Please consider donating today online to the Annual Fund of The Rotary Foundation on myrotary.org and have your individual donation up to $500 matched with Recognition Points. If you give $100 more than last year, that $100 will be matched 2:1 with Recognition Points. You can just see that Paul Harris Fellow Recognition around the bend, can’t you? Or maybe that next Paul Harris Fellow + level.
Remember you must already have an account set up at myrotary.org as it takes a couple of days for a new account to become active.
An aside-COVID is no match for Rotary
Rotary is beating Polio. We can beat COVID. Take care, be safe!
Please spread the word about Giving Tuesday coming up on April 7, 2020, when each dollar contributed to The Rotary Foundation will be matched one-for-one.
Eligibility requirements:
Contributions must be made to the Annual Fund;
Contributions will be matched one to one with recognition points up to an individual contribution of $500;
The contribution must be made online on Tuesday, April 7 at ‘My Rotary” at rotary.org;
In addition, increased contributions over last Rotary year to the Annual Fund will b matched with recognition points two-for -one increased dollars (see examples below);
Your ‘My Rotary’ account must be set up in advance of April 6, as it takes a day or two for new accounts to become active;
Paul Harris Fellows + 8 are ineligible for the recognition points, as such points do not count toward Major Donor Status.
This is an excellent opportunity to help move your members to the next level of Paul Harris Fellowship and have your contributions count double. This may also be an excellent time to elevate your club to ‘100% Paul Harris Fellow’ Status- a one-time club recognition. Please let me know if you have any questions Status
Giving Examples:
Joan gave $200 to the Annual Fund during Rotary year 2018-2019 (last Rotary year). This year she gives $250 online to the Annual Fund on Giving Tuesday. She is awarded 200 recognition points for the first $200 and 100 recognition points for the increase of $50, total 300 points.
Phil gives $500 online to the Annual Fund on Giving Tuesday. He decides to do the same this year. Phil receives 500 recognition points and goes to the next higher level of Paul Harris Fellow.
Hector is very generous and gives $750 online to the Annual Fund on Giving Tuesday. His contribution is matched with 500 recognition points (the maximum allowed).
Judy is a new Rotarian and has never given to The Rotary Foundation before. She is excited about what The Foundation does. Judy contributes $450 online to the Annual Fund on Giving Tuesday. She receives 350 recognition points (one-for-one match) and 200 recognition points (two-for-one match). Judy is recognized as a new Paul Harris Fellow.
Stephen Beer District Rotary Foundation Committee Chair sbeer645@gmail.com
By now the whole world must know that the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, many countries, companies, nonprofits, and nongovernmental organizations have pledged up to $1.2 billion to continue the work of eradicating the transmission of polio.
This pledge was unveiled in Atlanta and there is live video of the announcement on the Facebook pages of Rudy Lee Garcia, our district development chair, and on the Rotary District 7600 page. Enjoy.
Upon their return please commend our hard -working district Rotarians who served in Atlanta
It’s a tough role but somebody has to do it and if anyone knows who took the photo, please advise so we can give credit to the photographer.
