Program Speaker Carolyn Anthony - Nov. 25, 2014

Posted by Al Anile

The Program Speaker for our weekly meeting of 11/25/2014 was our fellow member Carolyn Anthony.

Carolyn Anthony is the Director of the Skokie Library and the Foundation Chair at our club. Her subject was about Rotary International Foundation.

She spoke about the evolution of Rotary Foundation, and areas of focus of the foundation which are: Promoting Peace, Fighting Disease, such as Eradication of Polio globally, Providing Clean Water, Saving Mothers and Children, Supporting Education, Growing Local Economies, and the list goes on and on.

Evolution of Foundation programs

1947: The Foundation established its first program, Fellowships for Advance Study, later known as Ambassadorial Scholarships.

1965-66: Three programs were launched: Group Study Exchange, Awards for Technical Training, and Grants for Activities in Keeping with the Objective of The Rotary Foundation, which was later called Matching Grants.

1978: Rotary introduced the Health, Hunger and Humanity (3-H) Grants. The first 3-H Grant funded a project to immunize 6 million Philippine children against polio.

1985: The PolioPlus program was launched to eradicate polio worldwide.

1987-88: The first peace forums were held, leading to Rotary Peace Fellowships.

2013: New district, global, and packaged grants enable Rotarians around the world to respond to the world’s greatest needs.

Since the first donation of $26.50 in 1917, the Foundation has received contributions totaling more than $1 billion.