November is Foundation Month

Posted by DG-N Bob Halagan (Buffalo), District Foundation Fundraising Chair 
 
November is here -- bringing with it Rotary Foundation Month. 
A bit of pride and potential:
  • During the 2014-15 year, our District averaged $274 per Rotarian in giving to The Rotary Foundation (TRF). That was a significant increase from the previous year’s $231/member -- and a great step toward reaching our goal of $365 per Rotarian. 
  • Last year, the 63 clubs in our District gave $779,914 to the Annual Fund, a whopping $116,000 increase over the prior year! (Imagine what we can do with 64 clubs this year!)
Those dollars translate into District-wide projects touching more lives than we can count. Annually, the District receives 50% of the money District 5950 Rotarians donated to the Annual Fund three years earlier. This money is used for local and international projects. Based on 2011-12 giving, clubs in our District had $293,346 to spend on projects during 2014-15. This year, clubs have $320,190 at their disposal. Last year’s donations will fund nearly $390,000 in club grants two years from now.
 
Remember that The Rotary Foundation is your charity. It is the only charity that will allow you to spend your dollars on your projects. And it is the only charity that will give your projects both matching funds and the help and support of enthusiastic volunteers from your club and clubs around the world.
 
Thanks for all you do as Rotarians to support our District and to support TRF!  Please give generously this year and make The Rotary Foundation your charity of choice.