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DESCRIPTION:New Member Rotary Foundation Learning Session\n\nTime: Oct 28\,
  2025 05:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)\nJoin Zoom Meeting\nhttps://us
 06web.zoom.us/j/89160727704?pwd=1IMJauJkgRj2450hlaZRkIvPLuLyZA.1\n\nMeetin
 g ID: 891 6072 7704\nPasscode: 339212\n\nAll new members&mdash\;and any Ro
 tarian wishing for a refresher&mdash\;are warmly invited!\n\nOctober 28\, 
 2025 | 5:30&ndash\;6:30 p.m. | Zoom\nHosted by ARRFC Sandi Chard and PDG L
 isa Bishop\n\nAre you a new Rotarian&mdash\;or simply looking to better un
 derstand how the Rotary Foundation transforms your contributions into life
 -changing projects? Join us for a special one-hour Rotary Foundation Learn
 ing Session designed especially for new members.\n\nThis engaging and inte
 ractive session will be led by ARRFC (Assistant Regional Rotary Foundation
  Coordinator) Sandi Chard and Past District Governor Lisa Bishop\, who bri
 ng extensive experience and a passion for helping Rotarians connect with t
 he Foundation&rsquo\;s mission.\n\nWhat You&rsquo\;ll Learn\n\n\n	\n	The B
 asics of the Rotary Foundation\n	Discover the history\, purpose\, and stru
 cture of Rotary&rsquo\;s charitable arm and why it is consistently ranked 
 as one of the world&rsquo\;s most trusted foundations.\n	\n	\n	How Your Do
 nations Make an Impact\n	Learn how Annual Fund\, PolioPlus\, and Endowment
  contributions are used\, and how funds flow back to districts and clubs t
 hrough District Designated Funds (DDF).\n	\n	\n	Grants That Change Communi
 ties\n	Gain an understanding of District Grants and Global Grants\, includ
 ing inspiring examples of projects&mdash\;both local and international&mda
 sh\;that were made possible through member support.\n	\n	\n	Recognition an
 d Membership Opportunities\n	Explore the Paul Harris Fellow program\, Paul
  Harris Society\, PolioPlus Society\, and how these opportunities recogniz
 e and encourage sustained giving.\n	\n	\n	Your Role as a New Member\n	Lear
 n practical ways you can get involved right away: from promoting Foundatio
 n giving in your club\, to supporting events\, to sharing the Rotary story
  in your community.\n	\n\n\nWhy Attend?\n\nThe Rotary Foundation is at the
  heart of Rotary&rsquo\;s ability to create lasting change. This session w
 ill help new members:\n\n\n	\n	Understand how their support translates int
 o measurable impact.\n	\n	\n	Connect personally with Rotary&rsquo\;s globa
 l mission.\n	\n	\n	Feel more confident engaging in Foundation conversation
 s in their club.\n	\n	\n	Be inspired to become active contributors to Rota
 ry&rsquo\;s future.\n	\n\n\nHow to Join\n\n\n	\n	Date: Tuesday\, October 2
 8\, 2025\n	\n	\n	Time: 5:30 p.m. &ndash\; 6:30 p.m. (via Zoom)\n	\n	\n	Cos
 t: Free\n	\n\n
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SUMMARY:Foundation What is the Rotary Foundation-101 
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<h1 style="color: rgb(34\, 34\, 34)\; font-fam
 ily: Arial\, Helvetica\, sans-serif\; background-color: rgb(255\, 255\, 25
 5)\;">New Member Rotary Foundation Learning Session</h1>\n\n<p>Time: Oct 2
 8\, 2025 05:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)<br />\nJoin Zoom Meeting<br
  />\nhttps://us06web.zoom.us/j/89160727704?pwd=1IMJauJkgRj2450hlaZRkIvPLuL
 yZA.1</p>\n\n<p>Meeting ID: 891 6072 7704<br />\nPasscode: 339212</p>\n\n<
 p><span style="color: rgb(34\, 34\, 34)\; font-family: Arial\, Helvetica\,
  sans-serif\; font-size: small\; background-color: rgb(255\, 255\, 255)\;"
 >All new members&mdash\;and any Rotarian wishing for a refresher&mdash\;ar
 e warmly invited!</span></p>\n\n<p style="color: rgb(34\, 34\, 34)\; font-
 family: Arial\, Helvetica\, sans-serif\; font-size: small\; background-col
 or: rgb(255\, 255\, 255)\;"><strong>October 28\, 2025 | 5:30&ndash\;6:30 p
 .m. | Zoom</strong><br />\n<strong>Hosted by ARRFC Sandi Chard and PDG Lis
 a Bishop</strong></p>\n\n<p style="color: rgb(34\, 34\, 34)\; font-family:
  Arial\, Helvetica\, sans-serif\; font-size: small\; background-color: rgb
