Progress on Million Challenge
As of 31 October, Rotarians have raised about $152 million for Rotary's US$200 Million Challenge. These contributions will help Rotary raise $200 million to match $355 million in challenge grants received from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The resulting $555 million will directly support immunization campaigns in developing countries, where polio continues to infect and paralyze children, robbing them of their futures and compounding the hardships faced by their families.
As long as polio threatens even one child anywhere in the world, children everywhere remain at risk. The stakes are that high. (http://www.rotary.org/)
WATER MATCHING GRANT FOR RCC TALON
The Water Man from Oregon - Rtn. George have spoken on his commitment to help us. Gov. James Makasiar and PDG Toto Cua Locsin have replied for their DDF commitment of $2,000 to the proposed WATER FOR LIFE project by our newly inducted Rotary Community Corp of Talon of RC Roxas.
This project will provide clean water to the 40 households or the more or less 2,000 population of Brgy. Talon.
This November, as we celebrate Rotary Foundation Month, we urged other members of the club to contribute to the Foundation for this Water for Life project. Your contribution of $100 Per Rotarian will help augment our proposed budget of more or less $12,000 to solve the Water-Borne Diseases of Barangay Talon.
We are calling to your commitment to community service through this project.
Also, we thank you all for your vigor in doing other projects to collect more funds for our club.
Let us celebrate NOVEMBER by your pledge of $100 Per Rotary, Per Year!!!
P.S.
As of press time, PP Megs, Rtn. Matty and PE Mariz/PP Sanny, PP Mel Deslate and AG Pip pledged $100 each to the Water Matching Grant. Thank you and we need to hear from others, too...the more the merrier...
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