Rotary Club of Austin is holding a Rise Against Hunger food packaging event in Austin on March 14.

Casa Chapala Restaurant

9041Research Blvd.

Shifts begin at 8:30 AM

Register HERE: 

https://riseagainsthunger.org/register/?id=701Pj00000dbibXIAQ

Starting March 1, and running through Thursday, April 30, District 5870 will conduct the PDG Bill Bradfield Memorial Matching Campaign.

 As they did with the match conducted in the Fall of 2024, a portion of this match will be made in cash!  In addition to the pool of Rotary Foundation Recognition Points that have been generously donated by Rotarians around the district, District 5870 is providing an additional match pool of $20,000 in cash.

 Using a combination of 1/3 cash and 2/3 Rotary Foundation Recognition Points, the District will match any active Rotarian or Rotaractor's $250 to $500 contribution of new cash made to the Annual Fund-SHARE on a 1-to-1 basis. 

For instance,

• If you are an active Rotarian or Rotaractor who is not a PHF+8 and elect to contribute the minimum of $250, you will receive a match of $83 in cash and 167 Rotary Foundation Recognition Points.  If you elect to contribute the maximum of $500, the match will be $166 in cash and 334 Rotary Foundation Recognition Points.  Contributions that fall in between $250 and $500 will be matched proportionately.
• If you are an active Rotarian or Rotaractor who is a PHF+8 or beyond and elect to contribute the minimum of $250, you will only receive the $83 cash portion of the match.  Similarly, if you elect to contribute the maximum of $500, the match will only be $166 in cash.  

Please note: 

• These matches are limited to one per donor and will be processed on a first-come, first-served basis.
• Match requests received before March 1, 2026 or after April 30, 2026 will not be accepted.
• The match campaign will end early if we exhaust our pool of matching cash prior to April 30.  This will depend entirely upon how much cash is needed to complete each match.  We can support fewer matches if each pledge is $500 than we can if each pledge is $250.  I will give you a “low cash” notice when the remaining cash drops to $2,000. 

Last Fall, 194 Rotarians and Rotaractors from 36 clubs contributed in excess of $169,604 and the District is looking forward to another great year.