Rotary Foundation Million Dollar Dinner

From Bill Patchett, Chair District 7070 Rotary Foundation Committee

Dear Rotarians,

Our District will be conducting a MILLION DOLLAR DINNER.

A Million Dollar Dinner is a celebration event designed to recognize all Major Donors and Bequest Society Members whose outright gifts or commitments are $10,000 or greater. These gifts / commitments will be included if they are made between July 1, 2015 and September 2015. Our goal is to show that District 7070 is committed to our Rotary Foundation by raising a minimum $1 Million US Dollars in that time period.

It will be held at the David Duncan House in Don Mills.  Their address is 125 Moatfield Drive and telephone number is 416-391-1424.  The date is September 15, 2015. PLEASE NOTE THE NEW DATE.

Our 2016-2017 Rotary International President John Germ will be our guest speaker.

Here are some of the ways that you can get involved and attend this exciting event:

An outright Major Gift of $10,000 or greater. (Don’t forget that all PolioPlus gifts are matched 2:1 by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, increasing your $10,000 gift to $30,000 for Polio Eradication Efforts).

Make your gift via a 3-year pledge. So $10,000 over 3 years is $3,333 per year to establish a Major Donor  - level 1 gift, with recognition at the time of your commitment not of the completion of the gift.

Outright gifts of stock or other valuable items have a very unique tax advantages.

Increase your existing Benefactor or Bequest gift commitment by at least $10,000. Remember that legacy gift commitments of $25,000 and greater provide an individual for an individual named endowment within Rotary’s larger endowment fund. Yes, your name lives on forever.

Make a new legacy gift commitment and become a Bequest Society member by adding a codicil to your will to include the Rotary Foundation (Canada) or change the beneficiary of RRSP’ and life insurance policies. Copies of your legal documents are not required.

And there is a 6th way too. It will be a pleasure to have you as my guest if you make a $ 1,000.00 contribution during D.G. Brian Thompson’s year and a further $ 1,000.00 contribution next July, August or September during DGE Michael Bell’s year. 

You all will be my guests.

The David Duncan House is renowned for its hospitality, food and ambience.

Please join us.  Do let me know your intentions.

Many thanks to all of you for your support.

William R. Patchett
District 7070 Foundation Chair
Past District Governor 7070 2006-2007
End Polio Now Coordinator Rotary International  Zone 24
Email:   patch@eagle.ca           phone:  905-372-5271

And please spread the word. Share this information at your club meeting, in your club bulletins and on your websites. Make sure everyone is aware of our District 7070 Million Dollar Dinner.

For more information, please call Bill Patchett or our Rotary Zone 24 Major Gift Officer, Carolyn Ferguson at 905-304-6831 or at Carolyn.ferguson@rotary.org