Jann and Kirk Greene kick off our year-end fundraising campaign with pledges of $2,500 each.
At our last Club meeting, the Sunrise Foundation presented the annual report. Our Service committee chairs 2022-2023, Diana Washburn, Community, and Oscar Zavala International, reported on the many projects accomplished last year and in the works for this year. It was just awe inspiring to hear about all we have done -- all because of your commitment and generous donations. Foundation Treasurer, Jody Holehouse, presented the Foundation’s annual report, showing how funds were raised and spent last year and helped to launch this year’s annual fundraising campaign – Every SUNRISE Rotarian, Every Year.
We raise funds for The Rotary Foundation and the SB Sunrise Charitable Foundation. The funds to TRF help you create matching funds that come back to us in later years as District grants. The funds to the Sunrise Foundation fund next year’s service projects. Our recent transferring members, Jann Greene and Kirk Greene, kicked off the giving publicly donating $2,500 each. Each and every year, every Rotarian is expected and encouraged to give generously as a matter of high priority in your charitable giving budget to help support TRF and Sunrise Foundation’s ongoing good works.
Each of you received at the meeting or will receive by regular mail your personalized letter, pledge form and Paul Harris Fellowship status report. Please ask Luz Maria Ortiz Smith or Jody Dolan Holehouse any questions about these communications. Mentors check in with your mentees so that we all have a greater understanding of how it all works together. Some of your giving is eligible to credit toward your first or your next Paul Harris Fellowship award. Some stays local and is not eligible for PHF status. Go ahead and fill out the pledge form and pass the form and your check for any amount – the full or partial pledge – to Jody Dolan Holehouse JDolan@nhhco.com as soon as practical and if possible no later than 1/15/2024. Make credit card payments here: https://portal.clubrunner.ca/2855 – Click the Donate Button
This is part of our Rotarian membership commitment. No contribution is too small or too large. i.e. any amounts are welcome. There are suggested amounts on the pledge form. To achieve 100% TRF Club status, each and every Rotarian needs to give at least $25 to TRF. You may make multiple payments after submitting your pledge form. You may make automatic payments to TRF. https://my.rotary.org/en/donate Reference Annual Fund-SHARE.
These contributions to TRF and Sunrise Foundation are charitable donations deductible to the extent of the law. Over age 72? Consider making qualified charitable contributions (QCD) from your Required Minimum Distribution (RMD). Have a Donor Advised Fund? You may make grants from your DAF to the charitable Foundations – TRF and/or Sunrise.
Thank you for your generosity.