Giving to the Appleton Rotary Foundation

Curt Detjen, Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region, discussed how giving to the Appleton Rotary Foundation is not just for Rotarians who support what the goals and objectives of the Club.  Anyone can make a tax deductible contribution.  Contributions can be made at any time, in any amount and through a variety of types of gifts.  Typically, member’s make out a check to make their donations to the various funds in the Appleton Rotary Foundation:  Arts Scholarship Fund, Community Service Fund, Paul and Elaine Groth World Service Fund, Charles Heeter Fund, Helen Thom Roemer Fund and the Scholarship Fund.  The Community Foundation can guide you through these other choices:  securities (stocks, bonds or mutual funds), business interests (closely held corporations, partnerships and limited liability entities), personal property (fine art, antiques, jewelry, rare books or almost any items of significant value), real estate or life insurance.  Contributions can be made by credit card or setting up an automatic deduction from a checking or saving account.  A relative of Helen Thom Roemer makes a yearly contribution to the fund.  We have a relative of Paul Groth who gives a monthly contribution through automatic deduction.  The Helen Thom Roemer Fund also received a $50,000 donation from Sylvia Cohodas, in memory of her husband, Arnold who was a member of our club from 1957-1981 and an active member of the Children with Disabilities Committee.  Think about the options you may have in front of you to leave something behind so Rotary can continue to do its good work.