Rotary International Foundation Committee Announcement
Rotary’s six areas of focus – peace and conflict prevention/resolution, disease prevention and treatment, water and sanitation, maternal and child health, basic education and literacy, and economic and community development are made possible by your giving to Rotary International Foundation. This is how Rotary meets the diverse needs of families and communities around the world.
Within Rotary, the traditional emphasis is EREY, Every Rotarian giving a minimum of $100 or at least something each year to the Foundation. Our Committee’s emphasis is that everybody participate this fiscal year in some way. Last year, our club gave almost $30,000, but we still had 2/3 of our members not participating at all.
To encourage new givers and to increase the number of sustaining contributors (donors of $100 or more annually), the district has a new points match program good all fiscal year that will match contributions given via a CREDIT Card monthly, quarterly or annually that totals $100 to $500 this fiscal year. Just complete a contribution form providing your credit card number, expiration date, 3 digit number that appears on the back of your card and the amount you want to donate annually (one time donation), quarterly or monthly. As little as $10/month will complete a $100 pledge by the end of the fiscal year, June 30, 2013.
Of course, you can elect to do a check made payable to “The Rotary Foundation” or give cash if so desired. Those donations just will not get the matching points toward becoming a Paul Harris Fellow.
Now is the time to do your EREY gift. Just provide your completed form to our office for processing. Please do something. Collectively, our giving through Rotary can do and does so much good.
For further information or any questions, please check with the office or any club Rotary International Foundation committee member: Michael Ault, Colleen Kilrain, Mary Jane Sorbera, Marge Tarplee, Mark Weir or David Yeley.
