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PAUL HARRIS SOCIETY

Bringing positive change to communities around the world

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WHAT IS THE PAUL HARRIS SOCIETY?

US$1,000 every year

Annual Fund

PolioPlus

Approved Foundation grants

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Named after Rotary’s founder, the Paul Harris Society (PHS) recognizes Rotary members and friends of The Rotary Foundation who contribute $1,000 or more each year to the Annual Fund, PolioPlus, or approved Foundation global grants. The Paul Harris Society is an official Rotary Foundation recognition program. The purpose of the Paul Harris Society is to identify, engage, and thank members who have the ability and desire to make substantial annual gifts that help communities around the world.

The Paul Harris Society was created in 1999 by Past District Governor Wayne Cusick from District 5340. Cusick realized that giving $1,000 annually to the Foundation was not possible for every Rotarian, but many could be encouraged to contribute at this level or above. He introduced the Paul Harris Society program to encourage and recognize these donors. The idea gained momentum and quickly spread to other districts throughout the world.

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WHY JOIN THE PAUL HARRIS SOCIETY?

Doing so helps ensure the continued good work of Rotary members.

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MAKING A DIFFERENCE

Your impact

Teacher training
Clean water
Scholarships
Malaria prevention
Peace studies
Ending polio

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PHS gifts advance world understanding, goodwill, and peace by supporting activities such as:

• Providing vocational training for teachers who are establishing an early childhood education center in South Africa

• Supplying water filters, toilet blocks, and hygiene training to prevent fluorosis in a community in India

• Funding a scholarship for a medical professional in Italy to research treatments that minimize mortality rates among premature babies

• Offering peace-building seminars to 200 teachers and 1,300 students in Uganda

• Distributing treated mosquito nets and offering medical services that help prevent malaria in Mali

And do not forget Rotary’s No. 1 priority: eliminating polio from the world. Imagine the number of immunizations — and the impact on hundreds of children — that you can provide by donating US$1,000 each year.

Projects like these rely on ongoing gifts from compassionate donors like you.

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JOINING THE PAUL HARRIS SOCIETY

Become a member

Contact your club’s Rotary Foundation Chair
Complete the brochure application
Go to www.rotary.org/give
Call the contact center: contact.center@rotary.org 1-866-976-8279

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By joining the Paul Harris Society, you are pledging to contribute $1,000 or more to the Annual Fund, PolioPlus, or an approved Foundation grant each year. You can join the Paul Harris Society without having any history of contributing $1,000 or more to the approved funds. In fact, an immediate $1,000 contribution is not even required at the time of enrollment. You can fulfill your Paul Harris Society commitment gradually over the Rotary year through any combination of giving to the Annual Fund, PolioPlus, or an approved Foundation grant. For example, annual contributions of $500 to PolioPlus and $500 to the Annual Fund would fulfill your PHS commitment.

To join, you can:

1) Notify your District 5170 Rotary Foundation chair, Paul Harris Society Coordinator, or other district leaders and let them know of your intent to donate each year that you are financially able

Complete the Paul Harris Society enrollment form, a prt of the Paul Harris Society Brochure (publication 099)
Make your contribution at www.rotary.org/give
Email or call Rotary’s Support Center (email: contact.center@rotary.org , Phone: +1-866-976-8279), or the Rotary International office that serves your area, and ask to join

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ROTARY DIRECT

Recurring giving

Choose your designation
Set amount & frequency

Monthly
Quarterly
Annually

Enroll online: www.rotary.org/give
PHS membership is automatic

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PAUL HARRIS SOCIETY RECOGNITION

Awarded by District: 5170

Wearable insignias
Personalized certificates

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Members of the Paul Harris Society are eligible to receive wearable recognition that honors their annual commitment to Doing Good in the World.

District 5170 honors new members of the Paul Harris Society by creating certificatest to present to them at club events in a way that is appropriate in that culture and comfortable for each member. Paul Harris Society coordinators order Paul Harris Society insignias from The Rotary Foundation. The insignias can be worn with other pins, including the Paul Harris Fellow pin, Major Donor pin, Bequest Society pin, and Arch C. Klumph Society pin.

Being a Paul Harris Society member also allows donors to make others Paul Harris Fellows (A combination of outright giving and 1,000 Recognition Points allows someone designated by the donor to be honored as a Paul Harris Fellow). This is a generous way to honor loved ones, fellow Rotarians, and community leaders.

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QUESTIONS?

Thank you for your time, commitment, and support.

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