As little as $2 a week does a world of good  140725_bergmanBy
Teree Bergman, an assistant regional Rotary Foundation
coordinator    It’s hard to understand why so few clubs earn
these banners. What Rotarian doesn’t want to be able to say, “I
helped improve health, alleviate poverty, and enhance
education?” Why would a member attend a meeting every week and
never give anything to the Annual Fund?  Surely we can do
better. I do not know the reason that we have such a low
percentage of donors, but I would guess that part of it is this:
we fail to ask. The most common reason people say they joined
Rotary is that someone they respected ASKED. It’s the same for
the Foundation. If you want people to give, you have to ASK.
Think about it, a $100 annual gift, the benchmark for the
initiative, comes out to roughly $2 a week. Who doesn’t spend at
least that much each week on things they can’t even remember?
That is about half the cost of a tall latte at Starbucks.  What
can The Rotary Foundation do with your $2 a week