So good that this film is raising money for great causes. In Joe Rantz's hometown of Sequim, WA (where his family abandoned him as a teenager, where I currently live, and where the film was pre-screened on Dec. 8) a Rotary Club fund has been set up to honor Joe's legacy. The Joe Rantz Rotary Youth Fund was conceived in 2018 by the Sequim Sunrise Rotary club after The Boys in the Boat book was released. Rantz is the central character in the book which chronicles his struggles through life in his early years in Sequim, culminating with his Olympic gold medal win at Berlin in 1936. The club wanted to do something in his name. The Sequim Sunrise Rotary Club began discussing Joe’s past, today’s homeless youth in Sequim, and the huge need to help them. The goal of the Joe Rantz Rotary Youth Fund is to create a home for Sequim’s homeless youth - the Joe Rantz Rotary Youth House. The club was proud to raise the first $28,000 towards the JRRY House, and now turns to the community to join in honoring Joe, while helping the homeless youth of Sequim. Rotary is a 501c-3 charity, donations are tax-deductible. Total fundraising goal for the JRRY house is $750,000.
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So good that this film is raising money for great causes. In Joe Rantz's hometown of Sequim, WA (where his family abandoned him as a teenager, where I currently live, and where the film was pre-screened on Dec. 8) a Rotary Club fund has been set up to honor Joe's legacy. The Joe Rantz Rotary Youth Fund was conceived in 2018 by the Sequim Sunrise Rotary club after The Boys in the Boat book was released. Rantz is the central character in the book which chronicles his struggles through life in his early years in Sequim, culminating with his Olympic gold medal win at Berlin in 1936. The club wanted to do something in his name. The Sequim Sunrise Rotary Club began discussing Joe’s past, today’s homeless youth in Sequim, and the huge need to help them. The goal of the Joe Rantz Rotary Youth Fund is to create a home for Sequim’s homeless youth - the Joe Rantz Rotary Youth House. The club was proud to raise the first $28,000 towards the JRRY House, and now turns to the community to join in honoring Joe, while helping the homeless youth of Sequim. Rotary is a 501c-3 charity, donations are tax-deductible. Total fundraising goal for the JRRY house is $750,000.
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