Why is the Local Foundation Important?

otary International Foundation provides funding for international projects such as the End Polio Now Gates Grant Challenge, supporting studies related to peace and conflict resolution, Increasing equitable access to safe drinking water and sanitation, improving access to essential medical services and trained health care providers for mothers and their children, strengthening the capacity of communities to support basic education and literacy, and strengthening the development of local entrepreneurs and community leaders, particularly women in impoverished communities.  RI has fairly strict guidelines as to how donations can be utilized.  For example, water purification projects can be authorized, but no RI funds can be used for construction of buildings.

The local Cheyenne Rotary Clubs Foundation supports all local projects and club actions.  It allows our community clubs to participate with other clubs on international assistance projects with buildings such as schools.  Our local foundation sent 3 people to Guatemala, partnered with the Kearney, Nebraska club on our recent Haiti water project, and for the up-coming Greg Mortensen visit.  Currently our annual peach sale and cranium cup profits benefit the foundation.

Our local foundation board consists of Bob Womack, Jared Black, and Judy Thomas.  Currently our local foundation is working on the Club Visioning project.  Their goal is to raise one million dollars by 2018 to make the fund self sufficient.  This goal will enable endless possibilities of projects our local clubs can accomplish.  To date $150, 000 has been raised. 

If you are interested in becoming involved in the activities of the local foundation or would like to learn more about it, please talk to any of the foundation board members.  If you are interested in donating to the local foundation, please consider planned giving (estate plans, trusts, and wills).  You may also make a donation when you submit your dues.  Please make your check out to the Cheyenne Rotary Foundation.  You may send the check in with your quarterly dues or give it to Treasurer, Mike Geesey, at one of our meetings.