Every day we are privileged to hear compelling and life changing stories from Rotarians and Rotaractors We in Rotary are healers aspiring to do a little bit of healing with everything we touch – and not just for the moment, but for the long term.
Our Rotary Foundation is the charitable arm of our organization. It’s evaluated annually by Charity Navigator for its financial health including measures of stability, efficiency, and sustainability, accountability, and transparency. Receiving a 4-star rating for the 14th year in a row. Now that’s impact!
Impact known and appreciated around the globe by many partners. This is a compelling reason for us to consider supporting the endowment, whether outright or through an estate gift.
Making an outright or legacy estate gift is a way of continuing what you think is important during your lifetime and how your passion will continue when you are no longer here and help build a better world for future generations.
Over these last two years, many of us have experienced great losses and at the same time we have also experienced seeing the goodness in people. But here we are, the extremely fortunate ones who can call themselves Rotarians.
Over the last 34 years in Rotary, my husband and I have witnessed countless selfless acts of kindness, we’ve witnessed dreams come true, and have seen the magic of Rotary happen before our eyes, all because of one person’s passion and ideals.
Let me share the “why” my husband Dick and I decided to support The Rotary Foundation with a gift in our estate plan.
Sadly, 4 years ago tragedy struck our lives when losing our only son. Gary was a loving, talented and giving young man and father of three beautiful children. Each day we struggle with this terrible loss. To honor his memory, we made a Legacy Gift to The Rotary Foundation and created The Cressey Endowment for Peace.
The ‘Why” is simply this. Rotary is our organization, and the Rotary Foundation is our personal foundation of choice. It’s financially strong, we trust the investments and management, but most of all we know that our Rotary Foundation changes lives!
When you support our Rotary Foundation and especially its endowment, you will create joy and happiness in the lives of others and provide hope to those who feel hopeless.
It’s because of our Rotary foundation that people around the world recognize Rotary as an agent of positive change and gifts to Rotary's Endowment ensure that future Rotarians will have the resources they need to design and implement sustainable projects year after year.
Your Legacy is Rotary's Promise and when you give to the Endowment today and watch as the value of your gift grow, you will see how your investment earnings will improve communities and change lives. Please learn more about how you too can secure your vision for the future by including a commitment to the Foundation in your will or estate plan. These gifts ensure your legacy and will also allow us to continue the great works of Rotary long after we’re gone.
For more information, please go to https://www.rotary.org/en/donate/planned-giving