EREY (Every Rotarian Every Year) The article has been taken from District 5510 Arizona  web site  which gives a good example of how giving to EREY can be used by the Rotary Foundation and support our clubs project the Kitenden pre –school project through the DDF.

“A quick review of Rotary Club web sites reveals a lot of misinformation about EREY. There is much confusion between EREY and sustaining membership. Many clubs have the idea that EREY means $100 from every Rotarian. EREY means that every club member gave SOMETHING (even $1will do), and the club has an average contribution of $100. For most Rotarians, a $100 gift should not be difficult. It’s only about $2 week. Who doesn’t spend $2 a week on things they can’t even remember. It’s about the cost of a latte. And what can The Rotary Foundation do with that $2 per week?

•  Provide 3 cataract surgeries in India… Buy 15 packets of teaching materials for a school in Costa Rica… Feed a family in India or Pakistan for 6 months… Bring clean water to 600 school kids in Africa

Not only do smaII contributions help do big things, but we, as Rotarians, have control over how the money is spent. Annual Fund contributions are divided between the World Fund and the District Designated Fund (DDF). Each district gets to decide how to use its DDF to participate in Foundation grants and activities it chooses. Surely we can find a way to get every Rotarian to be a part of the Foundation’s wonderful work by giving SOMETHING. Let’s get more of those banners for Rotary year 2014-15”. Roger Beardwell