MILLION DOLLAR JOURNEY CELEBRATION DINNER - MAY 17, 2016

Over 250 Rotarians and guests - including Rotary International President K. R. "Ravi" Ravindran - gathered at the Valley Forge Sheraton Hotel on May 17 to celebrate District 7430's journey to raise $1 million for The Rotary Foundation Endowment Fund. The journey began as a vision of District Governor Doug Cook in 2014. With the leadership of Million Dollar Journey Chairman PDG Roger Baumann, the generous bequests and gifts of many Rotarians and the extraordinary support of a matching donor, DG Doug's $1 million goal was dramatically surpassed. The final gift total was an amazing $2,529,000!

District 7430 will receive District Designated Funds each year from the earnings generated by these generous bequests and cash gifts. In time, these gifts will generate about $75,000 every year for grants and projects led by District 7430 clubs.

The following persons attended the dinner representing Emmaus Rotary Club: Burt & Donna Duren, Eric Loch, Jim & Dawn Palmquist, and PDG Roger and Roberta Whitcomb. Before the dinner, donors attended a reception with RI President K. R. “Ravi” Ravindran and his wife Vanathy, RI Zone Director Julia Phelps and Past RI Director Mike McGovern who heads polio eradication efforts for RI.

Burt & Donna Duren were privileged and honored to meet RI President "Ravi" and Vanathy Ravindran at the pre-dinner reception.