November is…Rotary Foundation Month.

Several separate funds make up the Rotary Foundation.

• The Annual Fund – All money donated to the annual fund goes to international and local grant projects.

• PolioPlus: Money donated to this fund goes toward our efforts to eradicate polio. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation matches these donations 2:1.

• The Endowment Fund—Donations to this fund are mostly received as bequests from people’s wills and estates. The money donated to this fund stays in the fund, and the annual interest received goes to programs, including the seven Rotary Peace Centers located in Universities worldwide where individuals can study peace and conflict prevention, one of Rotary’s Seven Areas of Focus. The eighth Rotary Peace Center has been approved and will be in Istanbul, Turkey. It is expected to open in 2025. Our Club is fortunate to have the only Rotary Peace Center in North America, located about 45 miles from where our Club meets, in Chapel Hill/Durham, NC.