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The Rotary Club of Newton under the great leadership of the 2010/11 President John Hosford received four awards from the Trustees of the Rotary Foundation with their deep appreciation to all the members for their generosity in support of the Annual Programs Fund.  Presenting the awards were Past District Governor & District 5690 Foundation Chair Geri Appel (Wichita Down Town Rotary Club) and District 5690 Annual Giving Chair Steve Pershall (El Dorado Rotary Club).  The awards received were:

 No. 1 Club in the District in per capita Annual Programs Fund giving to The Rotary Foundation of Rotary International.  Only the top 4% of 34,301 clubs in the world received this award.

Every Rotarian Every Year Club – 2010/11 where every active member made a personal contribution and the average was at least one hundred dollars per Rotarian.  Only the top 4% of 34,301 clubs in the world received this award. 

 Rotary Foundation Sustaining Member Club - where 100% of all active members personally contributed one hundred dollars or more.  Only the 2% of 34,301 clubs in the world received this award.

End Polio Now - Certificate of Appreciation - for their financial support of Rotary’s US200 million challenge.  The club gave two thousand dollars to help fulfill our promise to the children of the world to eradicate polio.