Club Challenge - Opportunity to donate to the Emergency Relief Efforts for Thailand/Cambodia, Turkey & Phillipines.
Posted by Aaron Buckalew
on Jan 26, 2012
Each year the district allocates a limited number of dollars in emergency funds to assist other Rotary districts when disaster strikes. We prefer to use these funds as challenge grants so that our individual members can also participate if they choose to do so. As you know, this past year has marked a number of tragic disasters including the devastating March earthquake in Japan and tornado destruction in Joplin, Missouri, which our district sent relief funds to earlier.
District Governor Mary McCambridge and the Executive Committee have
approved $1,000 in additional matching grants for each of the following
regions:
THAILAND/CAMBODIA - Millions have been affected by the flooding in early October. Cambodia, which has been hit by an above-average monsoonal rainy season. 269 people were dead in Thailand and another 207 people perished in Cambodia.
TURKEY – A massive earthquake struck southeastern Turkey on Sunday afternoon, October 23rd, killing 604 and leaving it least 60,000 people homeless. The quake was the deadliest in Turkey in sixty years. District Rotarians have already matched the district challenge grant with more than $2,000 in disaster relief funds.
PHILLIPINES - Tens of thousands remain homeless in the aftermath of the tropical storm that hit the island of Mindanao before Christmas. The storm triggered large-scale flooding and landslides that affected more than 1 million people.
Rotarians can match any or all of these district grants by sending their tax deductible contribution payable to: Casper Rotary Foundation. Earmark your contribution by noting your preferences in the memo section of your check. If memo section is not filled out your contribution will be divided equally amongst all three challenge grants.
Mail your donations to our Rotary District 5440 Office c/o Kellie Tovar, 3729 W. 22nd Street, Greeley, CO 80634 by March 15, 2012.
THAILAND/CAMBODIA - Millions have been affected by the flooding in early October. Cambodia, which has been hit by an above-average monsoonal rainy season. 269 people were dead in Thailand and another 207 people perished in Cambodia.
TURKEY – A massive earthquake struck southeastern Turkey on Sunday afternoon, October 23rd, killing 604 and leaving it least 60,000 people homeless. The quake was the deadliest in Turkey in sixty years. District Rotarians have already matched the district challenge grant with more than $2,000 in disaster relief funds.
PHILLIPINES - Tens of thousands remain homeless in the aftermath of the tropical storm that hit the island of Mindanao before Christmas. The storm triggered large-scale flooding and landslides that affected more than 1 million people.
Rotarians can match any or all of these district grants by sending their tax deductible contribution payable to: Casper Rotary Foundation. Earmark your contribution by noting your preferences in the memo section of your check. If memo section is not filled out your contribution will be divided equally amongst all three challenge grants.
Mail your donations to our Rotary District 5440 Office c/o Kellie Tovar, 3729 W. 22nd Street, Greeley, CO 80634 by March 15, 2012.