The Rotary Foundation
The Father of The Rotary Foundation.
Who is Arch C. Klumph?
Four of the seven Rotary Foundation Areas of Focus
What are: Peace & Conflict Prevention/Resolution; Disease Prevention & Treatment; Water & Sanitation; Maternal & Child Health; Basic Education and Literacy; Community & Economic Development; Protecting the Environment
1979
What is the year Rotary International begins its fight against polio with a multi-year project to immunize 6 million children in the Philippines.
TRF
What is The Rotary Foundation
The city in which the first Foundation donation was made
What is Atlanta?
EREY
What is Every Rotarian Every Year
99 Percent
By what percentage have polio cases decreased worldwide as a result of the Rotary Foundation's efforts to eradicate polio
PHF
What is "Paul Harris Fellow"?
The establishment of the Rotary Foundation
What is 1917
$1000
What is the donation amount to name a Paul Harris Fellow
$50Million per year
Amount Rotary has committed to raising per year for polio eradication. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has pledged to match that 2-to-1, for a total commitment of $150 million each year.
Initial contribution
What is $26.50
$1.6 Billion
What is Rotary's contribution, including matching funds, to the global polio eradication effort.
NID
What are National Immunization Days. When Rotarians (at their own expense) join with volunteers and health workers, to canvass the streets throughout a country in search of children to immunize. They travel from house to house knocking on doors in shantytowns and rural villages.