PROJECTSThe Rotary Club of Ashland- Lithia Springs promotes and is involved in a number of projects, meeting the service related passion of our 50+ members. Here are a few of the projects we work on:
- Annual CrabFest- Each year the club raises tens of thousands of dollars during our annual CrabFest (late winter/early spring). The money helps our club provide the following:
- Vocational Scholarships- Our Vocational Committee interviews students at Ashland High School who are pursuing non-traditional routes of higher education. We have supported fantastic students through auto mechanic school, cosmetology school, culinary school and even mortician school, just to name a few. Our club is passionate about ensuring the future for these bright young students who may not be eligible for scholarships that students attending traditional 4-year universities have access to. Our scholarships make significant impacts on these students lives.
- Middle School Scholarships- Through CrabFest funds, we are also able to provide Middle School scholarships- focused on enrichment. Through our scholarship programs, students are able to attend summer camps, music/dance/theater lessons, just to name a few.
- Youth Program Grants- Annually, the Community Service Committee offers grants to area non-profit organizations, public schools and government agencies to help support their youth-related activities and programs throughout the Rogue Valley. This process has supported a variety of youth projects addressing literacy, arts and music education, and other extracurricular activities. An application and guidelines for the current 2017-18 Youth Program Grants can be found here. Applications are due by December 31, 2017.
- Community Program Grants- In addition, the Community Service Committee offers grants to support community projects in the Ashland and Talent area which broadly address basic needs and self-sufficiency issues. These could include: economic/community development, job creation, poverty reduction, health care and nutrition education, and hunger relief. An application and guidelines for the current 2017-18 Community Program Grants can be found here. Applications are due by December 31, 2017.
- Virtual Enterprise
- Rotary Dictionary Project
- International Student Exchange
- International Scholarships
- Scenic Park Adoption
- Helping Hands
