Australian Rotary Health wants to extend a huge thanks to the #Rotary Clubs from the Rotary District 9820 for donating $25k to mental health research!Due to COVID-19 restrictions throughout ARH's 40th anniversary and with many fundraising efforts being cancelled, the Rotary Club of Mornington encouraged other Clubs donate to ARH
"Mornington was very disappointed in not being able host a celebratory 40th Anniversary Dinner. Having been instrumental in the formation of Australian Rotary Health in 1981 and watched its growth and amazing contribution to Australia’s medical research since, we felt this recognition was very important," said Ross Kilborn (President, RC of Mornington).
Thank you to all who have donated! Without you, ARH would not be able to fund critical research to help support a healthier Australia
The Rotary Club of Berwick contributed $5000 which was matched by the Rotary Club of Mornington. Our donation means Australian Rotary Health has $10,000 more to work with and make Australian a better place to be.
Raising money to make a difference in the world is a thankless task except when WE are not a NUMBER but a NAME.
This past Rotary year, the Board of the Rotary Club of Berwick spent a lot of time working out where our Club's donations would make the most impact. Rotary should support our Rotary first, our partners second, our strategic partners third and anyone else fourth.
I think we have done well on the multiplication stakes with 100% backing on Australian Rotary Health and 300% backing on our $3020 donation to Polio Plus! That means we have effectively donated an extra $11,000 dollars AUD to what is reported in our annual report. We must work smarter and not harder.
For Rotary Clubs to make a difference in the world, they need to be fully aware of the levers available to make their cold hard cash work harder. District and Global grants are a good way to make our bucks travel further and the Rotary Club of Berwick have made an effort to utilise these opportunities for some amazing outcomes with our Philipines water project, Grasmere wetlands project and our Low Level Scholarship Grants helping local school students just to name a few.
A bit of Rotary education never goes astray when you need it most!