PROJECTS & GRANTSThe 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 (Now CTE) - 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.
- Community Service Grant Opportunities
- Youth Program Grants - Annually, the Rotary Club of Ashland Lithia Springs Community Service Committee offers grants to qualified area non-profit organizations, public schools and government agencies to help support their youth-related activities and programs throughout the Rogue Valley with emphasis on the Ashland/Talent area. This process has supported a variety of youth projects addressing literacy, arts and music education, and other extracurricular activities.
- Community Program Grants - In addition, the Rotary Club of Ashland Lithia Springs Community Service Committee offers grants to qualified area non-profit organizations in support community projects throughout the Rogue Valley with emphasis on the Ashland/Talent area, which address basic needs and self-sufficiency issues. These could include: economic/community development, create employment opportunities, poverty reduction, improve health care, and provide hunger relief.
- Rotary Dictionary Project
- International Student Exchange (on Pause during COVID-19)
- International Scholarships
- Rogue Powerpack Program (Talent Elementary)
- Ashland Reads
- Helping Hands
