In his May 2024 letter to Rotarians, Past District Governor Bob Wallace, Chair of the District 7070 Rotary Foundation Committee, encourages every Rotarian to set and meet their club and personal goals and make a conscious effort to make a donation to The Rotary Foundation, whatever you can afford, to the Annual Programs Fund, the PolioPlus Fund, the Disaster Response Fund, and to the Endowment Fund. Are you a member of the Paul Harris Society OR the PolioPlus Society? Find out how.........
Dear Fellow Rotarians,
Here we are starting May 2024 - just 2 months left in our Rotary year. We are very pleased to see many Rotary clubs and Rotarians, throughout the District, that have established their goals and working on ways to meet their 2023-24 Rotary Foundation goals with their club members and making their personal and club donations too. Once again, I want to thank you to the many Clubs for their ongoing remarkable achievements and encourage you to continue your efforts to support The Rotary Foundation in 2023-24.
However, there are a number of clubs who have not yet set goals and have not yet made donations to The Rotary Foundation. If you haven't done so already, it is now time.
Establish your club's 2023-24 Rotary Foundation (Annual Fund and Polio Fund) goals and enter them into Rotary Club Central. We need your help. Make your donations TODAY. Please set your Rotary Foundation Goals for the Annual programs Fund AND for the Polio Fund TODAY and put them into Rotary Club Central, and DONATE. If you need assistance with this , please let me know or ask Past District Governor Ted Morrison (E: ted.sharron@rogers.com ) to assist you. Thank you.
I can't think of a better time than right now, to remind all Rotarians to set their club and personal goals and to achieve them. We urge you to continue to support our Rotary Foundation. Thank you. Just think of the impact if every Rotarian on District 7070 made a donation, to The Rotary Foundation.
It's up to you.
To assist you in your fundraising efforts for The Rotary Foundation, be sure to read about the Polio Plus Society and the Paul Harris Society. Become a member today.
If you have questions, please send them to me, Bob Wallace, District 7070 Foundation Chair, and copy Lars Henriksson, District 7070 Foundation Grants Chair.
The District 7070 Rotary Foundation Committee members are more than willing to talk to your club. Contact us today. They are all excellent speakers.
Our Rotary Foundation is ready to help us, as help others. If you have not yet made a personal or club donation to our Foundation, please do so if you can.
Through The Rotary Foundation, you are making a difference in so many ways throughout the world. Rotarians do make the world a better place. It's your turn to show everyone that your donations to the Rotary Foundation and the humanitarian grants which can be performed because of the funds from the Rotary Foundation really do tell everyone that #RotaryResponds.
Donations to The Rotary Foundation:
Rotarians have long understood that our successes rely upon our continued passion for making a positive difference in our communities at home and around the world. This passion includes our time and energy as well as our financial contributions as we are able.
The Rotary Foundation has four funds available to us for making these contributions, the Annual Fund, the Polio Plus Fund , the Disaster Response Fund, and the Endowment Fund.
I thank you all for your past donations and future donations into all of the funds of The Rotary Foundation. And a very special thank you for your continued support of our polio eradication efforts. We need to keep this $ support strong.
Here is a handy Rotary Foundation Checklist for you and your Rotary Club to help you to achieve your 2023-24 goals AND reach your 2023-24 donation target to The Rotary Foundation:
Here is a Rotary Foundation Checklist for you and your Rotary Club to help you reach your goals for 2023-24 and your 2023-24 donations to The Rotary Foundation: | |
What Individuals Can Do:
| What Clubs Can Do: |
Tip: Click here to become an online donor if you aren’t already. |
Tip: If you’re already achieving this (thank you!), set your goal a little higher. |
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Tip: Tell potential members to donate to the walk. All new members are donors-in-waiting for our Rotary Foundation. |
Tip: Rotary Polio Plus Society members receive a certificate from Rotary International!
4 Join the Paul Harris Society by contributing a minimum of $1000 US to Rotary’s Annual Fund every year. Tip: Paul Harris Society members receive a very nice pin! |
Tip: Host a End Polio Now fundraiser any time this year . Collect from everyone who pledged funds on World Polio Day 2023.
4 Set a minimum goal for the number of Paul Harris Society members who contribute $1000 US annually to the Annual Fund every year.. Tip: Host a Paul Harris Society evening honouring the new members of the Paul Harris Society. |
5 Join Rotary’s donor recognition program by becoming Sustaining Member, a Paul Harris Fellow, a Paul Harris Society member, a Major Donor, or an Arch Klumpf Society member.
Tip: There’s a giving level for all budgets. Try to move up a category.
| 5 Host a club social or a special fundraiser in support of the Rotary Foundation.
Tip: Pick a Rotary Area of Focus (e.g. water, sanitation & hygiene) and create a themed event.
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Additional Idea: Some clubs have their own charitable foundations and they could make a one-time or perhaps an annual donation to The Rotary Foundation. | |
HERE IS YOUR 2023-24 CHECKLIST:
1. Have you set your 2023-24 Rotary Foundation Goals?
2. Are they entered into Rotary Club Central?
3. What are your plans for 2023-24 to reach those goals?
4. Have you achieved your club goals and personal Rotary Foundation Goals? Have you donated?
Has your club set your goals and are you carrying out your plans to reach those goals that you put into Rotary Club Central for 2023-24? Remember the requirements for the Presidential Citation every year.
