I pray this email finds you and yours safe and sound. I know that many in our family of Rotary have suffered property damage and loss. Our district is mobilizing to assist those of you in need.
Disaster Aid USA under the leadership of Wayne Beaumier, Patrick Lesley, Graham Sharp and others has already deployed and is working on Rotarian Bill Hall’s flooded home. Other Rotarian’s homes are on the list for help. Volunteers are needed and may go through Patrick Lesley to sign up to work where needed.
Fund raising for assistance to our district is on the top of our list as we will need money to assist our fellow Rotarians and Houstonians (Houstonians is to include as far out as our district reaches not just the city limits of Houston).
As of now we have 3 fund raising efforts in affect. First, we are accepting funds directly into our district via our own 501c3, Rotary District 5890 Charities, Inc. Secondly, we are encouraging donations be made to Disaster Aid USA, Hurricane Harvey Relief Fund. And finally, through RI President Elect Barry Rassin and PRI Directors Greg Podd and Bob Stuart, the Gulf Coast Disaster Relief Donor Advised Fund (Fund # 608) has been set up at the Rotary Foundation. This DAF will be used for donations from Rotary districts, clubs, club foundations and members worldwide that want to contribute to Gulf Coast disaster aid. The Fund will benefit the three Rotary Districts hit directly by Harvey. Our Houston District 5890. Galveston District 5910 and Corpus Christi/South Texas District 5930.
Please see the two attachments for information on how to donate directly to Rotary District 5890 Charities, Inc (EIN # 76-0569758) and Disaster Aid USA. More information will be forthcoming on the Disaster Aid Donor Advised Fund. Please share our Charities and Disaster Aid information with anyone that is in contact with you seeking ways to assist our district and Houston with disaster relief.
I am delighted to report that I have been inundated with offers of assistance from Rotary Districts, Clubs and Rotarians from every corner of the globe. We truly are a Family or Rotary and the greatest service organization in the world. Rotarians everywhere stand ready to serve us! What a family!
As we further develop our district plan for assistance and help, more information will be forthcoming. Please remember that many of our roads are still not safe for travel. Please do not attempt to drive through any standing water. That’s never a safe choice. Be safe.
Yours in Rotary Service,
2017-18 District Governor Bill Palko
Houston Rotary District 5890
Cell: 713-582-7235
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Disaster Aid USA under the leadership of Wayne Beaumier, Patrick Lesley, Graham Sharp and others has already deployed and is working on Rotarian Bill Hall’s flooded home. Other Rotarian’s homes are on the list for help. Volunteers are needed and may go through Patrick Lesley to sign up to work where needed.
Fund raising for assistance to our district is on the top of our list as we will need money to assist our fellow Rotarians and Houstonians (Houstonians is to include as far out as our district reaches not just the city limits of Houston).
As of now we have 3 fund raising efforts in affect. First, we are accepting funds directly into our district via our own 501c3, Rotary District 5890 Charities, Inc. Secondly, we are encouraging donations be made to Disaster Aid USA, Hurricane Harvey Relief Fund. And finally, through RI President Elect Barry Rassin and PRI Directors Greg Podd and Bob Stuart, the Gulf Coast Disaster Relief Donor Advised Fund (Fund # 608) has been set up at the Rotary Foundation. This DAF will be used for donations from Rotary districts, clubs, club foundations and members worldwide that want to contribute to Gulf Coast disaster aid. The Fund will benefit the three Rotary Districts hit directly by Harvey. Our Houston District 5890. Galveston District 5910 and Corpus Christi/South Texas District 5930.
Please see the two attachments for information on how to donate directly to Rotary District 5890 Charities, Inc (EIN # 76-0569758) and Disaster Aid USA. More information will be forthcoming on the Disaster Aid Donor Advised Fund. Please share our Charities and Disaster Aid information with anyone that is in contact with you seeking ways to assist our district and Houston with disaster relief.
I am delighted to report that I have been inundated with offers of assistance from Rotary Districts, Clubs and Rotarians from every corner of the globe. We truly are a Family or Rotary and the greatest service organization in the world. Rotarians everywhere stand ready to serve us! What a family!
As we further develop our district plan for assistance and help, more information will be forthcoming. Please remember that many of our roads are still not safe for travel. Please do not attempt to drive through any standing water. That’s never a safe choice. Be safe.
Yours in Rotary Service,
2017-18 District Governor Bill Palko
Houston Rotary District 5890
Cell: 713-582-7235
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