Welcome to October and Rotary Foundation Month. Its full name is ‘The Rotary Foundation of Rotary International’. “The Foundation”, as we commonly refer to it, came into existence in 1917, when (then) Rotary International President Arch Klump initiated an Endowment Fund and, once this fund had reached $US 5,000 (big dollars in those days!), it was renamed The Rotary Foundation. Today, annual grants are over $US 417 Million. Download the Fact Sheet in the Download Section on the right.
Lisa Hunt, our Immediate Past District Governor and now our District Chair for The Rotary Foundation, will run two major events in October:
- This coming Saturday 4th October, 10 am, join in a webinar presented by Past RI Director Brad Howard, “Unintended consequences of Polio eradication”. He will share stories from the frontline visits he has facilitated for Rotarians and served 10 years as Coordinator for End Polio. I've registered to attend and hope to see you online. Register here.
- Friday 24th October (tentative) for a movie night with IPDG Lisa Hunt’s Rotary Club - Coomera River Rotary Club - movie fundraiser for World Polio Day. More details to come.