Category: Foundation

Sunrise Rotarians joined fellow Rotary Foundation supporters at Globe Life Field here in Arlington for a Texas Rangers game, where the scoreboard welcomed The Rotary Foundation with a message every Rotarian knows by heart: End Polio Now!

The evening was a thank-you to Rotarians whose gifts to The Rotary Foundation since May 1 have added up to more than $153,000 for PolioPlus, the Annual Fund, the Endowment, and Global Grants. Rotary Foundation Trustee Stephanie Urchick joined the group for a stadium tour and the game, and afterward she sent this note of thanks to Debbie Hogan.

A message from Trustee Stephanie Urchick

This year Rotary International President Yinka Babalola’s theme is Create Lasting Impact. Through your gifts to The Rotary Foundation since May 1st, you not only enjoyed wonderful fellowship and an exciting baseball game this past Wednesday, you created lasting impact through the Rotary programs and grants that will be made possible thanks to your generosity. Together you contributed over $153,000 for PolioPlus, the Annual Fund, the Endowment, and Global Grants. Thank you for your ongoing support of our Rotary Foundation!

As you know, I am a big sports fan and always appreciate it when Rotary and sports bring people together. Our host for the event – Karyn Brooks, along with her father Bob – could not have been happier sharing their Texas Rangers with such a passionate and fun group of Rotarians. I had the opportunity to connect personally with all of you in the suite and enjoyed making new acquaintances and catching up with old friends. As we spent time together during the tour and then the game, I could truly sense the Magic of Rotary.

I look forward to the next time we can be together, whether it be in Dallas again or perhaps the 2027 RI Convention in Barcelona. In the meantime, please let me know if I can be of any assistance to you or your Rotary club.

Stephanie A. Urchick, Rotary Foundation Trustee 2025–29, Rotary Club of McMurray, Pennsylvania

Thank you to hosts Karyn and Bob Brooks, to Trustee Urchick, and to every Rotarian whose generosity made this celebration possible. Gifts to The Rotary Foundation fund polio eradication, clean water, literacy, and peace projects around the world, and Arlington Sunrise Rotary is proud to be one of the most generous clubs in District 5790.

Our Club Foundation Banner Report as of February 12, 2026 is in, and it is one for the books. Against a 2025–26 goal of $15,000, Sunrise members have contributed $61,073, or 206% of goal, with four months still to go.

• All-time giving: $852,699
• Per-capita giving: $476 per member (district average: $100), 2nd highest in District 5790
• Paul Harris Fellows: 64 · Paul Harris Society: 13 · Major Donors: 15 · Bequest Society: 7
• Every Rotarian, Every Year: 67 of 67 members
• 100% Paul Harris Fellow club, 2024–25

Thank you to Foundation Chair Samir Ahuja and to every member who gives. These dollars come back to North Texas as district grants and go around the world as clean water, vaccines, and scholarships.