DIRECT & FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO VICTIMS OF DISASTERS
District 6880 Foundation is established as a 501 (C)3 entity to serve as a repository of funds to support victims of disaster in the rotary District 6880
Natural Disasters Assistance
The vast majority of assistance by Rotarians and Rotary District 6880 Foundation is the result of natural Disasters and weather events…
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Timely Response
The response time to a disaster often means the difference between life and death for many. RI District 6880 Foundation is prepared to respond a…
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Caring and Communicating
Communication is key to getting a job done properly. With caring hearts and clear communication channels, RI District 6880 Foundation can Mobili…
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Lee County 3/15/19
Update from District Governor Sam Adams A quick update on the situation in Lee County. Clean Up in Lee County continues. EMA Officials are using heavy equipment to move and collect debris over the next several days. Volunteers will still be needed for the months to come, but for now volunteers...
Dorian Relief 9/9/19
Rotary International District 6990 has secured a 181-foot ship and begun the efforts to fill four (4) 20-foot containers with needed supplies to aid in the Hurricane Dorian Relief Efforts. The local Rotary Clubs will be collecting items and packing them for the first shipment by this weekend....
2020 Hurricane Season
Our first ZOOM meetings' focus was to evaluate what had been accomplished and what could be improved. But the sessions also highlighted the possible limitations of the District's Disaster Relief efforts. Discussions quickly turned from long-term planning to real-time relief as a series of...
Tuskegee Polio Project
In 1985, Rotary and its partners made the commitment to eradicate polio from the face of the earth. In that year an average of over 400,000 children were stricken, with crippling effects, with the polio myelitis virus. From 125 countries in 1985 down to two countries in 2019 with active polio...
What it’s like to survive polio & COVID-19
What it’s like to survive polio and COVID-19 By Paul Engleman Illustrations by Fien Jorissen Sixty-five years ago, in 1955, I was diagnosed with polio. I was two years old, so I was unaware of what it meant to have been infected with the poliovirus, but I became more aware of it in subtle ways as...
In a time of social upheaval, where should America go?
Chicago Rotarian Xavier Ramey says the key to creating an equitable society is understanding where we’ve been by Bryan Smith Photography by Frank Ishman Wearing a dark suit, a white shirt, and a blue tie held in place by a silver clasp, the young man walked onto the stage, flashed a disarming...
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