‘Tis the season to be jolly and jolly I am! Having just wrapped up 36 club visits within four months, I came away amazed at all the creative ways clubs of all sizes serve and support our district communities.
We have much to be Thankful for During Rotary Foundation Month!
I am incredibly thankful for our District 5180 family of Rotary. During the month of November, Rotary Foundation Month, I am reminded of how generous our members are. We donated close to $300,000 to the Rotary International Foundation Annual Fund in the 21/22 Rotary year and have given over $100,000 in just the first four months of this year. That puts us at a pace to equal last year’s donations
I love October. It’s harvest time which can only mean one thing…. I’m in the kitchen baking and cooking! Bring on the smell of bread in the oven and that special pork and apple dinner that brings rolling eyes in my house. “Here she goes again. We know it’s October based on what Mom is cooking”.
Thank you to all our generous donors from Rotary Clubs and other organizations for helping those in need during the Mosquito fire and its aftermath. Together, we fed evacuees and provided the funds, via the Salvation Army, for gift cards needed to replenish essentials. Shout outs go out to the Rotary Clubs of South Placer, Granite Bay, El Dorado Hills and Folsom for providing lunches, dinners, tents, mattresses and so much more at the evacuation sites.
You’re in luck! Join the PolioPlus Society by donating $100 this year to the PolioPlus Fund. You can also commit to donating at least $100 per year to the fund until the World Health Organization declares the world polio free! That makes you a PolioPlus Society member!Rotarians and others (remember, non-Rotarians can donate as well!) who donate to the fund will be recognized with a framed certificate, special PolioPlus Society lapel pin and an End Polio Now wristband. Donations to the fund will also count towards becoming a Paul Harris Fellow.
So, here’s all you need to do: go to the End Polio Now donation page and fill out the online form. You can determine the amount you want to give and set it up as recurring or a one-time gift. If you would prefer to download a form and fill it out by hand, you can go to the District 5180 End Polio Now page on our website and click the link on the left to download the PolioPlus Society commitment form.
Welcome to Rotary District 5180 where over 1600 Rotarians throughout the greater Sacramento region serve our communities both locally and around the world.We are “People of Action” who see a need and act on it. We are friends who enjoy getting together to raise funds for our service projects and to celebrate our successes.
Our primary focus during this Rotary year is on basic needs... food, water and shelter. And, our theme is “Serve It Up.”
We work to ensure food security for families and the elderly in our communities. We provide clean water throughout the world. We work to shelter those in crisis in partnership with ShelterBox.
We hope you will join us as we come together to serve our communities.
In Rotary Service,
Karen Cendro
District Governor, District 5180
“Serve It Up”
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