THANK YOU to all participants and donors of the 2022 Gala for the Rotary Foundation last night on Rotary's 117th birthday on February 23, 2022! More than 650 attended, and $250,000 USD raised! With the Gates Foundation match for Polio funding that is $300,000 USD impact on the world!!! Excellent presentations by our Rotary Leaders: Rotary International President Elect Jennifer Jones, Vice President Valarie Wafer, incoming Rotary International Director Drew Kessler, Rotary Foundation Trustee Dean Rohrs, Rotary Foundation Chair(and Past RI President) John Germ, and emcee (for past RI Director) Jeffrey Cadourette. Some of you were not able to see some or all of the event so below is a link for the video. Note this is a copyright protected property, so PLEASE do not share this link. It is only for your private viewing, and the password will expire 1 week from Feb 24, 2022. Gala Video Link: https://vimeo.com/681573870 Password: Zone28and32. Please Read more.....
This 90-minute, fast-paced event celebrated the work by every Rotarian in the 43 Districts of Zones 28 & 32 to support and raised funds for The Rotary Foundation. Over 600 were on Zoom for the spectacular event.
Each Gala ticket sold, included a contribution of $100 USD to The Rotary Foundation, allocated 75% to the Annual Fund and 25% to PolioPlus. Our gifts will be a fully credited donation to TRF - and you will receive a charitable tax receipt, and related Paul Harris Fellowship points. Plus, each donation is credited towards your District's Foundation Goals.
As you purchase your Gala Admission Tickets, Rotarians had the opportunity to increase their contribution with additional donations, and many did. This gave Rotarians, their clubs, and Districts the opportunity to DO MORE GOOD and meet the goals they have all set for Foundation donations this year.
HYBRID CELEBRATION!
Districts and clubs joined the gala at their own in-person celebrations. Our President-Elect Jennifer and Director-Elect Drew led a tour of Zones 28 & 32 from just before the show kick-off time of 8:00pm . They dropped in LIVE at selected events , including District 7070, from Alaska to Bermuda and all points in between.
This was an important fundraiser for The Rotary Foundation!
ENTERTAINMENT!
The Gala event showed some exciting entertainment, including the One Voice Children's Choir, BYU Vocal Point, and the internationally renowned Violinist, Francisco Fullana. We had a return visit from Alex Lifeson of RUSH, with a featured RUSH video-performance and interview.
Thank you to Ken Hurst, our District 7070 Gala coordinator for helping to get the word out to our clubs as he encouraged everyone to buy a ticket .
THE SILENT AUCTION ALSO RAISED FUNDS FOR THE ROTARY FOUNDATION!!
ENTERTAINMENT
