Beneficiary Awards from SIGNK should:
1.
Be
awarded for definitive purposes and for specified not-for-profit projects
that address a humanitarian condition or a public service that makes a
significant difference in the community.
2. Be
submitted in writing to the committee including a description of the
project, location, targeted recipients, how much money is requested and when
the money is needed. General
blanket solicitations will receive lower priority.
Request for projects within
North
Kitsap County
specifically earmarking women and/or children will receive higher priority.
3.
Be
from an organization that can demonstrate a strong and committed staff
and/or volunteers are fiscally responsible and sustainable and effectively
manage their resources; or be from an individual or group of individuals who
demonstrate initiative to use the funds in a manner consistent with and
satisfying all other guidelines.
Awards Will Not Be
Approved For:
1. Deficit
reduction.
2. Political
campaigns.
3.
Funding of projects which solely benefit members of a religious,
political, or private group to the exclusion of others within the
community.
4. On
going core operating expenses and regular staff wages of any organization.
Soroptimist
International of Greater North Kitsap presented Harrison Medical Center
& Foundation a check for $6,125 at our general meeting on August 1,
2012. This money will help support under-insured and un-insured women,
providing them "mammies & paps," with the Foundation's new program
"Early Detection, Better Health." Featured (L to R): Pat Van Diest, BFAC
Committee Chair, Stephanie Cline, Director of Harrison Medical
Foundation, Dr. Lori Eakin, Breast Surgeon, and Jan Harrison, SIGNK
President.