POLIOPLUS:
How is your Club progressing with setting and meeting your Rotary Club goal for the 2023-24 Rotary year, at least $ 1,500 per club to PolioPlus?
When are you, as an individual Rotarian, and your club, going to make that important donation this new Rotary year? Three months to go. What was your club goal? What is your personal goal to PolioPlus? Do you do a fundraiser in your community to help End Polio? Did you know that Rotary International's goal is for EACH club to donate at least $1,500 this Rotary year to the PolioPlus Fund. Please encourage your Club President and your club Rotary Foundation Chair to honour this important goal.
Has everyone in your Club, this Rotary Year, made that same commitment to personally donate at least $20.00 for the eradication of Polio - this year? Again, this Rotary Year, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation will match our contributions on a 2 for 1 basis for an additional 3 years. And we sure would like every Rotarian in District 7070 make that donation today. If Rotarians raise the full $50 million US, The Gates Foundation will match it. to the tune of $100 million US more. Help us get that $100 million and ask your club members to make a donation at endpolio.org,
Remember: District Governor John Burns has set a Goal to have every Rotarian in District 7070 donate $10.00 to PolioPlus. That would be close to $20,000 from our District (and that means an additional $40,000 will be added from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation). Let's help John surpass his goal by June 30.
ANNUAL PROGRAMS FUND:
And I sure hope that your Rotary Club is in the process of setting your goal for contributing at least $ 100.00 US for each member of your club, for Annual Giving to the Annual Programs Fund of the Rotary Foundation for 2023-24. I hope all District 7070 Clubs that will be making that important donation to the Rotary Foundation TODAY and I hope that all of you will keep up the good work to reach your goal, this new Rotary year and next . This is where we get our money for Grants.
Do you know the goal of your club? Do you have a personal goal? Has your Club made plans for that donation yet for this Rotary year? Have YOU made that personal donation? Are your members making those donations?
GRANT QUALIFICATION FOR 2023-24 AND 2024-25:
If you missed the Nov 18 Grants Seminar to get qualified to apply for District for 2024-25 and Global Grants for 2023 - 24-25, there will be an opportunity online to be qualified (on the District website in the Rotary Foundation menu). Be sure to go to the Rotary Foundation Tab on the District 7070 website and get your club qualified, today.
NOTE: Applications for 2024-25 District Grants from qualified clubs will be due on May 31, 2024.
EVERY ROTARIAN - EVERY YEAR:
We want to reach our goal for this year and next. We would like to see $ 100.00 US from every member, in every Rotary Club.
But if your members cannot reach that target, we understand. But can they donate some smaller amount? Wouldn't it be very special to see your Rotary Club with 100% of your members contributing something to the Annual Programs Fund? This is our commitment to the Every Rotarian Every Year Campaign of the Rotary Foundation - EREY (Every Rotarian Every Year). We hope it is yours too.
ROTARY DIRECT : A SEAMLESS WAY TO DONATE TO THE ROTARY FOUNDATION:
Go to MyRotary and enroll in Rotary’s recurring giving program, Rotary Direct, which makes giving easy, fast, and secure. You can schedule a monthly, quarterly, or annual donation that empowers Rotarians to change lives in communities around the world. (see: https://my.rotary.org/en/rotary-direct )
THE ENDOWMENT FUND - MAJOR GIFTS INITIATIVE
Are there any prospective Major Donors in YOUR club or in YOUR community?
Please let me know if you, or someone you know, wishes to take this next step to support Our Rotary Foundation. More than 100 years ago, Rotarians took bold action to ensure your success and the empowerment of generations still to come — they established The Rotary Foundation to secure a better future. Gifts to Rotary's Endowment ensure that future Rotarians will have the resources they need to design and implement sustainable projects year after year. Rotary strives to increase the value of your gift to the Endowment by preserving and investing your initial contribution and spending only a portion of the earnings. This strategy supports Rotary's causes today while generating funds that will further the work of future Rotarians committed to Doing Good in the World. When you give to the Endowment today, you can watch as the value of your gift grows and investment earnings improve communities. You can secure your vision for the future by including a commitment to the Foundation in your will or estate plan. The Trustees of the Rotary Foundation have set a goal to get the Endowment fund to $2.5 billion US Funds by the year 2025.
While Rotary is a major player partnered with the Gates Foundation for the eradication of Polio, Rotary is asking clubs to be in a position to partner with other NGO’s on projects that currently fall beyond the means of our District or Global Grants programs. Accordingly, they have created the Major Gifts Initiative for each of our six areas of focus.
If you have not yet participated, please contact me, if your club can make that commitment.
Disaster Response:
Please take a look at 4 Disasters that could use your help: Fires in BC, Fires in the Northwest Territories, Earthquake in Morocco,and Fires on Maui. Rotarians are asking for our help to help those devastated by these disasters. I have added stories to November and December District Newsletters (on our Rotary District website) . Thank you.
Many thanks to all of you for your support.
Bob
District 7070 Foundation Chair - Email: rwallace7070@gmail.com