Roy Balfour joined us from the Rotary Club of Shrewsbury to speak about the founding of the very first Rotary Club in Ukraine. District 7910 supported the formation of this Club and 30 years later is working to respond to the current crisis. He urged us to donate to the Rotary International Disaster Relief fund before April 30. Donate for Ukraine with confidence as:
- Rotary is not a religious nor political organization. Rather it is 1.2 million caring professionals in 35,000 Rotary clubs in more than 220 countries.
- Rotary donations are not impacted by admin fees, every $ goes toward the effort.
- Rotary has a global reputation for good stewardship of donations and prioritizing emergency needs.
- Rotary donations are USA tax deductible.
- Rotary is the only NGO with a seat at the UN.
Roy also shared the following links with more information:
https://www.rotary.org/en/rotary-responds-ukraine-crisis
Rotary Direct Donate NOW: https://msgfocus.rotary.org/c/1Hg5tlo1COo77r39nen3QJq5dmx5
Rotary Disaster Fund & Grants https://my.rotary.org/en/disaster-response-fund
https://my.rotary.org/en/take-action/apply-grants/rotary-disaster-response-grants
Rotary in Ukraine Facebook https://www.facebook.com/RotaryInUkraine/
https://www.facebook.com/watch/RotaryInUkraine/
Ukraine Rotarians Organized to Help https://fb.watch/bVBA-kQ9o6/
Watch Roy's presentation here: