It's hard to believe, but a year has come and gone for our Rotary Exchange Student from Slovakia.  Celebrate with Chiara one last time on Thursday at her current host parents' home--Bob and Jan Blasich.  Chiara leaves for the 3-week Central States Rotary tour to the west coast the morning after the open house on Thursday, so this will be her only chance to wear her cap and gown.  She attends the Rotary World Affairs Seminar after she returns to Wisconsin.  Then she leaves to return home to Slovakia.  

 

 

 

 

 

I'm new at this, so I don't know know that I'm getting all of my facts right.  But here's how I understand the facts:

 

Our club goal for Foundation contributions from July 2017 to July 2018 is $5,500.

Our total contributions for the year is $3,550 (plus my measly $25.00 contribution today)

 

If I'm reading the reports correctly (which I acknowledge I may not be) the full $3,550 in contributions came from 5 members! Thank you to those 5!

I mentioned my measly contribution, because I would like to encourage a whole lot more measly contributions. It took me less than 2 minutes to make my contribution (it was easier than ordering a pizza).

 

So why can't we all take two minutes to make a small (medium or large) contribution?  Here's the link: https://www.rotary.org/en/donate. If you need help, give me a call and I'll come over. 

 

While you're at it. Go ahead and make that a monthly, quarterly, or yearly contribution. Admittedly, this will add 4-6 seconds to the process, but will save you 2 minutes every month, quarter, or year, plus the headache of remembering.  Further, if everybody signs up for monthly, quarterly, or yearly contributions, I won't post stories like this all the time (which I reserve the right to do).

 

Together, we can blow this goal out of the water! 

 

As an aside, and without board authorization, I will personally give a pat on the back to anyone who makes a contribution before the end of June.