Rotary District 7070 “A Mill for Bill” Campaign
On May 10, 2019, Rotary lost a charismatic, dynamic leader with the death of Past District Governor Bill Patchett at the Northumberland Hills Hospital after a valiant battle with cancer. Our loss was so significant that Bill’s passing was mentioned at the RI Convention in Hamburg, Germany in June 2019.
In District 7070, we will remember Bill for his passion and for his legendary and tenacious End Polio Now and Rotary Foundation fundraising efforts.
Bill was appointed as District 7070 Foundation Chair in 2010. Until that time, the average annual contributions to the Rotary Foundation and polio by Rotarians in our District was about $340,000 USD.
In his first year as District Foundation Chair, Bill motivated our Rotarians to contribute over $830,000 USD, simply amazing.
Since then, our District 7070 has raised an average of $730,000 USD annually. This substantial increase in contributions allows more of our clubs to access Global and District Grants through the Rotary Foundation SHARE Program. It also means that Rotary has been able to impact the lives of more people around globe.
PDG Bill was responsible for elevating our district to the #1 District in Canada for Polio giving and one of the top 3 districts in Canada for contributions to our Rotary Foundation. He put our District 7070 in the spotlight with Rotary International, but Bill still has an unrealized dream.
As PDG Ted Morrison said, “CONGRATULATIONS EVERYONE. WE DID IT! YOU DID IT!!”
Here is what we did in the 2019-20 Rotary Year: $983,000 US Dollars.
Our late Past District Governor Bill Patchett would be so proud of all of us for donating the largest amount to The Rotary Foundation in District 7070's history.
Thank you at all District Rotarians who gave ‘a little bit more for Bill’.
Our total translates into over $1,400,000 CDN. YES!! - the most ever raised by District 7070. What a wonderful tribute to Bill.
Thank you to everyone who has supported The Rotary Foundation in memory of Bill.