Rotary 101
The first Rotary Club was founded on 23 February 1905 in this city.
What is Chicago?
In 1979 TRF's first Health, Hunger and Humanity (3-H) grant was used to purchase polio vaccine to immunize 6,000 children in this island nation.
What is the Philippines?
At the 1917 Rotary International Convention, this outgoing Rotary International President proposed setting up an endowment "for the purpose of doing good in the world".
Who was Arch Klumph?
This Canadian was Rotary International's first female President.
Who is Jennifer Jones?
1985
Initially this referred to other vaccines administered along with the polio vaccine. Today, it reflects the fact that infrastructure, fundraising, and advocacy methods developed for Rotary's polio eradication campaign are used successfully to fight other infectious diseases.
What is the "Plus" in Rotary's Polio Plus program?
If you elect to contribute $1,000 or more annually to the Annual Fund, Polio Plus, or an approved Foundation grant, you become a member of this.
What is the Paul Harris Society?
There are this many Rotary Clubs in the world today
What is 46,000+?
The number of people who would otherwise have died or been paralyzed but are alive and walking today because they were immunized against polio.
What is 19 million?
The Rotary Foundation funds these two types of grants.
What are Global and District grants?
Rotary launched PolioPlus in this year.
What is 1985?
Rotary's annual fundraising goal for polio eradication activities. (The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation provides an annual 2x match for this amount, which triples the impact Rotary can make for children around the world)
What is $50 million?
The amount of money The Rotary Foundation awarded in Global Grants during 2020-21.
What is $130 million?
In 1932, this Rotarian created The Four-Way Test.
Who is Herbert J. Taylor?
How is the Polio Plus Fund used?
The world's largest and most-utilized independent nonprofit evaluator gives the Rotary Foundation a score of 100 so that donors can feel confident that their donations are being put to good use.
What is Charity Navigator?