Trustee Chair

May 2009

Message from the chair -- Every Rotarian, Every Year

Dear family of Rotary,

In challenging economic times, it is vitally important to use The Rotary Foundation’s resources to help meet growing humanitarian needs. Through the Every Rotarian, Every Year initiative, our contributions to the Foundation’s Annual Programs Fund can be lifesaving for people in desperate circumstances.

We can each help Make Dreams Real through the Foundation’s humanitarian and educational programs by giving at least US$100 to the Annual Programs Fund every year. Rotarians, clubs, and districts can also make challenge gifts to the fund, boosting the Foundation’s ability to reach more people in need.

How great a difference can our contributions make? We see the results of our work when, because of a Foundation grant project, a child drinks clean water from a well, a person learns to read, or a family earns income from a business started with a microcredit loan. We see the effects in the life-changing experiences of Ambassadorial Scholars and Group Study Exchange teams, who in turn touch the lives of other people in their home and host countries.

Every Rotarian, every contribution, and every project and program participant makes a difference every year. Through the Foundation’s programs, Rotarians are strengthening understanding between nations and helping to lay the groundwork for global peace.

The Rotary Foundation is one of the most respected private foundations in the world. By giving our ongoing support to its programs, we as Rotarians can be confident that our service efforts are being multiplied many times over for the benefit of humankind.

Jonathan Majiyagbe

Foundation Trustee Chair