Every Rotarian Every Year! Give to the Rotary Foundation Before the Rotary Year Ends

Posted by Richard (Rich) Lalley 
 

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The 2014-15 Rotary Year is nearly over, and our club has accomplished much.  Our members are engaged; our Operation Warm, Kids Against Hunger and Community Grants programs were all great successes.  We supported many fine local and international non-profits and just held another successful and very fun fundraising dinner to support our Community Grants fund for next year. We have much to be proud about our club, and about being a part of the greater fellowship of Rotary.

The final goal we have reached is our contributions to the Annual Program Fund of The Rotary Foundation.  Through June 29, 32 of 60 members (plus 2 honorary members) of our club have contributed $9,980 to The Rotary Foundation's Annual Programs Fund, exceeding the goal set by President Bob and our board, and the most our club has contributed in recent years! We thank these 32 Rotarians for already making their annual contribution, especially those in bold who are Paul Harris Fellows:

Sam Badger*+, Bob Baker, David Birkenstein, Mary Lou Bilder, Wes Baumann, Connie Berman, Tom Evans, Dave Gotaas, David Grant*, Heather Higgins, Tony Kambich*, Mark Kotz, Marie Kuipers+, Rich Lalley+, Denny Lauer, Kristen Leahy, Robert Mardirossian, Mike Malloy+, Bernie Michna, Rodger Morris*, Chuck  Norton, Lee Padgitt, Alan Ramsay, Keith Reed, Randy Reeves, Fred Schwimmer+, Mike Shelton, John Stone, John Thomas, Barb Tubekis, Dirk Tussing, Patti Van Cleave and Carl Yudell.
* signifies a Major Donor + signifies Paul Harris Society ($1,000 per year)

There are many reasons to give to the The Rotary Foundation:

  • Contributions support humanitarian and educational projects initiated and run by Rotary Clubs and Districts in six areas of focus- Disease prevention and treatment, maternal & child health, education & literacy, water and sanitation, economic & community development and peace & conflict resolution.  Learn more by reviewing the Foundation’s annual report.
  • Contributions come back to support projects of our club's projects, like our coats for kids, Kids Against Hunger and International grants projects like the water well project we helped fund for an orphanage in Kenya and the digital x-ray/community health clinic project organized by District 6440. This year, we received nearly $4,000 for our Kids Against Hunger project! But we must give to receive.
  • Charity Navigator gives The Rotary Foundation its highest “Four Star” rating, giving it a score 92.45 out of 100.
  • Giving to The Rotary Foundation is an easy way for you to participate in Rotary’s service work beyond our club, providing you a personal connection to this great organization and the good it does throughout the world.

It’s easy to give.  You can donate with a check or credit card at lunch; you can send a check to “WNRCF” (mark TRF in the memo line) to our club at 620 Lincoln Ave, Winnetka; you can donate via PayPal by clicking here, or you can donate directly to The Rotary Foundation at www.rotary.org or by calling 866-976-8279. One very convenient way to give is by making a recurring monthly gift on your credit card, which you can set up on Rotary’s website.

If you have any questions about The Rotary Foundation or how to give, contact Rich Lalley.