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TRUSTEE CHAIR’S MESSAGE

Reaching into the future

This year, I urge all of you to think big and improved access to preventive care. (Read about
about The Rotary Foundation. To reach our goals the project on page 56.)
and make the impact we know we can make, we The success of the Programs of Scale grant
must think outside the box and embrace innovation. model lies in our approach of closely collaborating
We must make bold plans to expand our reach with partners to amplify proven methods. Each
today, tomorrow, and in the future. year, The Rotary Foundation awards $2 million to a
Start by thinking big about Foundation member-led program that has demonstrated success
supported projects. If your club hasn’t engaged in and has the potential to reach more people through
a Rotary Foundation district grant or global grant, scaling up over a three- to five-year period.
make this the year you do. Collaborating with your Our Programs of Scale are the epitome of
Rotary counterparts in another district on one of thinking big: Through them, we aim to establish
Rotary’s seven areas of focus can make a lasting sustainable partnerships and cost-effective
impact beyond your wildest dreams. Explore Rotary programs that deliver tangible benefits beyond
Showcase at rotary.org/showcase or arrange a the funding period. This way, Rotary and its
meeting between your club and your district Rotary Foundation can reach and assist more people in
Foundation chair to start a conversation. more places.
Let’s also think big about our polio fundraising Lastly, let’s remember that our efforts to make
this year. Begin planning your World Polio Day the world a better place should extend beyond our
fundraiser now for 24 October if you haven’t time on earth. As we strive to reach $2.025 billion
already. Let’s see how Rotaract and Rotary clubs can by 2025 for Rotary’s Endowment, consider how you
make this year’s fundraisers our best ever. can leave a legacy by making a gift or a commitment
Thinking big about the Foundation also means to a Rotary endowment. This will ensure that
remembering that through it, our impact goes beyond Rotary’s future generations will have greater
the current Rotary year. We see this through not only financial resources to create positive change, just as
the emphasis on sustainability in our grant projects so many are doing now, in so many ways.
but also in initiatives such as Programs of Scale. The
third Programs of Scale recipient will take on a big
challenge: combating cervical cancer and enhancing BARRY RASSIN
women’s health in Egypt through awareness-raising Foundation trustee chair
Illustration by Viktor Miller Gausa

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