Kowloon East Rotary Club – First 100% Major Donor Club of The Rotary Foundation


Kowloon East Rotary Club First 100 Major Donor Club
ENG

In June 2007, the Rotary Club of Kowloon East in Hong Kong became the first Rotary club worldwide to achieve 100% Major Donor status for The Rotary Foundation. Announced by Trustee Chair Luis Giay during the RI Convention’s Major Donor Dinner, every one of the club’s approximately 40 members donated at least US$10,000. The achievement was celebrated at a ceremony attended by over 900 Rotarians at the Salt Lake City Marriott Downtown Hotel. This milestone highlighted the club members’ outstanding generosity and dedication to the Foundation’s mission of “doing good in the world,” as envisioned by founder Arch C. Klumph. Key figures present included past club president Albert Poon, 2007-08 District 3450 Governor Peter Wong, and 2006-07 club president Stephen.

PTG

Em junho de 2007, o Rotary Club de Kowloon East em Hong Kong tornou-se o primeiro clube Rotary no mundo a alcançar o status de 100% Major Donor para a Fundação Rotária. Anunciado pelo Presidente do Conselho de Curadores Luis Giay durante o Jantar dos Grandes Doadores da Convenção RI, todos os cerca de 40 membros do clube doaram pelo menos US$ 10.000. A conquista foi celebrada em uma cerimônia com mais de 900 rotarianos no Salt Lake City Marriott Downtown Hotel. Este marco destacou a generosidade excepcional dos membros do clube e seu compromisso com a missão da Fundação de “fazer o bem no mundo”, conforme idealizado pelo fundador Arch C. Klumph. Estiveram presentes figuras importantes como o ex-presidente do clube Albert Poon, o Governador do Distrito 3450 em 2007-08 Peter Wong e o presidente do clube em 2006-07, Stephen.

中文

2007年6月,香港九龙东扶轮社成为全球首个实现扶轮基金会100%重大捐赠者地位的扶轮社。此消息由理事会主席Luis Giay在扶轮国际大会重大捐赠者晚宴上宣布,该社约40名成员均捐款至少1万美元。此成就于盐湖城市中心万豪酒店举行的庆祝仪式中彰显,超过900名扶轮社友出席。此里程碑彰显了社友们卓越的慷慨精神和对基金会“行善世界”的使命的坚定承诺,该使命得自创始人Arch C. Klumph。重要出席者包括前社长潘永树(Albert Poon)、2007-08年度3450区总督黄伟德(Peter Wong)及2006-07年度社长Stephen。