~ Newberg Noon Rotary Club Newsletter ~
Rotary Club of Newberg, Zoom Meeting
Wednesday, February 16, 2022
~ Call to Order ~
President Joe Morelock welcomed Rotarians and Friends of Rotary to the Hybrid Live/Zoom meeting at 12:00 p.m. Wednesday, February 16, 2022 at the Chehalem Cultural Center.
~ Flag Salute ~
Paula lead participants in the Pledge of Allegiance.
~ 4 Way Test ~
Auggie lead participants in the recital of the 4 Way Test:
Rotary’s Four Way Test of the things we think, say and do:
#1 – Is it the TRUTH?
#2 – Is it FAIR to all concerned?
#3 – Will it BUILD GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS?
#4 – Is it BENEFICIAL to all concerned?
~ Announcements ~
Newberg Advantage Magazine: The February issue is now out and features our article about the Kenya Project, but also some other interesting historical stories.
Pancake Breakfast: Note that this is a lot of work and they are in need of volunteers. Please reach out if you would like to join it, it is a lot of fun. Aaron is in charge of the committee so get ahold of him to get involved. This is very important and we would be very appreciative to anyone willing to be on the planning committee.
~ Guests ~
Lydia, Guest, Dan’s Wife
Isabella, Guest, Dan’s Daughter
Emily, Guest, A Family Place
Gary Stewart, Guest, Early Birds Club/District offices
~ The Rotary Duck ~
Paula: Wished a happy birthday to Becky.
Kathy: Has scheduled the dinner she donated to serve for the auction. She will be serving a salmon dinner at the Meraviglioso Winery up in the Dundee Hills.
Mike: Donated to Polio and excited about the global progress.
Brandy: Mentioned that her son is turning 15 years old and is anxious about learning how to drive.
Rick: Thankful for Progress with Polio and other successful vaccines.
Scott: Shared about tuning his mountain bike and going to black rocks to do mountain biking with his 14 year old son. Right after that his son liked it so much that he went again with his mom.
Laura: Mentioned that there is a nice thank you note on the Tied with Love Facebook page for our generous contribution of $400 from the club with a matching grant of another $400 from the district to their project.
~ Today’s Program: The Rotary Foundation with Dan Keuler ~
Dan Keuler began with a quick background on himself where he shared that he grew up in Tualatin, Oregon before moving to Eugene to attend the University of Oregon. Dan earned a Bachelor’s degree majoring in Accounting and went on to complete a 5th year, earning his Master’s of Accounting Degree. After college he joined a CPA firm in Eugene where he worked for 5 years with a few Tax seasons under his belt but primarily as an Auditor with a specialization in Municipalities and Non-Profits. After 5 years working at the CPA firm Dan and his now wife moved up to Newberg to be closer to family where Dan became the Senior Accountant at the City of Newberg where he has held this position for the last 5 and a half years. He also has been in our Rotary Club for over 5 years and serves as the Rotary Foundation Chair and the Public Relations Chair, as well as working with the Auction team and on other projects. He is also the Treasurer of Rota-Dent.
Very importantly highlighted is the difference between the Newberg Rotary Foundation, which is the Club Foundation and benefactor of our auction, pancake breakfast, and other fundraising efforts. The Newberg Rotary Foundation is ran by a board of Noon Rotarians. The Rotary Foundation (TRF) is the foundation for Rotary International, which is a worldwide Foundation that Rotarians around the world are encouraged to contribute to. It has 3 main “buckets” of funds: PolioPlus funds, which we contribute Duck money once a month but also can be directly funded by members, the Annual Fund, which is the grant moneys used on our projects and around the world, and the endowment fund, which is money held in perpetuity while the interest earned goes towards projects. The annual spending by TRF is over $300 million per year and the assets held has grown to over $1.2 billion.
TRF Mission:
The Rotary Foundation helps Rotary members to advance world understanding, goodwill, and peace by improving health, providing quality education, improving the environment, and alleviating poverty.
TRF Causes:
- Ending Polio
- Promoting Peace
- Fighting Disease (global health care)
- Providing Clean Water
- Supporting Education
- Saving Mothers and Children (health care/support)
- Growing Local Economies (fighting poverty, sustainability)
- Protecting the Environment
- Disaster Response
Why to Contribute:
Dan shared that he is a Paul Harris Society member which means he donates $1,000 a year to their foundation. He chooses to support TRF for a variety of reasons which includes that as a purposefully frugal Finance Professional he is very sensitive to making sure his financial contributions are used EFFICIENTLY. This organization has a 4/4 star rating on Charity Navigator, the leading Non-Profit evaluation group, as well as perfect 100/100 scores in their Finance, Accountability, and Transparency. Their method of spending includes sourcing the good ideas of hundreds of thousands of Rotarians around the world and evaluates all project proposals carefully before funding, ensuring sustainable, beneficial spending is being done with their funds. All of this and more demonstrates why they are a smart choice for contributions doing Good in your community as well as across the world at large.
Dan also shared that there is an expectation for Clubs to contribute at least $100 per member on average, and that if we meet this goal (approx $6400 total per year) it ensures a 1:1 matching for our Club’s projects vs a 0.5:1 matching if we do not meet this goal. Over the last 5 years, our annual contributions has dropped from $16k to $6.4k, and we are currently just over $2,000 with only 4 months left in the year. He encouraged people who have the budget to consider becoming a Paul Harris Society Member like himself, and set up recurring donations of either $85/mo, $250/Qtr, or $1,000 per year. Understanding that many members add value to our club in many other ways besides financially, or maybe have set aside their annual contributions for other more personal charities or churches, he insisted that there is no requirement, but that even small donations like $50-100 help our club’s total.
Contribution Recognition:
- Rotary Foundation Sustaining Member: $100 to the Foundation per year
- Paul Harris Fellow: All time cumulative donation of $1,000
- Paul Harris Society Member: Annual contributions of $1,000 or more (Note our annual pin presentations: Last year was 6 members of our Club)
- Benefactors: Future commitment to donate at least $1,000
- Bequest Society: $10,000 future committment
- Major Donor: $10,000 Cumulative
- Arch Lumph Society: $250,000 cumulative
- Legacy Society: $1 Million future commitment (One of the members in our very own club is a Legacy Member!)
In order to contribute to or learn more about The Rotary Foundation, visit their website at https://www.rotary.org/en/about-rotary/rotary-foundation. Just click Donate and follow through the prompts. If you have any questions about donating, please reach out to Dan Keuler.
Check your e-mails for Mike Caruso’s Zoom meeting access information.
~ Joke of the Day ~
If a drummer comes out of retirement, will there be repercussions?
~ Happy Quotes! ~
“Only by giving are you able to receive more than you already have.”
– Jim Rohn
~ Published 2/19/2022: Dan Keuler, Newsletter Editor ~
