November is Rotary International Foundation month, and it is a great time for you to check in to your Rotary donations account to see where you stand in contributions to the Foundation. It is also a good time for you to do your tax planning for charitable gifts for the end of the year.
Also, if you are close to reaching Major Donor status, which is cumulative gifts of over $10,000, this is a great year to reach that goal as we will have a special Major Donor Appreciation Dinner in February—details to be announced by the end of the year.
We are so grateful for several new Paul Harris Society members. These are Rotarians who commit to give $1,000 per year to the Foundation. These ongoing reoccurring gifts that lead to becoming a Major Donor and meet the needs of the Foundation. Our Foundation is recognized as one of the best foundations in the world by Charity Navigator. It is a blessing to humanity and should be a favorite charity to non-Rotarians and something that we as Rotarians are proud to support.
To check your personal giving to The Rotary Foundation(TRF), please follow these steps:
Go to www.Rotary.org then click on “My Rotary” along the top. Sign in with your user name and password.
For your personal giving history:
- Click on your “My Donations” from the drop-down menu under your name in the upper right corner of the screen.
- Click link to “Donor History Report”. On the next screen select Donor History Report again. The front page generated after several seconds is an “Overview” with a pie chart and your giving totals.
- At the bottom of that page there is a tab to go to “Transaction Detail” that gives you specific info on the amount and date of each donation made by you or recognition points transferred to you by the club or some other donor.
Clubs are making progress on membership development! As of the end of September 5810 has 2,526 members! That is an increase of 56 members since July 1st! Keep on looking for and attracting “Rotarians who are but don’t know they are Rotarians” and care and nurture the members you have!
The District Governor Nominee Designate interviews will be November 13th and the individual selected will be announced shortly after that, as well as the required waiting period.
January 31st is the deadline for Council On Legislation District Representative Nominations. Check out the requirements in the District Website.
As announced previously at the October Roundtable, the overhauled 5810 MOP is for clarity, to conform defined terms, to resolve ambiguities, to address practical problems in the workings of the MOP, particularly in the area of the nomination of the successor District Governors, and generally to align the MOP with the manner in which the District actually works and to be in line with the RI governing documents. We will vote on the proposed amendments at the November District Roundtable, which was noticed to the Clubs as a Special District Business Meeting. All club presidents are encouraged to attend to discuss and vote on the amendments, and all district Rotarians are invited as well to discuss and vote on the amendments as provided in our existing current MOP.