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2013 - 2014 Advancing Grants

Rotary International District 5320

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ClubsAnaheimAnaheim HillsAvalonBreaeClub of the WestFountain ValleyFullerton SunriseGarden GroveHuntington BeachIrvineLa MiradaLaguna BeachLaguna Niguel

Monarch Beach SunriseNewport Beach SunriseOrangeOrange NorthOrange SunrisePlacentiaSan ClementeSan Clemente SunriseSurf City-Huntington

BeachTustin/Santa AnaVilla ParkYorba Linda Sunrise

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Laguna BeachThanksgiving Care Package

3 meals delivered to 90 low income families on Thanksgiving Day.

Anaheim HillsOlive Crest Home Project.

Landscape & Sprinkler System for Olive Crest Group Home.

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Newport Beach SunriseFirst Steps to Career Success

Assistance for men & women in re-entering the work force.

Tustin/Santa AnaSweetheart Luncheon.

Festive free lunch to over 200 Tustin seniors.

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IrvineDental Clinics

Provide dental clinics for children in Mexico.

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Laguna NiguelChildren’s Dental Clinic

Work with AYUDA to provide a dental clinic for lower income families in Laguna Niguel.

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Laguna BeachReading Comprehension Project

Provide dictionaries for 3rd graders and classroom Ipads.

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Monarch Beach SunriseCareer Day

One half day job shadowing for 150+ high school students.

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Villa ParkIn Quest of The Quark

Supplementary science support for second-language learners.

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Huntington BeachLiteracy for Sun View Elementary

15 computers for the computer lab & 300 summer reading books

(1 per student) at Sun View Elementary.

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San ClementeAdopt-A-Class

Sponsor field trips to the Ocean Institute in Dana Point for underprivileged students from around OC.

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Anaheim HillsAid for Education

Partnerships with teachers to develop special/non-core classroom projects

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Monarch Beach SunriseComputer Education & Literacy

New computers for the computer lab at the Boys & Girls Club of

Aliso Viejo benefitting low income Hispanic youth.

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OrangeHigh School Library Upgrade

Replace equipment and improve resources for students at

60 year old school.

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La MiradaStudent Scholarships 2013-14

College scholarships based on community service, academics & need.

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San Clemente SunriseRancho Sordo Mudo

Provide support for a residential home for disadvantaged deaf children in Mexico.

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Tustin/Santa AnaHigh School Students of the Quarter

$100 college scholarships awarded quarterly for 1 high school students in Tustin and 1 high school student in Santa Ana.

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Fullerton SunriseArboretum Nature Center

New display cases, shadow boxes and interactive items.

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Tustin/Santa AnaHigh School Scholarships

$1000 college scholarships for 4 deserving graduating

senior high school students.

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San Clemente SunriseOcean Institute for Kids

Members help with the Advanced Floating Lab & House for Hermit Crab Lab during student trips.

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Tustin/Santa AnaSchool and Community Projects

Celebrate Arbor Day by distributing seedlings to all third graders in the Tustin school district.

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AvalonMedical Transportation Grant

Transportation to the mainland for surgical or specialty medical services.

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BreaBrea Global IT Academy Upgrade

Updated computer and video equipment for Brea Olinda High School.

Students will teach elementary and junior high students and offer classes at the Brea Community Center for adults.

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IrvineFamily Games for Education

Family games made in woodworking classes by youth and Rotarians and

distributed to Marine families at Camp Pendleton and sold online.

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Fountain ValleyProject Read

Providing age appropriate books for 2nd grade students.

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Orange SunriseMentor Meals Plus

Mentoring and Mentor Meals at El Modena High School, bringing a business/community connection to at-risk students.

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PlacentiaStop Hunger Now

Fund and package over 20,000 meals for school children in poverty stricken areas.

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Villa ParkProject Skyview

Financial and volunteer assistance to Skyview alternative school students who are homeless and at-risk low income.

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PlacentiaGet On The Bus

Funding for a busload of families so children can visit their parents,

face-to-face, in prison.

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Garden GroveEmergency In-House Pantry

Provide shelving and non-perishables for local food pantry and fund quarterly food drops for the local food pantry.

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AvalonPlastic Waste Reduction

Provide two filtered water bottle filling stations and reduce more than 1,250,000 single-use plastic bottles.

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Orange Sunrise lead club, with additional funding from: eClub of the West, Huntington Beach,

Yorba Linda Sunrise, Orange NorthBusy Bee Primary School

Repair and upgrade the restrooms and providing school supplies for South African students.

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Surf City-Huntington BeachFood and Education for Poor

Help assimilate children and parents to the US by furthering education, and helping to alleviate hunger and poverty.

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La MiradaNeedy Children Shopping Spree

Take 40 children to shop for warm clothes, then to a holiday party with senior citizens.

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Garden GroveWater Purification Project

Purchase, construct and install a water purification system at various elementary schools in Mexico.

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AnaheimJenks Lake Fishing / Backpacks

Take inner city kids to mountains and forest for fishing and fun, with firefighters.