A message from District Governor Charlie Kelly
- September 30 2005
Katrina Relief Page
Rotarians and Rotary clubs throughout District 5130, and all over the world, are responding to the devastating losses suffered in our Southern states.
Existing aid agencies are now providing the emergency and short-term care that they are best suited for. More and more specific - and longer-term - needs are being identified by Clubs and Districts in the affected areas, and we will be posting these on this page.
Please let DG Charlie know via emailwhat your Clubs have done and/or are planning to do.
To date, D5130 Clubs have reported sending over $20,000 directly to various agencies, determined at the Club level. Of course, many of our Rotarians have contributed on their own, to their own favorite agencies, and these amounts are not included.
Questions are being asked about getting "Paul Harris" credit for contributions to Katrina relief. Just like with the Tsunami relief (and other prior emergeny/disaster relief efforts) through The Rotary Foundation, these donations are in the category of "Donor Advised Funds" (DAF). DAFs DO NOT receive "Paul Harris" credit. DAF donations are spent immediately, and therefore they do not accumulate the earnings that normal "Annual Giving" provides for Foundation operations (the 3-year hold that we are familiar with).
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