Ann Lee Hussey and the Future of Polio Plus
Ann Lee Hussey (Left), with club president Christine Johnson (Right), is a member of the Rotary Club of Portland Sunrise and served District 7780 as Governor in 2010-2011. Previously, Ann Lee served on the Reach Out to Africa Initiative as Zone 32 Coordinator for Health and Hunger, and as a member of the RI Rotarian Action Groups Committee. Ann Lee has also served as Presidents’ Representative at several district conferences. Ann Lee currently serves as Adviser to the International Polio Plus Committee for 2015-2016 and Chairs the Polio Survivors Rotarian Action Group.
Ann Lee told the club that her passion in Rotary started before she became a member – when she participated on a Rotary-sponsored polio immunization trip in 2001. She has seen firsthand how the Rotary Foundation has changed lives around the world. While Polio may be wiped out in our lifetime, the Annual Fund of the Rotary Foundation has ongoing importance. Rotary is not just asking for money; it is asking for Rotarians to change the world.
The Polio Plus initiative has really put Rotary on the world stage. The Rotary Foundation has achieved a top 4-star rating for the last 8 years, a great reputation for moving forward to the next big initiative. Other organizations are interested in partnering with us in future projects that fit with Rotary’s six areas of focus.
Contributions to the Annual Fund help support our humanitarian activities, from local service projects to global initiatives. Rotarians typically make monthly or annual gifts of cash or stock, but can also provide bequests from their estates. It is easy to name the Rotary Foundation in your will using a codicil (speak with your lawyer). If you share information with the Foundation about the anticipated value of this bequest, you can be recognized as a Benefactor ($1000+) or a member of the Bequest Society ($10,000+).
As was proven with the March of Dimes that helped eradicate polio in the US, the size of your wallet is not as important as the size of your dreams.
Ann Lee told the club that her passion in Rotary started before she became a member – when she participated on a Rotary-sponsored polio immunization trip in 2001. She has seen firsthand how the Rotary Foundation has changed lives around the world. While Polio may be wiped out in our lifetime, the Annual Fund of the Rotary Foundation has ongoing importance. Rotary is not just asking for money; it is asking for Rotarians to change the world.
The Polio Plus initiative has really put Rotary on the world stage. The Rotary Foundation has achieved a top 4-star rating for the last 8 years, a great reputation for moving forward to the next big initiative. Other organizations are interested in partnering with us in future projects that fit with Rotary’s six areas of focus.
Contributions to the Annual Fund help support our humanitarian activities, from local service projects to global initiatives. Rotarians typically make monthly or annual gifts of cash or stock, but can also provide bequests from their estates. It is easy to name the Rotary Foundation in your will using a codicil (speak with your lawyer). If you share information with the Foundation about the anticipated value of this bequest, you can be recognized as a Benefactor ($1000+) or a member of the Bequest Society ($10,000+).
As was proven with the March of Dimes that helped eradicate polio in the US, the size of your wallet is not as important as the size of your dreams.