program4/13/17

 
This week's program: working together to make a difference
 
This week's program will explain the connections between our Rotary Club of Estes Park Foundation, the District 5440 Foundation and Rotary International. Like three separate Rotary wheels, the cogs mesh to deliver help locally, regionally and globally. Our presenter will be Pete Sumey, a past president of the Rotary Club of Estes Park, and current president of the club Foundation.
 

The Rotary International Foundation is second only in size to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and partners with the Gates Foundation with a focus on Disease Prevention and Treatment  to eradicate polio. The RI Foundation provides additional emphasis through grants awarded in the areas of:
  • Maternal and Child Health,
  • Water and Sanitation,
  • Economic and Community Development,
  • Peace and Conflict Resolution, and
  • Education and Literacy.
Our District 5440 Foundation and the Rotary Club of Estes Park Foundation partner with the RI Foundation by providing grants and scholarship programs on the local and district level. This program will examine some of the grants that the Rotary Club of Estes Park has participated in to show how the Rotary Foundations work together to help our community, our region and our world.
 
Pete representing the club at Philanthropy Day