Currently, there are seventy-seven, 77, Rotary Club 14 members who have committed their support to the new 5/25 Campaign that was launched in June 2022 to celebrate the Foundation’s 25th anniversary. The objective for this new endeavor is to increase the Foundation’s endowment to $5 million by 2025. Those 77 Rotarians have either donated or pledged $2500 to the Rotary 14 Foundation and bolstered a goal that is both aggressive and lofty.
Club 14 has a rich history of service to this community and beyond. One of the Club’s projects is to award one $10,000 scholarship each year. Another Club project is the International Student Picnic. Our Club supports the students and the picnic so both can continue to thrive. If you want to spring forward with outdoor plans, you might head over to the playground at either Everett or Elliott Elementary School. Rotary funds enhanced each of those sites with new space and new equipment. Renovation of the Teacher’s Fountain and the Sunken Gardens at 27th and Capital Parkway is visible evidence of financial support from the Rotary 14 Foundation. The magnificent lacy carvings and lighted dome in the Rotary Pavilion continue to turn heads at the Sunken Gardens. Little Free Pantries, Gathering Place, Dictionary Project, TeamMates, Youth Service Grants, Youth Exchange Program, and more than 270 other community beneficiaries from the American Red Cross to the YMCA– all have been uplifted and invigorated because Rotarians believe SERVICE ABOVE SELF and DOING GOOD is what we aspire to.
Consider how vital you are to the future of Rotary’s rich and compassionate history. Please think about joining those initial 77 donors with a pledge of $250 per year for 10 years or a donation of $2500 but participate however you think is appropriate for you. Rotarian and CEO at Doorstep Diner Catering, Laurie Fraser, brilliantly spoke at our meeting last week about giving and its outcome. “What I can do on my own is limited, but what I can do with everyone pulling is so much greater.”
