Did you know this year, the Rotary Coos Foundation awarded: ~$8000 in scholarships, that include students from MHS, NBHS, and SOCC. ~$3200 to send students from MHS and NBHS to RYLA. Rotary Youth Leadership Awards. ~$2550 to send students from MHS and NBHS to Boys State and Girls State. But that’s not all. In April and May alone, the foundation awarded grants to the: ~MHS Band to attend a Pearl Harbor event-$2000. ~$980 for Oregon Coast Music Association. ~$2000 for Coos County Community Concert Association. ~$2000 for Music on the Bay. ~$3300 for Oregon Coast Artisans Trade Education Collective (OCATEC) ~$2000 for the Shore Acres Holiday Lights Shuttle Bus. The foundation is funded by an endowment from Dr. Ennis Keizer, Rotarians, and the community through the annual Festival of Trees. But the Foundation is just one of the many areas where Rotary has an impact. Learn more about how Rotary touches those living in our community at www.coosbaynorthbendrotary.org. And if you’re 21+, join us at wine walk Friday (5pm-7pm).