The Rotary Foundation
Service Projects That Change Lives
Eradication of Polio
The Rotary Foundation transforms Rotarian donations into service projects that change lives both close to home and around the world.
The Rotary Foundation, the funding arm of Rotary International, enables Rotarians to advance world understanding, goodwill, and peace through the improvement of health, the support of education, and the alleviation of poverty. Since it was founded more than 100 years ago, the Foundation has spent more than $4 billion worldwide on life-changing, sustainable projects.
The eradication of polio is one of Rotary’s longest standing and most significant efforts. Along with partners, Rotary has helped immunize more than 2.5 billion children against polio in 122 countries. Polio cases have been reduced by 99.9 percent worldwide and Rotary will not stop until the disease is ended for good.
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Prestige Vernon Lodge & Conference Centre
3914 32 St., Vernon BC, V1T 5P1
We meet Thursdays from: 12:00 - 1:15PM (The last Thursday of each month will be an evening TEAM meeting).
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Funding to Eradicate Polio
How We're Helping
Rotarians also help to eradicate polio through their support of the worldwide Polio fund. Kalamalka Rotarians have contributed over $ 18,000 USD to Polio Plus since 2014.
The Annual Fund of the Foundation has received $ 77,286 USD (CA $ 108,723) from Kalamalka Rotarians since 2015. These funds are the primary source of funding for all Foundation activities.
Some of the Foundation funds are provided at the District and Global levels to support the work that Rotary clubs do in the six areas of focus. The District funds are matched to those contributed at the club level, up to USD $10,000.
The District Foundation Fund has supported the following Kalamalka Rotary projects through District grants:
- O’Keefe Ranch – interactive children’s play area, Greenhow Museum
- Community Dental Access Centre, Vernon, BC – X-Ray sensors and sterilization unit
- Ambo Mesk, Ethiopia – Water and sanitation facilities and furnishings for community school.
- Jema Footbridge in Ethiopia – allows children and villagers to safely reach school and nearby community facilities during rainy season
- Devi Jal Kumari School, Aprik, Gorkha Province, Nepal
- Turning Points Collaborative – Haven Home
Kalamalka Rotary Foundation Contributions:
As April 26th, 2020 our club members and donations from Kal Rotary directly to the Foundation total $311,466 USD since the club’s inception. Based on today’s US Dollar rate, this amount equals $439,556 Canadian Dollars. More specifically, in the most recent full 4 years from July 1st 2015 to June 30th, 2019 our club members have given at total of $95,386 USD which in today’s CA value is $134,613.
The Rotary year 2015 – 2016 was the Rotary Foundation’s 100th Year Anniversary. That was the year, Rotarian Greg MacKinnon and his wife Vanessa walked across England to support the Foundation and just over $20,400 CDN was raised by family, friends and Kal Rotarians. A total of $38,427 USD was raised, which is $54,230 Canadian that year alone.
