The year is slowly crawling to an end. This is the last week of The Rotary Foundation Month and the beginning of December, the month of Disease Prevention and Treatment in Rotary. While the world continues to register its volumes of catastrophes in terms of wars, natural and manmade disasters, TRF persistently focuses on its basic goals of promoting peace throughout the globe by improving health, providing education, alleviating poverty and nurturing the environment. Emphasizing what Rotary is all about, its Foundation’s Trustee’s Chair, Barry Rassin, reminds members of all the Rotary efforts that would not be possible without their generosity.  In his end of year message, Rotarian Rassin charged members to, “…consider the incredible progress we have achieved in our fight to end polio ---the countless lives we’ve saved and the hope we’ve restored. Think of all the clinics around the world Rotary has equipped and the medical professionals trained through Foundation grants, helping fight heart disease and Guinea worm disease.” Rassin appeals to the benevolent spirit of Rotarians, especially during this season which “is a time of generosity, especially to those less fortunate.” He wants Rotarians the world over to remember that “…gifts to The Rotary Foundation may not fit nicely in a present box, yet they keep on giving throughout the year.” (Barry Rassin. “What Rotary is all about.”  Rotary Magazine. December 2023:60)