How The Rotary Foundation works

Our very own answer to Little and Large or Morecambe and Wise – Stu and Jim gave us an excellent, informative and very useful presentation on the workings of The Rotary Foundation (TRF) and how we, as a Club, contribute to it.

Stewart is the Grants Sub-Committee Chairman within the District 1030 Rotary Foundation Committee.  He started the presentation by describing how TRF works, how we can draw on funds to support projects and how grants are matched.

Jim, as the Club’s Foundation sub-committee chairman, then went on to highlight the many international projects we have supported, with help from TRF and many other Rotary Clubs over the last ten years.

Because this information is so important (we really must blow our own trumpet a bit harder!) a slightly edited version of their presentation is displayed in the slide-show above – watch and learn!  Perhaps the most significant slide is reproduced below – a summary of our financial involvement over the last decade – how our $30,000 became over $360,000 of real, sustainable aid.