The
Rotary Foundation needs you
August
2006
Friends of the
Foundation:
During the 2006 RI Convention in Malmö-Copenhagen,
The Rotary Foundation Trustees announced a
US$120 million Annual Programs Fund goal for
2006-07, based on projected estimates from more
than 12,000 clubs. The Foundation will do its
utmost to reach this goal. Knowing that
leadership by example is the most effective
incentive, at the beginning of this Rotary year
all of the trustees affirmed their personal
commitment by each contributing between $100 and
$10,000 to the Foundation.
Is $120 million
an overly ambitious goal? No, because it’s in
line with the normal growth rate that we have
seen during the last few years. Moreover, in
reaching it, we will be very near to making
Every Rotarian, Every Year a reality.
Increasingly,
every day, The Rotary Foundation needs
Rotarians. It needs you! The world’s problems
are on the rise, and the number of projects
proportionately increases. The demands that will
come our way will pose greater challenges. An
obvious example is the PolioPlus Partners
program, which covers a portion of the social
mobilization expenses associated with the
National Immunization Days held in those
countries in which it is still necessary to
vaccinate children against polio. Here is where
districts can really help by donating a part of
their District Designated Fund, and clubs can
choose among their options and participate in
funding the expenses essential to the success of
the program. It’s estimated that there will be a
shortfall this year of about $3 million, so by
supporting PolioPlus Partners, we make it
possible for Rotarian and non-Rotarian
volunteers to help.
Our goals for
2006-07 are important and realistic. On behalf
of The Rotary Foundation Trustees, I urge you to
help through your Foundation contributions.
Please continue to increase your level of
support to the Foundation. It needs each one of
you to take action so that its good works may
reach every corner of the globe. Many are
waiting for us to reach out.
Cordially,
Luis Vicente Giay
The Rotary
Foundation Trustee Chair, 2006-07 |
