Rotarians Terry Caster and his Wife, Barbara, gives Rotary $1.1 million to help eradicate Polio Word wide
Good News reaching us indicates that Rotary Member Terry Caster and his wife Barbara have announced a $1.1 Million Gift to Rotary International to help in the fight against Polio. In appreciation, Bill & Melinda Gates foundation has agreed to match their gift on a two-for-one giving a total of $3.3 Million as a new funding for the Global Polio Eradication Initiative.
The Casters' gift is one of the largest-ever individual contributions to Rotary for polio eradication. In addition to supporting our No. 1 goal of a polio-free world, the couple gave $750,000 to the Rotary Peace Centers to fund a peace fellow’s studies every other year. Both gifts were made to The Rotary Foundation in December.
"Barbara and I are blessed to be fruitful in our family business, A-1 Self Storage," said Terry, the company's founder and a member of the Rotary Club of La Mesa in California. "We've always felt it is important to give back and help others, so we are involved in numerous charities.
"But as a Rotarian, I can think of no cause more worthy than Rotary's work to end polio and promote peace," said Terry, who received Rotary's Service Above Self Award in 1993 for his humanitarian work.
Since the 1960s, the Casters have actively supported humanitarian efforts in San Diego and across the border in Tijuana, Mexico. They founded Serving Hands International in 1982 to help the poor in Baja California. After meeting Mother Teresa, the couple were inspired to expand SHI’s work in Mexico.
Source: Rotary.Org
