TRF Trustee
Ask 10 people why they give to The Rotary Foundation, and you will get 10 different answers ranging from “to help the needy”; “I want to share” to “the feel-good factor” and more. One thread runs through all answers — Giving allows you to look beyond yourself. Giving brings you love, joy, happiness, inner peace and self-worth. It expands your horizon and exposes you to a different way of thinking and an altruistic way of living.
Giving to The Rotary Foundation is a way to support service projects around the world and in your own community addressing some of the world’s most critical challenges. In fact, TRF allows you to contribute to a vast, highly efficient global network of community volunteers (Rotarians) who are dedicated to ‘Doing Good in the World’.
We give to TRF to fulfil our promise of eradicating polio. The journey has been long and challenging, but today we are closer than ever to a polio-free world. This is the time to redouble our efforts. Because the End Polio Now campaign is not just about raising money; but it is about children receiving drops of vaccine across the world… and ensuring that future generations of children will be free from polio forever.
Supporting the Annual Fund today allows us to do global grants tomorrow. During the past 107 years, the Foundation has spent over $5 billion on life-changing, sustainable projects.
Supporting the Endowment Fund ensures a bright tomorrow for our Rotary Foundation. By increasing our endowment, we can ensure that Rotary can do good in the world well beyond our lifetime.
My friends, when we give to TRF we do not know who will benefit from our giving, and in which part of the world. But one thing is sure that the blessings of the beneficiary will come back to you again and again.
Thank you, dear readers, for your dedication to Rotary. Rotary members like you are the heart of our organisation, and your acts of caring, kindness and generosity play an essential role in advancing TRF’s mission.
So here I am with a bouquet of thanks for your support; but I am also here with a ribbon to remind you of your ongoing commitment and hope that you will give to TRF again this year and every year.
Happy New Year to all of you and your families…
Bharat Pandya
TRF Trustee