ROTARY FOUNDATION COMMITTEE PROGRAM - NOVEMBER 10, 2016
Cindy Hornaman, District Governor Nominee and co-chair of Emmaus Rotary Club’s Foundation/International Service Committee led the program on November 10. In commemoration of Rotary Foundation month, Cindy arranged for Chris Boyce to speak to our club via Skype. Chris is a staff employee at Rotary International where his duties include serving as the Annual Giving Officer for Zone 32.
Using a series of PowerPoint slides, Chris shared some of the history of The Rotary Foundation and reminded us that the Foundation is celebrating its 100th Anniversary this year. Chris also walked through the Foundation’s model for handling donations to the Annual Fund which are equally divided into two funds: the District Designated Fund (DDF) and the World Fund. Gifts from each Rotary year are made available three years later for District Grants and Global Grants.
Each Rotary district controls the spending of DDF amounts for District Grants. And, The Rotary Foundation Trustees control the distribution of World Fund amounts for Global Grants. Chris provided detail on the DDF amounts available for District 7430 and cited examples of the types of grants these funds provided.
Cindy then recounted the projects (and related grant amounts) in which Emmaus Rotary Club has participated. Projects ranged from local playground equipment to micro-credit lending in India. In total, our club has participated in projects involving over $500,000. Cindy also related how DDF generated from our club’s giving has been wisely leveraged with matching grants from The Rotary Foundation and used toward several Global Grant projects.
In conclusion, Cindy reminded us of this year’s Foundation Annual Fund giving target for each club member: $126.50, which is made up of our annual $100 Every Rotarian Every Year request PLUS $26.50 to commemorate the initial gift to The Rotary Foundation of this amount by its founder, Arch Klumpf.