The Rotary Areas of Focus

Rotary is more than a service organization that’s making a difference in your community. We’re an international membership organization made up of people who share a passion for and commitment to enhancing communities and improving lives across the world.

The mission of The Rotary Foundation is to enable Rotarians to advance world understanding, goodwill, and peace through the improvement of health, the support of education, and the alleviation of poverty.

Contributions to The Rotary Foundation make it possible for clubs to transform lives worldwide. Your generous support funds projects in six important areas: Peace and Conflict Prevention/Resolution, Disease Prevention and Treatment, Water and Sanitation, Material and Child Health, Basic Education and Literacy, and Economic and Community Development.

In countries like Uganda, where malaria is a major health concern, bed nets offer a safe, peaceful night’s rest.  In Paraguay, a Bunsen Burner can be used to teach new mothers to safely warm breast milk for nursing their newborns. In Indonesia, tiled water tubs improve community health by providing clean water and preventing the spread of dengue fever. And in Olympia, a permanent play area allows homeless children a safe place to play and learn.

Annual Fund contributions help support Rotary’s humanitarian activities, from local service projects to global initiatives. When you make a donation to The Rotary Foundation you are making a donation to the same fund that helps people locally and around the world.

Corey Lopardi

Foundation Chair

Hawks Prairie Rotary