I am very proud and honoured to have been a member of Rotary Club of Belur since 1992. I am even more excited to have the opportunity to serve as the President of this esteemed club for the next Rotary year. Words fall short in my thanking all members for having imposed their confidence by bestowing this huge responsibility upon me.
The Foundation Trustees have made another change to the way that global grants are funded, following their decision to stop matching cash contributions to grants because of the high demand for global grants. This latest change will give Rotary clubs and districts more flexibility in financing grant activity.
There’s no longer a minimum World Fund match for global grants. This means that grant sponsors can use any combination of District Designated Funds (DDF), cash, or directed gifts and endowment earnings to fund a global grant, as long as the minimum project budget is $30,000. The maximum World Fund award remains $400,000. As noted before, the Foundation will provide a 100 percent World Fund match for all DDF contributions, but not match cash contributions.
The best way to ensure sufficient World Fund resources for grant activity in the future is to give generously to the Annual Fund-SHARE.
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The District 3291 Awards event was held on 28th June at Haldiram Banquets observing the necessary restrictions due to the prevalent pandemic. It may have lacked the normal razzle dazzle generally associated with it ....
