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Bill and Dora Rathbun Issue Challenge

Posted on September 20, 2012 by

Bill and Dora Rathbun Issue Challenge

Bill and Dora Rathbun Issue Challenge

Bill and Dora Rathbun have challenged other members of the community to donate to the Rotary Bursary Endowment Fund. With his donation he sent the following message: ‘Several months ago you announced the exciting news that an anonymous resident had challenged the Rotarians to match his/her donation towards the Rotary Bursary Endowment Fund. I wish to accept that challenge, and extend the challenge onwards to other members of the Rotary Club of Gravenhurst and hope it will spur others to do likewise.

As I have told you on several occasions, I consider the Bursary Endowment Fund to be the most important initiative on ouf Club during my 15 years as a member. I am delighted on behalf of Dora and myself to enclose this cheque for $12,500.00 to initiate a Rathbun Family Bursary within the Rotary Bursary Endowment Fund. We are confident it will provide a needed leg up to several young people in South Muskoka To achieve a higher education.

Bill and Dora’s donation was matched by an anonymous donor and with previous committments their ‘Stand-Alone Bursary’ within the fund is now $35,000.00. Chairman, Ken Little, noted the generousity of Bill and Dora Rathbun and wished them well in their new surroundings in Oak Ridges. He encouraged the entire community to be grateful for their generousity and encouraged the community to consider the significance and intent of their donation.