Foundation
Ryde Rotary Club Foundation Committee
The Rotary Foundation
Ryde Rotary raises money for many local charities and good causes but with other clubs throughout the world it also donates to the Rotary Foundation. This is Rotary’s own charity.
The Mission of the Rotary Foundation is to enable Rotarian's to advance world understanding, goodwill and peace through the improvement of health, the support of education and the alleviation of poverty. It has become one of the foremost non-governmental foundations with the educational support programme being the largest private scholarship endowment in the world.
The Rotary Foundation has made Polio eradication its top priority since 1985. Since 1988 Rotary International with partners has spearheaded the Global Polio Eradication Initiative. Its emblem is the crocus as it is purple to match the colour of iodine which is put on after the vaccination to avoid infection.
The catchphrase is END POLIO NOW & FOR EVER! And this has almost been achieved!
More recently the Gates Foundation have more that match funded for polio eradication by generously adding £2.00 for every £1.00 Rotary donates.
Foundation pages:
St. Georges road safety facility
more Ryde Rotary Clubs Road safety facility at St. Georges School
Crocus bulb planting at All Saints Church
more Crocus bulb planting at All Saints Church 2015
Crocus corm planting at Aspire
more Crocus corm planting at Aspire
Update on Polio Eradication in Africa August 2015
more The latest on the war against Polio
Foundation activities 2010 2011
more Ryde Rotary Club Foundation activities 2010 2011
Rotary approves US$500,000 emergency grant for Somalia
more Rotary approves US$500,000 emergency grant for Somalia
Polio eradication latest
more Ryde Rotary Club Polio eradication latest
World Polio crocus collection at Busy Bee
more World Polio crocus collection at Busy Bee raised £613-53
Ryde Rotary Club Foundation report 2014 2015
more Ryde Rotary Club Foundation report 2014 2015
Ryde Rotary Club quiz night 2015
more The 2015 annual quiz night was held at the Wootton community centre an Friday the 13th of March, the quizmaster was John Busby. Profits from the event will go to the Rotary Foundation (Rotary's own charity)
World Polio Crocus Appeal
more End Polio Now Crocus fundraiser / awareness campaign to be held at Busy Bee. Times etc. TBA.
What is the Rotary Foundation?
more What is the Rotary Foundation?
Polio eradication shifts into emergency mode 05 2012
more Polio eradication shifts into emergency mode
Ryde Rotary Club awarded for the End Polio Now Campaign
more Ryde Rotary Club awarded for its support of the End Polio Now Campaign