 (255\, 255\, 255)\;">Are you a new Rotarian&mdash\;or simply looking to be
 tter understand how the Rotary Foundation transforms your contributions in
 to life-changing projects? Join us for a special one-hour&nbsp\;<strong>Ro
 tary Foundation Learning Session</strong>&nbsp\;designed especially for ne
 w members.</p>\n\n<p style="color: rgb(34\, 34\, 34)\; font-family: Arial\
 , Helvetica\, sans-serif\; font-size: small\; background-color: rgb(255\, 
 255\, 255)\;">This engaging and interactive session will be led by&nbsp\;<
 strong>ARRFC (Assistant Regional Rotary Foundation Coordinator) Sandi Char
 d</strong>&nbsp\;and&nbsp\;<strong>Past District Governor Lisa Bishop</str
 ong>\, who bring extensive experience and a passion for helping Rotarians 
 connect with the Foundation&rsquo\;s mission.</p>\n\n<h3 style="color: rgb
 (34\, 34\, 34)\; font-family: Arial\, Helvetica\, sans-serif\; background-
 color: rgb(255\, 255\, 255)\;">What You&rsquo\;ll Learn</h3>\n\n<ul style=
 "color: rgb(34\, 34\, 34)\; font-family: Arial\, Helvetica\, sans-serif\; 
 font-size: small\; background-color: rgb(255\, 255\, 255)\;">\n	<li>\n	<p>
 <strong>The Basics of the Rotary Foundation</strong><br />\n	Discover the 
 history\, purpose\, and structure of Rotary&rsquo\;s charitable arm and wh
 y it is consistently ranked as one of the world&rsquo\;s most trusted foun
 dations.</p>\n	</li>\n	<li>\n	<p><strong>How Your Donations Make an Impact
 </strong><br />\n	Learn how Annual Fund\, PolioPlus\, and Endowment contri
 butions are used\, and how funds flow back to districts and clubs through 
 District Designated Funds (DDF).</p>\n	</li>\n	<li>\n	<p><strong>Grants Th
 at Change Communities</strong><br />\n	Gain an understanding of&nbsp\;<str
 ong>District Grants</strong>&nbsp\;and&nbsp\;<strong>Global Grants</strong
 >\, including inspiring examples of projects&mdash\;both local and interna
 tional&mdash\;that were made possible through member support.</p>\n	</li>\
 n	<li>\n	<p><strong>Recognition and Membership Opportunities</strong><br /
 >\n	Explore the Paul Harris Fellow program\, Paul Harris Society\, PolioPl
 us Society\, and how these opportunities recognize and encourage sustained
  giving.</p>\n	</li>\n	<li>\n	<p><strong>Your Role as a New Member</strong
 ><br />\n	Learn practical ways you can get involved right away: from promo
 ting Foundation giving in your club\, to supporting events\, to sharing th
 e Rotary story in your community.</p>\n	</li>\n</ul>\n\n<h3 style="color: 
 rgb(34\, 34\, 34)\; font-family: Arial\, Helvetica\, sans-serif\; backgrou
 nd-color: rgb(255\, 255\, 255)\;">Why Attend?</h3>\n\n<p style="color: rgb
 (34\, 34\, 34)\; font-family: Arial\, Helvetica\, sans-serif\; font-size: 
 small\; background-color: rgb(255\, 255\, 255)\;">The Rotary Foundation is
  at the heart of Rotary&rsquo\;s ability to create lasting change. This se
 ssion will help new members:</p>\n\n<ul style="color: rgb(34\, 34\, 34)\; 
 font-family: Arial\, Helvetica\, sans-serif\; font-size: small\; backgroun
 d-color: rgb(255\, 255\, 255)\;">\n	<li>\n	<p>Understand how their support
  translates into measurable impact.</p>\n	</li>\n	<li>\n	<p>Connect person
 ally with Rotary&rsquo\;s global mission.</p>\n	</li>\n	<li>\n	<p>Feel mor
 e confident engaging in Foundation conversations in their club.</p>\n	</li
 >\n	<li>\n	<p>Be inspired to become active contributors to Rotary&rsquo\;s
  future.</p>\n	</li>\n</ul>\n\n<h3 style="color: rgb(34\, 34\, 34)\; font-
 family: Arial\, Helvetica\, sans-serif\; background-color: rgb(255\, 255\,
  255)\;">How to Join</h3>\n\n<ul style="color: rgb(34\, 34\, 34)\; font-fa
 mily: Arial\, Helvetica\, sans-serif\; font-size: small\; background-color
 : rgb(255\, 255\, 255)\;">\n	<li>\n	<p><strong>Date:</strong>&nbsp\;Tuesda
 y\, October 28\, 2025</p>\n	</li>\n	<li>\n	<p><strong>Time:</strong>&nbsp\
 ;5:30 p.m. &ndash\; 6:30 p.m. (via Zoom)</p>\n	</li>\n	<li>\n	<p><strong>C
 ost:</strong>&nbsp\;Free</p>\n	</li>\n</ul>\n
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