For the first time, all D5950 Rotarians were able to watch (via Zoom) our district earn major awards from The Rotary Foundation (TRF) for its fundraising success during 2019-20. This annual event honored the 23 districts in our Region (Zones 25B and 29). Guest speakers were Rotary International President-Nominee Jennifer Jones and Rotary International Director Suzi Howe. In Zone 29, our District 5950 received awards for:
- 1st in Annual Giving ($690.665)
- 1st in number of Paul Harris Society (PHS) members
- 3rd in “Direct” giving to TRF
- 2nd in PolioPlus contributions ($248,548) where our Zone is among the top five contributors to PolioPlus in the World! Also, we gave >20% DDF this year.
District 5950 is recognized throughout Rotary International! Thank you to everyone for your support of The Rotary Foundation!. And special recognition to Jim Nelson (City of Lakes), Fundraiser Chair and Tim Mulcrone (Chanhassen), PolioPlus Chair in FY2019-20.