Donations should be focused on those community needs within the Seacoast Area covered by the Portsmouth Rotary Club, although emergency relief projects initiated by Rotary International may be supported.

Donations should be made for pre-defined needs and specific projects; unspecified use of Rotary Funds is not acceptable.

Requests are considered for associations, groups and organizations who request aid for the group benefit as a whole.  Private, individual requests or requests that will benefit only single individuals will be denied. (School scholarships are excluded from this guideline)

Long-term pledge-style donations will be kept to a minimum, and the committee will focus on one-time donations to eliminate financial commitments in future years.

All requests for support should be processed through the Donations Committee in due time, according to the Committee’s schedule.  However, “time critical” endorsements may be considered at the Committee’s discretion and all requests for aid should be made by similar format.

Each year, a survey of the Club Member's preferences will be made to serve as an updated guideline for the Committee.  Information on actual monies donated will be made available to the General Assembly annually.