District Governor's Inaugural Address

1.	Introduction
2.	Areas of Emphases
3.	Rotary Foundation
4.	Membership
5.	Conclusion

 

INAUGURAL ADDRESS BY MATTHIAS OLADEINDE SHOGA
AT HIS INSTALLATION AS DISTRICT GOVERNOR
ROTARY INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT 9110, NIGERIA
ON SATURDAY JULY 17, 2010 AT MUSON CENTRE, ONIKAN, LAGOS

ROTARY FOUNDATION

My dear esteemed guests permit me to introduce to you, the Rotary Foundation. This is Rotary’s “power engine” to do good in the world. Most of the humanitarian and educational projects executed by Districts and the clubs are supported by funds from the Foundation.

The fund is made up of contributions by people of the world, Rotarians and Non-Rotarians alike. One thousand US Dollars (US$1,000) makes you a Paul Harris Fellow.

You can contribute this as many times as possible and you get recognition for each US$1,000 in form of different medals and certificates. A Major Donor recognition is awarded with cumulative contributions of US$10,000.

Our biggest project to date is the Polio initiative to which Rotary Foundation has extended a whopping sum of over US$650M (Six Hundred and Fifty Million Dollars). As I speak, Polio is almost extinct from the world except in four countries to which our dear motherland Nigeria is occupying an unenviable position as a country that exports polio virus to the rest of her neighbours. This is not a good reference but it is the true position of things.
         
          I enjoin you to contribute towards the Foundation. Your contribution will be used to make a difference in the world and you can be rest assured that your money is in good hands.

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