Rotary Club of Bodmin
Share on..
Home | Rotary Foundation
Rotary Foundation
The Rotary Foundation:
The Rotary Foundation is the charitable trust fund of Rotary International, which was set up to achieve world understanding and peace through international humanitarian and educational programmes. Programmes undertaken by the Foundation include the worldwide eradication of polio, sponsoring international group study exchange visits, providing scholarships that focus on the obstacles that impede international co-operation and peace (eg, war, famine, poverty and disease), and providing matching grants to Rotary Clubs and Districts to undertake more locally based humanitarian programmes.
< Chairman: Pete Williams
.
What is The Rotary Foundation - still not clear?
It is Rotary’s own CHARITY, relying solely on Rotarians’ financial donations: from individuals or Clubs. No one else raises any money for it.
It has always had only one aim: TO DO GOOD IN THE WORLD.
It is one of the largest private charities in the world. Remarkably, it is the only major world charity which actually returns half of what is given, directly, via Rotary Clubs such as Abingdon Rotary Club, to those who need financial or humanitarian help!
wm
2012/13 Aims:
Continue Club / Member contribution ( EREY) to the Foundation Trust Fund ( Agreed as a payment by Club Council)
Continue to support polio eradication programme - 'End Polio Now' ( fund raising initiative needed.)
Support the next Group Study Exchange (GSE) ( Possibly to Eastern Europe)
Make use of the 'District Simplified Grants' sceme for a local or international project.
Consider - 'Ambassadorial Scholarship.' and 'Peace Fellowship' schemes if suitable candidates are found.
+ Support & Promote "Rotary Day" Feb. 23rd 2013.
wm for....
Pete Williams