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Make Rotary your charity of choice for year-end giving
Posted by Fundraising Chair Bob Halagan (Buffalo), DG-N
Yikes! How are we already at the end of 2015? This is a time when most people review their financial picture and do last-minute tax planning, including considering charitable contribution to reduce their tax liability for 2015.
I encourage you to make Rotary your charity of choice for year-end gifting. It is the only charity that allows you to direct how your funds are spent, on which projects you choose, and for the beneficiaries you most want to help. Donations to The Rotary Foundation (TRF) from District 5950 Rotarians come back to our district each year in DDF dollars (District Dedicated Funds). Clubs apply for district grants and matching international grants, then use these awarded funds on projects they’ve designed.
I encourage you to make Rotary your charity of choice for year-end gifting. It is the only charity that allows you to direct how your funds are spent, on which projects you choose, and for the beneficiaries you most want to help. Donations to The Rotary Foundation (TRF) from District 5950 Rotarians come back to our district each year in DDF dollars (District Dedicated Funds). Clubs apply for district grants and matching international grants, then use these awarded funds on projects they’ve designed.
TRF is recognized annually as one of the top five charities in the world because of its strength, its efficiency and its commitment to humanitarian projects and action. The DDF dollars that come back to District 5950 are spent entirely on programs. Not a single DDF dollar is spent by our district on administration or overhead. All funds go to programs selected by our clubs and individual Rotarians.
So make Rotary your charity of choice and talk to your club and family members about doing the same. Our communities -- and the entire world -- will benefit from that choice.