Clubs Recognized for Giving to the Foundation
When you read this the District 5710 Annual Conference will be over and a lot of clubs will have been recognized for amazing achievements in Rotary International Foundation affairs.
In the 2025-2026 Rotary Year we had 26 STAR Clubs – clubs that averaged $100 per member of annual fund gifting. That’s three more than last year. Star clubs get a bonus of District Designated Funds for their local projects!
We had eight Rotary Foundation Giving Clubs – clubs in which every member gave at least $100. That is two more than last year.
There were 18 clubs earning Polio Drop Awards – club gifting to PolioPlus exceeded $1,200 for the year. That tied last year and we set a new record for total PolioPlus giving.
The Leavenworth Club was the top Annual Fund giving Club; Topeka South was the top PolioPlus giving club; and Ambassadors were the top Endowment giving club (current dollars, not future planned gifting). Leavenworth and Ambassadors were aided by a couple of large gifts but also because most club members gave something!
All this giving makes Rotary the most amazing service organization in the world. We are ending Polio, feeding the hungry, sheltering the shelterless, preventing diseases and fixing innumerable problems globally, in addition to all the work your clubs do in your hometowns. Your financial contributions to any of these efforts – local, world-wide, Polio – saves lives and help bring lasting peace. Please contribute to the Annual fund, PolioPlus and the Endowment Fund, in addition to your local support for your local club efforts. About half of our district Rotarians support one or more of these three efforts. Image what we could do if all of us donated just $100 a year for each fund!
Contact me at 785-267-8782 or raeschliman@corefirstbank.com if you would like to visit about any Rotary Foundation matters.