This issue will cover various types of fund donation, namely the Polio Plus Fund, Endowment Fund and Annual Fund. This will give you more idea about fund raising in Rotary.

World Polio Day

World Polio Day falls in October. World Polio Day highlights the global efforts to end poliomyelitis (polio) worldwide. Polio is a life-threatening disease caused by the poliovirus, which the World Health Assembly committed to eradicate in 1988. The WHO European Region was declared polio-free in 2002 and has sustained this status every year since then.

Every year on 24 October, we observe World Polio Day to raise awareness of the importance of polio vaccination to protect every child from this devastating disease, and to celebrate the many parents, professionals and volunteers whose contributions make polio eradication achievable. Rotarians may contribute to eradicate polio by organizing fundraising activities or to donate to the Rotary Polio Plus Fund directly. Same as last year, there will be three tiers of End polio donation at our district. These are tier one US$1,600; tier two US$1,100 & tier three US$800 respectively. For details, please contact the End Polio Sub Committee Chair under PP Anita Tang in Hong Kong or Fund-Raising Team Deputy Chair PP Elizabete Fong in Macau. There are a series of End Polio events coming.

Macau clubs are organizing their area End Polio Charity Walk & Run on 19 October 2025, please join and support!

Area 9 & 10 are also organizing another End Polio Walk in Mongolia on 4 Oct, 2025. In addition to Macau and Mongolia, our district will host the Rotary Hong Kong Ultra Marathon cum End Polio Walk on 1 March 2026. Please stay tuned. More information will be updated soon. Currently & globally, there are only two countries that still have polio cases. Let’s join us and eradicate polio in the world.

Endowment Fund

Gifts to Rotary’s Endowment ensure that future Rotarians will have the resources they need to design and implement sustainable projects year after year.  This is made possible by preserving and investing initial contributions and spending only a portion of the earnings. 

This strategy supports Rotary’s causes today while generating funds that will further the work of future Rotarians committed to Doing Good in the World.

You may choose to give to Endowment Fund any time or include a commitment to the Foundation in your Will or estate plan. The giving to endowment fund will be managed by professional investment specialists. The return of the donated endowment fund will come back to our district every year and fund to our grant projects. If the donation more than US$25,000, you can name the donated endowment fund too. If you have any queries about the giving to Endowment Fund, please do not hesitate to contact district Fund Raising Team Chair DGN Frank Chan or District Rotary Foundation Chair PDG Wilson Cheng. They are happy to serve and explain the details for you.

Annual Fund

Gifts to the Annual Fund is another core giving to Rotary. This helps Rotary and Rotaract clubs take action today to create positive change in communities close to home and around the world. Contributions help strengthening peace efforts, fighting disease, providing clean water and sanitation, saving mothers and children, supporting education, growing local economies and protecting the environment.

Annual Fund can be raised by donations made by any members.  The Paul Harris Fellow recognition acknowledges individuals who contribute, or who have contributions made in their name of US$1,000 to The Rotary Foundation.  Major Donor recognition acknowledges donors whose combined personal or cumulative giving has reached US$10,000 at level one. For those donated US$25,000 or above will be Major Donor level two. Then the giving up to US$50,000 or above, will be Major Donor level three. When the donation up to US$100,000 & below US$250,000, the donors will be Major Donor level four.   Furthermore, the Arch Klumph Society recognizes The Rotary Foundation’s highest tier of donors, i.e. those who have contributed US$250,000 or above during their lifetime. Roughly around half of the donated amount will be allocated back to our district three years later after the donation. This is known as District Designated Fund (DDF) that will further support our district’s grant projects, including district grants, global grants & other TRD programs.

Let’s join us to donate and “Unite for Good”?

Foundation & Grant Management Seminar

Besides, please be reminded that the Grant Management Seminar is coming soon on 8 Nov 2025. This is one of the criteria that each club must send at least one member to the seminar in order to achieve the club qualification criteria for next rotary year (2026-27). If your clubs are planning to have grant projects, no matter district grants, global grants or other TRF programs, please do not miss the seminar.

It is also time to test your knowledge about foundation and grant management.  Here is a quiz for everyone.  If you think you do not know the answers, you are strongly encouraged to sign up to attend the District Foundation & Grant Management Seminar scheduled on 8 November 2025.

Question 1:

Is it possible for a Rotaract Club to apply for District Grant?

Question 2:

A Rotary Club has commenced an urgent service project on 1 October 2025.  Can it apply for District Grant in Rotary Year 2025/26 for such project?

Question 3:

Submission of a Global Grant project plan to TRF will require district leaders’ online authorization. For a club acting as either host or international sponsor, which of the following is INCORRECT?

• A. No authorization is required if no DDF of the district is allotted to the project.
• B. Authorization by DRFC Chair is required whether or not DDF of the District is allotted to the project.
• C. Both DG and DRFC Chair’s authorization are required if DDF of the District is allotted to the project.

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Last but not least, below are the important dates of District Rotary Foundation Committee: Please stay tuned.

5 October 2025	End Polio Walk in Mongolia
19 October 2025	End Polio Charity Walk & Run (Macau)
31 October 2025	Cutoff date for donations to qualify as Every Rotarian Every Year (“EREY”) Club
8 November 2025	Foundation & Grant Management Seminar
18 December 2025	Intercity Meeting
1 March 2026	Rotary Hong Kong Ultra Marathon 2026 cum End Polio Walk