Generous Gifts Made by District 5340 Rotarian

In December of 2013, Rotarian Terry Caster and his wife Barbara made two significant gifts to programs of the Rotary Foundation. Their gift of $1,100,000 to the polio eradication program is likely the largest single gift provided by a Rotarian in the history of Rotary’s effort to eradicate polio. 

As these funds are spent, the Gates Foundation will provide a two for one match multiplying the impact of this gift to a $3,300,000 contribution to eradicate polio. But the Casters’ generosity went beyond this gift to eradicate polio. They also contributed $750,000 to the Endowment Fund for the Rotary Peace Centers program. This gift will fully endow a Peace Scholar every other year studying at the Master’s level year.  Thank you Terry and Barbara!

By Stephen R. Brown, Trustee of The Rotary Foundation