On Tuesday we had Mack Male from Taproot Edmonton speak to our club about the upcoming municipal election. Taproot Edmonton is a source of curiosity-driven original stories, curated newsletters on various topics, and locally focused podcasts with a mission to help communities understand themselves better. Taproot Edmonton has a strong focus on municipal issues and club members were very interested in what they have to say about the upcoming municipal election. One of the exciting tools they are developing is a candidate survey that will be used to match voters with a candidate whose position on election issues most closely aligns-- it will be great to visit their website later this fall to give the tool a try and use it to become more informed about the election. Visit Taproot Edmonton at https://edmonton.taproot.news/ to find out more or check out their "Speaking Municipally" podcast by clicking this link.
How Did The Rotary Foundation Get Started?
The Rotary Foundation was founded in 1917 by Rotary International’s sixth president, Arch C. Klumph, as an endowment fund for Rotary “to do good in the world” . It has grown from an initial contribution in 1917 of $26.50 from the
Rotary Club of Kansas City, Missouri to more than $4.4 billion dollars in total contributions! The Rotary Foundation made it’s first grant of $500.00 to the International Society for Crippled Children in 1930, and to this day, it continues to “do good in the world” in the name of Rotary. Thank you for supporting The Rotary Foundation and its work.
Challenge: Get ONE - GIVE 50!
When you get your Covid-19 vaccine, you may want to consider paying it forward by donating $10 USD to the Polio Fund of the Rotary Foundation. After 2:1 matching from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, your $10 USD will pay for 50 polio vaccinations! We are so close to stamping out polio and your donation will help! Plus, polio vaccination infrastructure has already been of assistance in fighting Covid-19.