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Our Rotary Foundation
Challenge Accepted, DG Andre!

At the beginning of the new Rotary year, the Rotary Club of Peachtree City was given what seemed to be an unattainable goal for Foundation Giving for this year.  Due to our record-setting year in 2022-2023 of $97,000, our goal for this year was set at $100,000 to be eligible for any district citations for the year.  President Amy and Foundation Chair Will knew this would be one of the biggest challenges for the year and would need 100% participation from our club and our community to reach this goal.

As with most things in Peachtree City, though, we did not shy away and simply put our heads together to come up with some creative ways to reach the new goal.

  1. Contact each member within range of the ‘next’ level of Paul Harris Fellow and encourage them to donate accordingly: Mission Accomplished – five members became major donors in the FIRST meeting of the new year and over 15 more have reached the next level of PHF.
  2. Come up with a quick and easy way to have fun while raising money each week for the Foundatio: Mission Accomplished – Foundation Football was kicked off for a third year with more members participating than ever before.  At $1 pledged per point scored across our pee-wee league, local high schools, NCAA and NFL teams, we raised over $14,000 in three months! 
  3. Host a Foundation FUNdraiser to include our community partners: Mission Accomplished – through the efforts of a few key members on the committee, the first annual Bourbon & Bow Ties / Pinot & Pearls event was created.  With ~200 community attendees, live music, great food and most importantly – awesome bourbon & wine – we were able to bring in over $30,000 in a matter of three hours!

We are proud to say that we have reached 110%+ of our goal for the year (over $110,000 in Foundation giving) already by January 1 through these efforts and the commitment of our entire membership and the extended community!  We can’t wait to see what can be accomplished in our district with these funds being returned to us over the next 3 years!

Posted by Mandy Timmons
January 30, 2024

Comments

Posted by Claudia Mertl
Rotary Club of Atlanta Southern Crescent
February 26, 2024 10:49am

Way to go, Peachtree City! Co

Posted by Gillian Leggett
Rotary Club of Stone Mountain
February 13, 2024 8:47am

Congratulations to the Rotary Club of Peachtree City! Truly making a difference in the lives of many!

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