Rotary Foundation
Posted by Bill Molesworth
Rob introduced Kim Tranter - a real 'Mr. Rotary'. Kim and Rob were Presidents of their respective Clubs in the same year, Rob said, and Kim had gone on to achieve much in Rotary, having been a GSE Chair, an ADG, the District Foundation Co-ordinator and etc. Kim is married with one daughter in ballet school and the other taking some time to travel.
Kim said it was always a pleasure to visit the Midland Club because he knew he was preaching to the converted. Midland has a long record of donating very generously to the Foundation and it is much appreciated.
Kim's job is to liaise and encourage the Clubs and the individuals to continue their support and, perhaps, to increase it. All gifts are tax deductible and can be made as a memorial or as a family gift and they count towards a Paul Harris.
He said that some clubs have adopted a Foundation dollar idea to pay off fines with. It provides a little recognition. He wants to encourage all members to make the Foundation their charity of choice, even while he recognized that we all have many other commitments.
He discussed the Benefactor status, which is simply the commitment of a member to leave $1,000.00 US in their will. This gives the Foundation some information they can use in their long range planning.
The Foundation is the philanthropic arm of Rotary and is separate from the Int'l. 100% of all donations go to charity because administration costs are met through investments. The funds are split 50/50 between the World Fund and the local District Designated Fund which supports things like the Ambassadorial Scholarships and District Simplified Grants. There is a Permanent Fund which is invested and only the interest is spent. Through these various funds matching grants for projects are available.
Kim had a brief video presentation on the work being done at the Maple Leaf Village in India where housing, fresh water and a school are being provided to people who had none.
Every Rotarian Every Year.
Terri thanked Kim for his timely message.
Dean and Joyce started us off, each with a cheque for a hundred and Joyce added that she had given her 9 year old granddaughter 100 vaccinations in her name. Joyce had been stricken with polio when she was 9 and she and her granddaughter had a discussion and agreed to try to help others.
You can give your donations to Joyce and she will send them on.
Kim's job is to liaise and encourage the Clubs and the individuals to continue their support and, perhaps, to increase it. All gifts are tax deductible and can be made as a memorial or as a family gift and they count towards a Paul Harris.
He said that some clubs have adopted a Foundation dollar idea to pay off fines with. It provides a little recognition. He wants to encourage all members to make the Foundation their charity of choice, even while he recognized that we all have many other commitments.
He discussed the Benefactor status, which is simply the commitment of a member to leave $1,000.00 US in their will. This gives the Foundation some information they can use in their long range planning.
The Foundation is the philanthropic arm of Rotary and is separate from the Int'l. 100% of all donations go to charity because administration costs are met through investments. The funds are split 50/50 between the World Fund and the local District Designated Fund which supports things like the Ambassadorial Scholarships and District Simplified Grants. There is a Permanent Fund which is invested and only the interest is spent. Through these various funds matching grants for projects are available.
Kim had a brief video presentation on the work being done at the Maple Leaf Village in India where housing, fresh water and a school are being provided to people who had none.
Every Rotarian Every Year.
Terri thanked Kim for his timely message.
Dean and Joyce started us off, each with a cheque for a hundred and Joyce added that she had given her 9 year old granddaughter 100 vaccinations in her name. Joyce had been stricken with polio when she was 9 and she and her granddaughter had a discussion and agreed to try to help others.
You can give your donations to Joyce and she will send them on.