. This program provides healthy, child-friendly snacks to the Maple students identified by teachers and counselors as most at risk for hunger. During the week, these children benefit from free school lunches. These meals are not available, however, on weekends. Backpack Buddy is a program designed to fill that gap for the neediest students.

The second grant is presented to Peggy Duffy of City Pride. For the past five years this organization has worked to aesthetically improve many areas of downtown Jeffersonville. Their work can best be seen along the Court Avenue medians, the Spring Street entrance signage, various new bench locations, and trash receptacles. The core group of twelve volunteers plan on using the grant to replant and repair the flag monument area at Exit 0 on Court Avenue. This project has a high level of visibility for all residents and visitors to Jeffersonville. We are proud to make this significant impact to improve our community.

Relay For Life
You'll find the Jeffersonville Rotary Club at the annual Relay for Life event each year as we work to provide participation and financial support to this effort. Our team stayed on the track for the full 12 hours and raised $1,600 for a great charity. Good job Rotary!

Angel Tree
Annually, our Club raises money, often in competition with our neighboring clubs of Clarksville, and New Albany, to support the needs of the many children in Clark and Floyd County during the Holiday Season. Thousands of dollars were raised by the three local Rotary Clubs for this years Angel Tree. Click here for the 2008 WAVE 3 broadcast of the Angel Tree event that occured at the Greentree Mall.

Rotary club presidents with the 2008 Angel Tree: Michael Stewart, Jeffersonville; Paula Hardin, Clarksville; and Terry Graham New Albany.

Jeffersonville Rotarians with the 2008 Angel Tree.

Scholarships
Each year our Club offers $1,300 in scholarships to business majors at Ivy Tech and Indiana University Southeast.

Veterans History Project
The Jeffersonville Rotary Club has created a new committee to continue with the previous efforts of volunteers in Clark County by participating in the Veterans History Project, sponsored by the Library of Congress. We are interviewing veterans from all branches of the military and will have interview DVDs of these men and women available in the Jeffersonville Library and the Library of Congress.

Downtown Trick-or-Treat
The club participated in the downtown Jeffersonville Trick-or-Treat with a booth and handed out candy to almost 5,000 children. Thanks to everyone that helped. What a great community event!

International Programs

PolioPlus
Rotary's priority program supports global efforts to eradicate polio.

Humanitarian Programs
Grants to fund club and district service projects.

Educational Programs
Funding for students, faculty, and young professionals to serve abroad.