November is Foundation Month

Posted by Eileen Jennings (District Dispatch) on Nov 12, 2016
 
We are now well into Foundation Month, the month when Rotary especially focuses on your support of The Rotary Foundation. Is your club conducting programs to educate your members about the Foundation and its giving programs? Does your club have some plans for special encouragement of members to donate to the Foundation?
 
Our District goal this year is to have every Rotarian donate something to the Annual Fund. This is the fund that invests your money for three years and then returns 50% of it to District control for spending on District Grants and our international efforts. We had record giving last Rotary year, and we hope that this year our collective donations will total at least $200,000.
 
Please consider a gift of some amount during this month to the Annual Fund. You can give on line at www.Rotary.org. You can give through your club Foundation chair or club Treasurer (depending on your club’s set-up). This would be a great time to sign up for Rotary Direct, which will allow you to give monthly through an automatic charge to your credit card or automatic withdrawal from your bank account. A link to the form for that giving may be found on Page 11 of this Dispatch.
 
While our first goal is for every Rotarian to give something to the Annual Fund, we hope that most Rotarians will give at least $100 to the Annual Fund. We are looking for 11 clubs that will become 100% Sustaining Member clubs (every member gives at least $100).
 
Remember that The Rotary Foundation is one of the highest rated charities in the United States. Over 92% of your contribution goes to humanitarian service. Your gifts to the Annual Fund support our work in the Dominican Republic, India, Zambia, and Sierra Leone. Join our effort with a generous gift during November.