Yours Humanly Receives Grant from Rotary Club of Walnut Creek

CONCORD, Calif. - Nov. 14, 2017 - PRLog -- Yours Humanly received a grant from the Rotary Club of Walnut Creek in the amount of $2,500 on October 31, 2017, at a Rotary Club of Walnut Creek weekly luncheon. Accepting the "big check" was Sunny Singh, founder and CEO of Yours Humanly, a nonprofit that works locally, nationally, and internationally to empower underprivileged children in underserved communities by providing access to quality education and computer technology.

The Rotary grant funded the purchase of fully packed backpacks for 500 students in two Houston-area elementary schools whose school supplies were destroyed by the winds and rains of Hurricane Harvey. Yours Humanly sent the students back to school with brand new backpacks and the supplies they need to continue their studies: notebooks, pencils, markers, rulers, sharpeners, paper, glue sticks, folders, crayons, and other critical school supplies.

"Education is a basic human right, and every child everywhere should be afforded that right in a safe and nurturing environment," says Singh. "We greatly appreciate the gift from the Rotary Club of Walnut Creek, whose mission of service to others aligns with our mission to help children succeed. The Rotary's grant will make a major impact on the lives of children in need, and for that, we are extremely thankful."

"The Rotary Club of Walnut Creek is happy to support the efforts of Yours Humanly, which, with this grant, is providing school supplies to children who lost so much to the devastating Hurricane Harvey," says Rotary Club of Walnut Creek President Trudy Triner, who was on hand to present the check to Singh. "One of Rotary International's goals is to Support Education and strengthen the capacity of communities to positively affect basic education and literacy. We were pleased to hear of the great work being done by Yours Humanly on behalf of children in need. Our association with Yours Humanly is truly a perfect fit."

About Yours Humanly, http://yourshumanly.org
Yours Humanly is driven by the belief that education is a basic human right. Based in Northern California and international in scope, Yours Humanly funds local, national, and global efforts to provide underprivileged children in underserved communities access to quality education and computer technology. The organization is committed to empowering all children, regardless of their age, gender, race, color, ethnicity, caste, religion, national origin, and physical, mental, or financial abilities, with education from credible institutions that lifts them out of poverty, prostitution, child labor, and other challenging situations. By doing so, Yours Humanly changes the lives of children forever, empowering them to achieve better, brighter futures, while instilling in them confidence and self-esteem.

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