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Wednesday, January 23, 2013  Rotary Charities gives $500,000 matching grant to the Cowell Family Cancer Center project.

Thursday, December 06, 2012  The Rotary Charities of Traverse City announced today 21 grants totaling over $600,000 for local non-profits.

Monday, November 19, 2012  "Very early on in one of my first meetings I was asked to serve coffee, and this was 20 years ago, everybody in the room sort of took a collective gasp to see how I was going to do it," said Marsha Smith, Executive Director of Rotary Charities of Traverse City. "So I got up and I left the table and went over to where the coffee pot was and I came back and I said to the gentleman who requested it, 'Here's your coffee sir, would you like it in your cup or in your lap?', and of course everybody laughed and that was the last time I was ever asked to serve coffee at a meeting."Marsha Smith is the Executive Director of Rotary Charities of Traverse City and she has been for the past 16 years. "We have the wonderful opportunity and privilege of helping non-profits, units of government and schools make our community better," Smith said. "So we do that by giving away grants with two cycles a year and we also provide services and programs."

Tuesday, June 12, 2012  Twelve grants totaling $375,000 were announced Tuesday at the Traverse City Rotary Club.

Thursday, December 08, 2011  Several community organizations are set to get a big gift thanks to Rotary Charities.

Tuesday, December 07, 2010  Tuesday afternoon, Rotary Charities of Traverse City announced more than $774,000 in grants.

Tuesday, February 02, 2010  Dozens of charities and projects are getting a financial boost thanks to one area organization's annual grants

Wednesday, December 10, 2008  Rotary Charities of Traverse City is giving out more than $450,000 in grants to help several community organizations.