Did you know that more than 400,000 people and 35,000 clubs across the world contributed to the Annual Fund last year? The Rotary Foundation does a huge amount of work in our community, and one of the simplest ways to help is to become a Centurion Member.
A Centurion Member is someone who commits to giving at least NZ$100 (or NZ$150 given the tax rebate) to the Annual Fund every year. It is simple to join and makes a huge difference
Every one of these vital donations adds up to make a bigger impact through our SHARE system, in which contributions are invested for three years and then split between the World Fund and the District Designated Fund (DDF). Importantly, our District controls how we spend the DDF.
Every one of these vital donations adds up to make a bigger impact through our SHARE system, in which contributions are invested for three years and then split between the World Fund and the District Designated Fund (DDF). Importantly, our District controls how we spend the DDF.
These donations help Rotary clubs promote peace, fight disease, provide clean water and sanitation, save mothers and children, support education, grow local economies and support the environment. So these gifts make a difference both close to home and around the globe.
The problem in our District is that contributions by Clubs and individuals to the Annual Programs SHARE Fund, which is the main fund supporting our annual Foundation projects, have been declining for a number of years, which impacts adversely on our humanitarian service through the Rotary Foundation. We have less to spend on global grant projects and District grant projects as a result and this impacts adversely on our level of service to others.
Our aim is for another 100 new Centurion members in this Centenary Rotary year. We would like all Rotarians to become Centurion Club members, by committing to giving at least NZ$100 (or NZ$150 given the tax rebate) to the Annual Fund every year.
So that we can continue our humanitarian service, we encourage Clubs and individuals, both Rotary and non-Rotary members, to support the Rotary Foundation through contributions to our District 9940 Rotary Foundation account 03-0502-0416962-00.
Please put your name and Club (if a Rotary member) in the reference fields and email our District Foundation Administrator, Peter Whittington, at trf9940@rotaryoceania.zone that you have made a contribution and whether you wish to become an annual donor through the Centurion Club. Thank you for your continued support.
Martin Garcia
Rotary District 9940 Foundation Chair