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Added: 2026-05-27

[00:00:00]So, think about this. One name endowment, 25,000 US dollars, returns of 1,000 dollars every year. And every year, that could mean a child who gets to live, two children who get to see, five people who get to walk and stand again. Not once, every year.

[00:00:20]Year after year.

[00:00:24]So, my friends, this is not a donation.

[00:00:26]This is legacy. It means that even after we are gone, our compassion continues, our kindness continues, our impact continues, quietly, faithfully, powerfully.

[00:00:40]So, that is why tonight matters, because we are not just raising funds, we are deciding what kind of future we want Rotary to have.

[00:00:52]Annual funds sustain the present, PolioPlus protects the world, endowment fund secures the future.

[00:01:00]So, tonight, pause, reflect, and decide.

[00:01:06]What part of this story do you want to be?

[00:01:09]The part that applauds, or the part that acts? Because tonight, it is not about what we have heard, it is about what we will do.

[00:01:18]And one day, long after we are gone, a life will be lived, a future will exist, a family will be whole because someone in this room chose to give.

[00:01:30]So, tonight, make your decision, not later, not tomorrow, tonight. And when you give, do not think of it as a donation.

[00:01:41]Think of it as a gift that never stops giving.

[00:01:46]And remember this, we do not join Rotary to be remembered. We join Rotary to make a difference worth remembering.

[00:01:54]And when this evening is over, when the lights are dim and the voices have faded, your gift will still be at work. In places you may never see.

[00:02:06]In lives you may never know.

[00:02:08]In futures you may never witness.

[00:02:12]Tonight is where your legacy truly begins.

[00:02:20]>> [applause] >> Thank you, ladies and gentlemen.

[00:02:33]And every time I learn this