Foundation Articles
November 2024 – District Grants
A huge thank you to the 41 clubs who applied for the Community Grant! Funds for the grants should be coming within the next 60 days to your club accounts as an ACH deposit. The funds will be sent to your club account, not your club foundation account. Please make sure that our District […]
October 2024 – Polio Plus
It’s not political – it’s Polio, and it’s ROTARY. Vaccine pauses in Gaza’s polio crisis aren’t political—they’re vital for public health. Gaza recently reported its first polio case in 25 years — a 10-month-old boy, now paralyzed in a leg. The World Health Organization says the presence of a paralysis case indicates there […]
October 2024 – Community Grants
Community Grants We had a great response to the extra funds added to the many of the Community Grants this year. Thank you to all of the clubs who were prompted to apply. Please continue to donate to the RI Foundation. I have enjoyed all of my interactions with the clubs and I look […]
September 2024 VTT Team
Brazil Vocational Training Team on Mental Health Awareness and Education We are excited to introduce District 5330’s Vocational Training Team (VTT) for Brazil. The team is comprised of the following Rotarians: ● District Governor Judy Zulfiqar (Temecula), Team Captain ● Jennifer Loretta (Palm Desert), Team Co-Captain ● Carissa Gerry (Old Town Temecula), Team Secretary ● […]
September 2024 – Community Grants
Community Grants Thank you to all the clubs who have started their grants to date! Eleven grants have been approved, six applications are in the works and one is pending approval. Great start everyone!! There may be some changes coming but I do not have the details yet. When I do get the details I […]
September 2024 – Annual Fund
Hello Rotarians, This Rotary Year our District would like for every Rotarian to donate to The Rotary Foundation (TRF) by way of Rotary Direct. Rotary Direct is an invaluable tool and precise method for Rotarians to contribute to The Rotary Foundation (TRF). This program makes it incredibly easy for members to support vital initiatives […]
September 2024 Polio Plus Society
Bad news this month — Two more children paralyzed by Wild Poliovirus in Pakistan confirmed this month. That makes 14 cases in Pakistan since Jan. 1, 2024 and a total of 25 from Pakistan and Afghanistan. Rotary has been working to eradicate polio for more than 35 years, and we’ve made incredible progress […]