New RI general secretary shows his support for the Foundation's work

Rotary International News -- 19 August 2011

From left: Foundation Trustee Chair William Boyd thanks RI General Secretary John Hewko for helping the Foundation provide grants by becoming a Paul Harris Fellow. Rotary Images

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John Hewko, Rotary International's new general secretary, recently took on another leadership role: that of a Paul Harris Fellow.

Hewko also has facilitated his continuing Foundation support by signing up for Rotary Direct. The online recurring gifts program sends contributions electronically on a regular basis from a checking or credit card account directly to the Foundation.

"The Rotary Foundation has a long history of financial strength and stability and is one of the world's top-rated charities," says Hewko. "I'm proud to lead this organization and to wear my Paul Harris Fellow pin. I hope the 75 percent of Rotarians who don't currently give to the Foundation will join me in supporting our humanitarian work and in utilizing Rotary Direct when giving."

It's through donations to the Foundation that Rotary is able to fulfill its promise to create a polio-free world, and its mission to "advance world understanding, goodwill, and peace through the improvement of health, the support of education, and the alleviation of poverty."

Support the Foundation's humanitarian grants and programs.

2 Comments:

At 10:25AM on 1 November 2011, Mark Little wrote: The ILO estimates that there are 8.4 million children who are enslaved, forced to work, under threat of violence and for no pay. If RI can make a major impact into ending polio, it can do the same for ending child slavery

At 2:24PM on 22 August 2011, Ravindran wrote: i feel the time has come for RI to think of another global project like Polio eradication.It may be unrealistic to wait for Polio to be completely eradicated ,to take up another project.Unless the plan for the next project is ready,we can lose valuable time.The campaign need not be only for disease prevention.It can be for other causes like curbing terrorism which has become a serious social menace threatening our daily existence.

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