New Year’s Eve Symphony Gala

A premier New Year’s Eve event in Grand Rapids, the Rotary Club of Grand Rapids Charities Foundation’s Benefit Concert, in conjunction with the Grand Rapids Symphony Orchestra, benefits Indian Trails Camp.  Co-founded by the Rotary Club of Grand Rapids in 1952, Indian Trails Camp offers adaptive recreation in a barrier-free setting, where children and adults with physical and developmental disabilities can participate in traditional camp activities.

This New Year’s Eve, start your celebration with the unforgettable music of Motown, featuring favorites from the ‘60s and ‘70s made famous by The Jackson 5, Smokey Robinson, The Temptations and more.

15th Annual STRIVE Golf Outing

Proceeds from our Annual Golf Outing benefit the STRIVE educational program. For over 18 years, STRIVE has been improving the educational performance and life prospects of at-risk West Michigan students. Through this Outing and other fundraisers, the Rotary Club of Grand Rapids Charities Foundation has awarded over $200,000 in scholarship monies to graduates of the STRIVE Program.

Each year the event features:

•    Eighteen holes with power cart
•    Hole-in-One contest for a New Car
•    Plated dinner $50 for non-golfers
•    Auctions and Prize drawings
•    Awards and souvenirs
•    Cash bar after the day’s events
 
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Senior Neighbors Holiday Luncheon

For over 20 years, the Rotary Club of Grand Rapids Charities Foundation has sponsored this sit-down Holiday Luncheon for 200 low-income seniors in Kent County. This festive event features live entertainment from the NorthPointe Christian High School Choir under the direction of Lisa Spangler, holiday gifts, gifts cards and jammed-packed goodie bags for each senior who attends. For many seniors in assisted living situations, this is the only holiday celebration available to them.