Rotary Districts in Australia and New Zealand initiated the Centurion Program many years ago as an easy way for all Rotarians to support their charity, The Rotary Foundation.
The program asks members to make a yearly contribution of AUS$100 or more to the Foundation’s Annual Fund. That’s about $2 per week.
The benefits of doing so mean that The Foundation helps Rotarians deliver much greater impact, in our communities and around the world. Any Rotarian with a great idea can access Foundation funding to deliver a community project that would otherwise have been well out of reach.
It is estimated that for every $100 contributed in Australia and New Zealand, Rotarians have received grants of $183 to support their projects! Think of the Foundation as your Impact Multiplier.
How do you become a Centurion?
Many clubs simply add a $100 option to their annual dues invoice and then forward this, on your behalf, to The Foundation.- Others add $2 to the weekly attendance fee.
- Mostly, members just go to My Rotary and set up a regular payment, whether monthly, quarterly or yearly, to the Annual Fund.
For half the cost of a cup of coffee, or $2.00 per week, you can become a Centurion. (Just like Gabe Hau, right ;-) )
In the centenary of Rotary in Australia and New Zealand, become a Centenary Centurion … and your donation will be fully tax deductible!”
The Rotary Found
ation is our charity after all. Let’s all support it and multiply our impact in the world.
See David Pisterman 0418 345 607 or pisterman41@gmail.com
The Rotary Foundation at work:
Photo: A volunteer midwife examines the belly of an expectant mother during a mobile prenatal clinic in Darlegrand, Haiti. More than 50 women, most of whom had not yet received any medical care during their pregnancies, attended the clinic.
The project was made possible by Midwives for Haiti’s new off-road vehicle, which can reach expectant mothers in remote regions.
The vehicle was funded by the Bon Secours Health System, The Rotary Foundation's Haiti Earthquake Relief Fund, the Interact Club of Hermitage High School, Virginia, USA, and the Rotary Clubs of Bon Air, Henrico North, and Western Henrico County, all in Virginia, USA.
Photos: Alyce Henson© Rotary International
Dear Rotarians,
Thank you for Doing Goo
d in the World by donating to The Rotary Foundation. Because of your generous support, we can make a positive impact together in communities that need our help the most.
What happens when you give to the Foundation? Your gift is transformed into projects that:
- Promote peace and provide clean water and sanitation in Papua New Guinea
- Keep students in school in Tanzania
- Mobilize Rotarians around the world, including in the United States, to use our expertise in disease prevention and treatment to support COVID-19 vaccination efforts
- Help mothers and children get healthy food in Guatemala
- Continue our work toward a polio-free world, building on a recent big achievement in the African region
- Protect the environment by training farmers in places like Taiwan in organic farming techniques
These projects wouldn’t be possible without donors like you. Help us continue making a difference in your community and around the world by making an additional gift today. Thank you for your dedicated support of our Foundation.
Sincerely,
The Rotary Foundation
