Source: Borrowed with pride from District 7070 website
What is your Rotary Club doing in November to celebrate and focus on The Rotary Foundation?
The Rotary Foundation transforms your gifts into projects that change lives both close to home and around the world. As the charitable arm of Rotary, we tap into a global network of Rotarians who invest their time, money, and expertise into our priorities such as eradicating polio, promoting peace and protecting our environment.
Foundation grants empower Rotarians to approach challenges such as poverty, illiteracy, and malnutrition with sustainable solutions that leave a lasting impact. Strong financial oversight, a stellar charity rating, and a unique funding model mean that we make the very most of your contribution. Give and become a part of Rotary’s life-changing work! In 2016-17, our Rotary Foundation turned 100. That’s over a century of Rotary members changing lives and improving communities all over the world. That’s definitely something worth celebrating. Through our Foundation, Rotary members have supported thousands of projects to provide clean water, fight disease, promote peace, provide basic education, and grow local economies. We’ve also been a leader in the fight to eradicate polio worldwide. Join us in making sure that every Rotary member and people in every community know about the vital work of Rotary and its Foundation.
Ways to Celebrate:
Here are just a few ways you can join in:
- Plan a special Rotary Day and invite everyone in your community to participate. It can be anything from a concert to a race to a birthday party with a giant cake in the shape of the Rotary wheel.
- Hold a fundraiser in your community to support a Foundation grant project, the Rotary Peace Centers, or PolioPlus.
- Organize or participate in a global grant or district grant project.
- Promote your club or district projects that are funded by the Foundation.
- Dedicate some club meetings to Rotary Foundation topics.
- Challenge members to increase your club’s contributions to the Foundation.
Publicize Your Events:
Promote your events and projects by contacting local media and using social media. List the events on Rotary Showcase for more exposure.