A Rotary Foundation Note:
by: Tom Yuzer,
Rotary District 5960 Foundation Team Lead
A new calendar year and midway point in the 2021-22 Rotary year – what does this mean for District 5960 and our support of and use of The Rotary Foundation?
Two items caught my attention on the web since January 1. One, an individual I very much respect, talked about “leaving a Legacy”, and a headline caught my eye – Where will you volunteer in 2022? Isn’t that how we as Rotarians should approach the last half of this Rotary year?
Here is a quick look at some numbers* –
Giving to Annual Fund - $249,346/$471,834
Giving to PolioPlus - $115,509/$124,195
Giving to the Endowment Fund - $188,141/$110,503
Achieved initial or higher Major Gift donor level – 11 Rotarians/24 Rotarians
New Bequest Society Rotarian donor - 1/1
Rotarians who have made a Major Gift – 6/8
- First number in each category is for first six months of this Rotary year/Second number is total in that category in all of 2020-21
And District Designated Funds that have come back to the District are being used by our clubs. This year we have approved 12 District Grants to date, three for international projects and nine at home; utilizing $46,790 available dollars. There are eight more proposals being developed.
Global Grants usually span two or three years in the draft, submission and revision process and currently there are 12 being prepared by D5960 clubs and 7 other grant proposals originating in another district and one or more of our clubs are partial sponsors.
We are truly improving the lives of others! We do this with our gifts that create a Legacy and with our hands as we volunteer
By the way, those matching points for those Rotarians who supported our PolioPlus effort this fall will be posted by The Rotary Foundation (TRF) this month (we hope!). And watch for announcements soon for a repeat of last year’s successful SHARE THE LOVE campaign.
Keep up the effort!!!
Tom Yuzer, PDG
D5960 Rotary Foundation Team Lead
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