$250 Will Save a Life!
Posted by Jack Meyers
District Governor Rod Thomson was introduced by Asst. District Governor Bonnie George. In view Rod hails from Abbotsford, BC, we all stood and sang the Canadian National Anthem accompanied by Steve Morach on the Guitar. Rod declared he was happy that we didn't invite him to sing O Canada solo.
O Canada!
Our home and native land!
True patriot love in all thy sons command.
With glowing hearts we see thee rise,
The True North strong and free!
From far and wide,
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.
God keep our land glorious and free!
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.
Rod talk was focused on The Rotary Foundation's commitment to achieving world peace and understanding through local, national, and international humanitarian, educational and cultural programs.
O Canada!
Our home and native land!
True patriot love in all thy sons command.
With glowing hearts we see thee rise,
The True North strong and free!
From far and wide,
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.
God keep our land glorious and free!
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.
Rod talk was focused on The Rotary Foundation's commitment to achieving world peace and understanding through local, national, and international humanitarian, educational and cultural programs.
About the Rotary Foundation
The Rotary Foundation is a not-for-profit corporation that supports the efforts of Rotary International to achieve world understanding and peace through international humanitarian, educational, and cultural exchange programs. It is supported solely by voluntary contributions from Rotarians and friends of the Foundation who share its vision of a better world.
The Foundation was created in 1917 by Rotary International's sixth president, Arch C. Klumph, as an endowment fund for Rotary "to do good in the world." It has grown from an initial contribution of US$26.50 to more than US$117.9 million contributed in. Its event-filled history is a story of Rotarians learning the value of service to humanity.
The Foundation's Humanitarian Programs fund international Rotary club and district projects to improve the quality of life, providing health care, clean water, food, education, and other essential needs primarily in the developing world. One of the major Humanitarian Programs is PolioPlus, which seeks to eradicate the poliovirus worldwide. Through its Educational Programs, the Foundation provides funding for some 1,200 students to study abroad each year. Grants are also awarded to university teachers to teach in developing countries and for exchanges of business and professional people. Former participants in the Foundation's programs have the opportunity to continue their affiliation with Rotary as Foundation Alumni. For more information on current Foundation program awards and financial status see the Rotary Foundation Fact Card and the Rotary Foundation Annual Report, both of which are available for download
. Here is a sampling of what some Rotarians, Foundation alumni, and others who have worked with the Foundation have said about the international work of The Rotary Foundation:
Rotary set me on a course that I am still continuing. If I had not gone to the United States as an Ambassadorial Scholar, I don't think I would have pursued the study of International Relations."
Sadako Ogata
Former United Nations High Commissioner of Refugees
Foundation Scholar,
"We always wanted to do something through Rotary. Our decision was based on six years' involvement with Matching Grant projects in Haiti, Mexico, India, and South Africa. We were extremely impressed with the way the program reaches and touches people with much less administrative problems and costs than any other international humanitarian organization."
Frank and Mildred Branscombe
Rotary Club of Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada
donors of an endowed fund to support the Matching Grants program
TTHE BOTTOM LINE:
Donating $250 to The Rotary Foundation will save a life. See Steve Morach our Foundation Chair for further details.
The Rotary Foundation is a not-for-profit corporation that supports the efforts of Rotary International to achieve world understanding and peace through international humanitarian, educational, and cultural exchange programs. It is supported solely by voluntary contributions from Rotarians and friends of the Foundation who share its vision of a better world.
The Foundation was created in 1917 by Rotary International's sixth president, Arch C. Klumph, as an endowment fund for Rotary "to do good in the world." It has grown from an initial contribution of US$26.50 to more than US$117.9 million contributed in. Its event-filled history is a story of Rotarians learning the value of service to humanity.
The Foundation's Humanitarian Programs fund international Rotary club and district projects to improve the quality of life, providing health care, clean water, food, education, and other essential needs primarily in the developing world. One of the major Humanitarian Programs is PolioPlus, which seeks to eradicate the poliovirus worldwide. Through its Educational Programs, the Foundation provides funding for some 1,200 students to study abroad each year. Grants are also awarded to university teachers to teach in developing countries and for exchanges of business and professional people. Former participants in the Foundation's programs have the opportunity to continue their affiliation with Rotary as Foundation Alumni. For more information on current Foundation program awards and financial status see the Rotary Foundation Fact Card and the Rotary Foundation Annual Report, both of which are available for download
. Here is a sampling of what some Rotarians, Foundation alumni, and others who have worked with the Foundation have said about the international work of The Rotary Foundation:
Rotary set me on a course that I am still continuing. If I had not gone to the United States as an Ambassadorial Scholar, I don't think I would have pursued the study of International Relations."
Sadako Ogata
Former United Nations High Commissioner of Refugees
Foundation Scholar,
"We always wanted to do something through Rotary. Our decision was based on six years' involvement with Matching Grant projects in Haiti, Mexico, India, and South Africa. We were extremely impressed with the way the program reaches and touches people with much less administrative problems and costs than any other international humanitarian organization."
Frank and Mildred Branscombe
Rotary Club of Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada
donors of an endowed fund to support the Matching Grants program
TTHE BOTTOM LINE:
Donating $250 to The Rotary Foundation will save a life. See Steve Morach our Foundation Chair for further details.