District Secretary's Corner

Alberto Arceo III
RC Bacolod East
District Secretary, RY 2014-15

November - December 2014

Let us support The Rotary Foundation

The mission statement of Rotary International states that “We provide service to others, promote integrity, and advance world understanding, goodwill, and peace through our fellowship of business, professional, and community leaders.” On the other hand, the mission of The Rotary Foundation of Rotary International is to enable Rotarians to advance world understanding, goodwill, and peace through the improvement of health, the support of education, and the alleviation of poverty. The key difference is the word “enable”.

While our mission as Rotarians is to “provide service, etc.”, it is The Rotary Foundation that “enables” us to provide such service. Therefore, in order for The Rotary Foundation to be able to continue supporting the services that we provide, we in turn have to continue supporting The Rotary Foundation.

District Governor Jude has provided us with some tools that “can” help us support The Rotary Foundation. The first are The Rotary Foundation Cans that were distributed to Rotarians in District 3850 at the beginning of this Rotary Year through our Club Presidents. These cans are meant for all the coins that we have in our pockets at the end of our busy day. The loose change that we have in our pockets may not amount to much at first, but after a few months of habitually putting them inside The Rotary Foundation Cans, you will be pleasantly surprised at how much you have set aside for The Rotary Foundation. As of this writing, My Rotary Foundation Can is now 75% full.

The second are the End Polio Now Cans that were likewise distributed at the beginning of this Rotary Year. These cans are meant to be given to our friends (i.e. Rotarians and Non-Rotarians alike) who own retail outlets such as restaurants, shops, beauty parlors, spas, banks, etc. that are frequented by customers. These cans can be placed near the cashier so that customers can do their share in helping end polio by putting their coins inside the cans.

The Rotary Foundation Cans and the End Polio Now Cans are great ideas that make it easier for us to support The Rotary Foundation. These however will remain as ideas if we do not do our share. Let us make use of these tools and support The Rotary Foundation.

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