Rotary Club of Grand Rapids Charities Foundation

The Rotary Club of Grand Rapids Charities Foundation helps support programs for challenged youth in the greater Grand Rapids area. By providing programs that help them have positive experiences that they would not receive without outside help. Our focus is on young people who face challenges – physical challenges, environmental challenges, educational challenges or who have special needs. By helping young people who don’t have all the odds in their favor make a difference in their lives and help them beat the odds.

The Rotary Charities Foundation helps support programs focused on providing local young people with the guidance, positive experiences and support they need during this critical time in their lives.

Michael Hampton
President

James Williams
Vice President

Max Smith
Treasurer

Coleen Downey
Secretary

Magistrate Hugh Brenneman
Ex-Officio

James P. White - GR Rotary President - Elect Liaison

Dr. Walter Brame

Scott Brinkmeyer

Jeanne Englehart

Lody Zwarensteyn

The Rotary Club of Grand Rapids Charities Foundation has established a unique scholarship fund in memory of one of their esteemed members, Past President of the Michigan State Bar Association and a Past President of the Rotary Club of Grand Rapids. The Joel M. Boyden Scholarship has been created to award and recognize the hard work of a local high school senior who has excelled in several areas of his or her life. The Scholarship is to be awarded annually to a qualified Grand Rapids area high school senior who has met the four standards established for the award: scholastic achievement, athletic achievement, community service and financial need.