A Special Guest Speaker
2nd Sept 2020: Speaker: Lauren Sterenberg, a Regional Grants Officer for Rotary International
Following on from Royal Wootton Bassett & District Rotary Club’s successful Rotary International Global Grant Application for £42,000 in December 2018 benefiting Life Education Centre Wiltshire, Lauren Sterenberg was guest speaker at the club’s meeting (held via ‘Zoom) on the 2nd September.
Lauren is a Regional Grants Officer for Rotary International based at the Grants Centre in Evanston, Illinois, USA, and is responsible for processing all grant Applications submitted by Rotary Clubs throughout the UK and Ireland.
In her presentation she gave an illuminating insight into the role of a Regional Grants Officer, how the grant application process is managed, and how support is provided to Rotary Clubs in creating and implementing humanitarian projects supporting communities.
Club members were joined by some 40 Rotarians guests from around the country including 4 Rotary District Governors
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