The Rotary Foundation 100 Years Old in 2016/2017 Year

 

A century of doing good

"We should not live for ourselves alone, but for the joy in doing good for others."

— Arch C. Klumph, letter to Rotary club presidents, 5 February 1929

Rotarian Sonia Martins with students at the Deputado Manoel Costa school in Belo Horizonte, Brazil.

The seed for The Rotary Foundation was planted by Rotary President Arch Klumph at the Atlanta Convention in 1917. From the first gift of $26.50, the Foundation's assets have grown significantly, and more than $3 billion has been spent on programs and projects — transforming millions of lives around the globe.