We have just over a week of June left, which means we are nearing the end of our PUSH for $400K! We are doing great so far, so thanks go out to all of you that have contributed to the Annual Fund of The Rotary Foundation so far this month…you are making a difference! If you haven’t, there is still time…see the information below for easy ways to give!
Please help us reach our goal of $400,000 of Annual Fund contributions for 2019-20…your contributions will be put to great use impacting the lives of people locally and around the world!
- GIVING UPDATE: We started the month at $317,000 in contributions this year and so far, through June 16, 318 donors have had contributions recorded for $41,964! To compare, last year we had 120 donors through June 16!
- CELEBRATING OUR IMPACT: Grants Team Leader Margie Horning spent a few minutes talking with Lake Elmo Rotarian Tedi Carlson about their District Grant to install inclusive playground equipment at Lake Elmo Elementary School. CLICK HERE to check out the conversation!
- WHY I GIVE: Last week we started a new series highlighting the personal reasons that our fellow Rotarians give to The Rotary Foundation. Episode #2 features a chat between Fund Development Team Leader Paul Hofslien and Roseville Rotarian Art Anderson. CLICK HERE to hear Art’s story of how he was introduced to Rotary and why TRF is one of his charities of choice!
- PAUL HARRIS FELLOW OPPORTUNITY: A reminder: for the month of June, if you are in a position to be able to give $365 to The Rotary Foundation Annual Fund-SHARE, some of our “Foundation Champions” will use their recognition points to make you a Paul Harris Fellow! So far, 36 people have given at least $365…will you join them? This is a great way to recognize you for your efforts in doing good in the world!
If you haven’t given yet, there are two easy was to do so:
ONLINE: Go to www.myrotary.org, sign in to your account and click “Donate” in the upper right hand corner. Make sure you select “Annual Fund”, as those are the funds we use for grants in the future. If you don’t have a My Rotary account, reach out to Kathy Hughitt (Kathy.hughitt@rotary5960.org) and she’ll help you get it set up!
MAIL: Attached to this email in a TRF Contribution from that you can print and mail in with your donation. Again, make sure you select “Annual Fund”. PLEASE NOTE: Donations need to be postmarked by June 30 and received at the Rotary Foundation by July 7 to count for this year, so don’t wait until the last minute!
Thanks for your continued support of The Rotary Foundation and your help in our PUSH for $400K!