The Excelsior Rotary Foundation with Don Draayer
Posted by Steve Frazier
on Oct 25, 2011
Our Program on October 25th was a presentation on our club's foundation, led by Dr Don Draayer, and including segments by Dean Friesen and Randy Schumacher.
Founded five years ago, the club's foundation gives members (and others) a tax-free place to make donations to. The foundation has its own elected board of directors (trustees) and is run by the five of them. All of our charitable activities are run through the foundation.
The Excelsior Rotary Foundation currently contains funds from various contributors, the money from the Lee Harris bequest, and the balances remaining from the club's fund raisers, and the total is within a few dollars of $100,000.00. All of this money is club money that has been specifically dedicated to our charitable causes. The board of this organization makes annual reports to the club's officers, and their activities are monitored by an audit board consisting of three independent club members.
Rotary International also has a foundation, which was established shortly after the end of World War I, called the Rotary Foundation. This international fund is used by RI to fund their charitable causes; the campaign to end polio is the recent notable program sponsored by them.
For further information about the RI Foundation and the Paul Harris Awards, the contact is Randy Schumacher. For further information about the Excelsior Rotary Foundation, contact one of the five trustees: Don Draayer, Dave Peterka, Dean Friesen. Steve Frazier, or Carl Zinn.
(Story by Tad Shaw and photo by Steve Frazier)Founded five years ago, the club's foundation gives members (and others) a tax-free place to make donations to. The foundation has its own elected board of directors (trustees) and is run by the five of them. All of our charitable activities are run through the foundation.
The Excelsior Rotary Foundation currently contains funds from various contributors, the money from the Lee Harris bequest, and the balances remaining from the club's fund raisers, and the total is within a few dollars of $100,000.00. All of this money is club money that has been specifically dedicated to our charitable causes. The board of this organization makes annual reports to the club's officers, and their activities are monitored by an audit board consisting of three independent club members.
Rotary International also has a foundation, which was established shortly after the end of World War I, called the Rotary Foundation. This international fund is used by RI to fund their charitable causes; the campaign to end polio is the recent notable program sponsored by them.
For further information about the RI Foundation and the Paul Harris Awards, the contact is Randy Schumacher. For further information about the Excelsior Rotary Foundation, contact one of the five trustees: Don Draayer, Dave Peterka, Dean Friesen. Steve Frazier, or Carl Zinn.