Committees > Fundraising
Fundraising
Board Member:
Todd Trenchard
228-934-1215
This is a list of our regular fundraising events
and what the funds are used for.
Rotary Golf Tournament
This event is typically held in September or
October of each year. Revenue comes from Teams and Sponsors. We
average $7,000 to $8,000 in revenue and $3,200 to $3,500 in expenses. This
gives us a net income of $3,800 to $4,500
Rotary Pancake Breakfast
This event is typically held in March or April
of each year.
Ticket revenues average between $2,700 and $3,000.
Expenses average between $300 and $400. This gives us a
net income of $2,400 to $2,600.
Funds from this event and the Golf Tournament
are used primarily to fund our Teacher Grants program (average
$3,000 to $3,500 per year) as well as the HOBY and RYLA scholarships
that the club provides each year (average $1,000 to $1,500).
Rotary Big Event
This event is typically held in May or June of
each year.Revenues come from ticket sales, Silent Auction and
Spit the Pot. Revenues have ranged from $27,000 to as
high as $31,500. Expenses are typically $17,000 to $19,500. This
gives us between $10,000 and $12,000 net income.
25% of the net revenue is put into the Rotary
Scholarship fund and the balance is used to provide scholarships
for that year. We average $8,500 $9,000 in annual scholarships
and approximately $3,000 going to the Scholarship fund
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