Redmond Rotary Awards Grants to New Poet's Society, Together Center

From the Redmond Rotary:

Rotary Club of Redmond’s President Steve Bozick presented grants to two area nonprofits at a recent meeting. New Poet’s Society Executive Director Rick Smith received a check for $2,000, and Together Center’s Executive Director Pam Mauk received a check for $1,500 to further their efforts.

New Poet’s Society encourages students to continue their expressions of creativity by making scholarship awards to participants in poetry contests and by working with schools to help students be better writers. The winners of a 2011 poetry contest had opportunities to share their poems at open microphone readings and other venues. Winners of the 2012 contest will be announced in April, the national poetry month.  (For more information, visit www.new-poets-society.org.)

One of the first multi-tenant nonprofit centers in the nation, Together Center, creates access to human services so people can find help when they need it. Tens of thousands of people from throughout East King County receive help each year from 18 essential agencies and other critical resources at the one-stop campus. The grant to Together Center will support the Center’s Front Door Services project to increase one-on-one help and referral tools available to those seeking help at Together Center. (For more information, visit www.togethercenter.org or www.facebook.org/togethercenter.)

Redmond Rotary is a nonprofit service organization and a member of Rotary International. For more information, visit www.redmondrotary.org.