The Rotary Foundation Announces Top District Clubs for 2015-2016
Top Three Highest Clubs in Annual Per Capita Giving-- Catonsville, Ellicott City, and College Park
The Rotary Foundation (TRF) recently announced club recognitions based on annual foundation giving for the 2015-2016 Rotary year ending June 30. The Rotary Club of Catonsville with contributions to the Annual Fund of $341.67 per capita was ranked first in District 7620. The Rotary Club of Ellicott City ranked second with per capita giving of $322.61 and the Rotary Club of College Park ranked third with per capita giving of $316.30. These clubs were three of only 1564 clubs worldwide to achieve Top Three Highest in Per Capita Annual Giving honors. Only clubs with a minimum of US$50 per capita were eligible.
100 Percent Giving Clubs
Eleven district clubs were recognized as a 100% Foundation Giving Club. They were: Aberdeen, Baltimore, Bonds Meadow, Catonsville, College Park, Columbia Town Center, Crofton, Elkridge, Metro Bethesda, Potomac, and Potomac-Bethesda. Only 4,609 clubs worldwide attained this status. To be eligible, 100% of all active members must personally contribute to TRF and the average contribution must be at least US$100.
Every Rotarian, Every Year/Sustaining Member Clubs
Six district clubs were among the 2,253 clubs worldwide to attain 100% Foundation Sustaining Member Club status. They were: Aberdeen, Baltimore, Bonds Meadow, Columbia Town Center, Metro Bethesda, and Potomac-Bethesda.
The above clubs received banners noting their accomplishments.
Twenty Clubs were honored for supporting the End Polio Now Campaign with an annual donation of $1,500 or more to the PolioPlus fund. The clubs, recognized with a certificate of appreciation, included Aberdeen, Annapolis, Bethesda-Chevy Chase, Bonds Meadow, Carroll Creek, Charles County (La Plata), College Park, Columbia, Columbia-Patuxent, Frederick, Gaithersburg, Glen Burnie, Lake Shore-Severna Park, Lexington Park, Montgomery Village, Parole, Potomac, Potomac-Bethesda, Silver Spring-Kensington, and South Anne Arundel County.
Congratulations to each of the clubs recognized. These contributions to TRF help to fulfill the dream of sixth RI President Arch Klumph when he envisioned an endowment for the purpose of “doing good in the world” one hundred years ago.
Rotary District Governor Anna-Mae Kobbe
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Our own in-house counsel Arthur Blitz will speak on Joseph Ellis' book "The Quartet." Published in 2015, Ellis focused on four men who he asserts lead the transition from the ineffectual Articles of Confederation to what he describes as the founding of "American nationhood," the creation, adoption, and effectualization of th
e U.S. Constitution. Those identified as the "Quartet" were George Washington, Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison. According to the author, three important "supporting players" were Robert Morris, Gouverneur Morris and Thomas Jefferson. Expert in legal thinking, Art Blitz is sure to provide a concise summary and analysis, which should make for an illuminating and memorable presentation.
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