Former District Governor Doug Cook
 
 
NICK GEERS hosted former District Governor DOUG COOK to talk about the ROTARY FOUNDATION. Doug spoke of the foundation's beginnings, its goals, and the various funds that are set up within its structure. The Foundation is one of the most efficient charity organizations in the world, with 96% of all donations being dispersed to the selected projects. Proceeds from the Endowment Fund support the major works of Rotary such as the elimination of Polio and Peace Centers around the world, while the Annual Funds shares its proceeds with districts in the form of grants submitted by member chapters. These can be either District Grants to fund local projects or Global Grants for international projects. The Foundation has sets of target areas for grants and well defined rules that both types of grants have to meet. And area that we as a club are starting to take advantage of is, that a good portion of the money we pay into the Foundation can come back to us in the form of grants for projects that we devise, present, and administer. Nick stressed that our goal is for each member to contribute $100 a year to the fund, but all donations are graciously accepted to this  fundamental function of ROTARY.
 
Sec. Dave Shoemaker, Pres. Robin Parker, Former District Governor- Doug Cook,
Club Foundation Chair- Nick Geers