Rotarians should enthusiastically support the purpose and scope of the Rotary Foundation. As community leaders and astute guardians of resources, they naturally identify with the Foundation’s role in making the goals of Rotary attainable.

The essence of the Rotary Foundation can be succinctly expressed in one sentence through relating the compelling narrative that true Rotarians, imbued with the enduring vision of Paul Harris to share friendship, fellowship, festivities, and fun, leading to fulfillment, augmented by the Object of Rotary to develop acquaintance, maintain high ethical standards, respect other professions, and enhance understanding, good will, and peace, all for the ideal of service, while steadfastly adhering to the self-applied 4-way test that all things thought, said, or done be truthful, fair, friendly, and helpful, and being in compliance with the core values of Leadership, Fellowship, Integrity, Diversity, and Service, as well as the Rotarian Code of Conduct, apply their enlightened community and world view, as they meaningfully transition from home, to work, to club, to assess local and global situations, for conflicts and challenges of food, housing, health, and educational insufficiency, and being persons of action and prudent custodians of resources, they recognize the foresight of Arch Klumpf to provide assets, no amount of which is too much or too little, to assure sustained efforts concerning Water and Sanitation, Maternal and Child Health, Disease Prevention and Treatment, Basic Education and Literacy, Economic and Community Development, a Sustainable Environment, and Peace and Conflict Resolution, through contributions to the Annual Fund, pleased that 47.5% of that amount will come back to their District 3 years later for their Clubs to use for grants, or through giving directly to PolioPlus, Peace Centers, the Rotary Endowment, or to the District to be forwarded to RI, for a Program of Scale or District Peacebuilder designation--all of which envisions their creative global view, and enables their passion to make improvements to the world, their community, and themselves.
In fewer words Rotary is a Way of Life, exemplified by service, and enabled by the Foundation, support to which brings Peace of Mind to every Rotarian every Year.
To practice the art of caring, solving challenges, fixing things, and giving a buck, if you have not already done so this year, please click here to contribute, or mail a check to The Rotary Foundation, 14280 Collections Center Drive, Chicago, Il, 60693, or, send funds for the District Peacebuilder Designation, or a Program of Scale, to Melissa. Those checks should be made payable to Rotary District 7390 and mailed to P.O. Box 7116, York, PA 17404. The funds will be placed into one check from the District and forwarded to RI.
Many thanks,
DG Paul Thompson