Last week’s program was provided by Rotarian James Boyd. James guest speaker was Linda Johnson, Rotary
District 6890 CART Chairperson. Linda is currently the
President of the Auburndale Rotary Club. The CART
Fund is dedicated to raising funds to provide “seed”
money for cutting edge, high impact research in hopes
of finding a cure/prevention for Alzheimer’s disease.
The goal of the Fund is to encourage exploratory and
developmental AD research projects within the United
States. This is accomplished by providing financial
support for the early and conceptual plans of those
projects that may not yet be supported by extensive
preliminary data but have the potential to substantially
advance biomedical research. These projects should be
distinct from those designed to increase knowledge in
a well established area unless they intend to extend
previous discoveries toward new directions or
applications. In October 1995, the Sumter, S. C.
Rotary Club, led by Roger Ackerman and Dr. Jack Bevan,
nitiated the effort to prove that Rotarians voluntarily
emptying their pockets of change for a good cause
could produce significant levels of funds to support
Alzheimer’s disease research. The CART Fund (Coins
for Alzheimer’s Research Trust) was the name given
to the project, which proved to be highly successful
during an 8-month testing period. In May 1996. The
CART Fund was introduced at the Rotary District 7770
Conference and was enthusiastically received. The
District leaders agreed to adopt CART as a project, if
a committee made up of Sumter Rotarians could obtain
the support of the individual clubs in the District. During
the 1996-97 Rotary year, CART programs were presented
in 62 of the 68 clubs in D-7770. The response was
overwhelmingly in support of this grassroots project and
the district officially adopted CART as a district-wide
program in 1997. Starting in one SC Rotary club in district
7770 in 1995, CART has been adopted to date by all Rotary
district clubs in Georgia and the two Carolinas as well as
a number of individual clubs throughout the United States.
Assistance from the American Federation of Aging Research
was invaluable in validating CART as a legitimate funding
source for Alzheimer’s research. CART Fund by-laws
require that 100% of all donated funds must go to A.D.
research. All contributions are tax deductible. CART is a
501(c)(3) organizations.Tax ID # is 31-1466051. From
the beginning, CART has been a novel fundraising program.
Rotarians are encouraged to voluntarily empty their
pockets and purses of change, or whatever amount they
choose, whenever they attend a Rotary meeting. While
the name “CART” stands for “Coins for Alzheimer’s Research
Trust,” we also welcome contributions of currency, checks
or credit cards. As of May 2015, 29 grants have been
awarded totaling $5,200,000. The CART Fund Board of
Directors is made up of representatives from the sponsoring
Rotary Districts, where both the incoming district governor
and the district CART Chair are voting members. The
Executive committee, chaired by the CART Board president,
provides the leadership for the organization. An Executive
Director runs the day-to-day operations of the CART Fund,
and is paid on a part-time basis from interest earned on
contributions to the Fund. CART is currently supported
by Rotarians in Rotary Districts: 6900, 6910, 6920, 6930,
6940, 6960, 6970, 6980, 6990, 7570, 7670, 7680, 7690,
7710, 7720, 7730, 7750 and 7770 within the states of
North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Virginia and
Florida. Individual Rotary clubs across North America
have chosen to support The CART Fund as a one-time
project as well as an ongoing project. Individual Rotary
clubs across North American have chosen to support The CART Fund as a one-time project as well as an ongoing
project. -submitted by Mike Arndt
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