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The Denver Lake Norman Rotary Club Foundation

The Foundation was incorporated on May 6, 2009 with the objective to further the outreach of the Denver/Lake Norman Rotary Club in the community. 

 

The initial project for the Denver Lake Norman Rotary Club Foundation is the creation, development and maintenance of the “East Lincoln Rescue Park” which is planned for a 32 acre tract on Galway Lane in eastern Lincoln County.  The park is the result of work between the East Lincoln Rescue Squad, Lincoln County Commissioners and the Denver/Lake Norman Rotary Club Foundation, and has been approved by all three organizations.

 

A rendering of a preliminary plan for the park is available through the Denver Lake Norman Rotary Club website, and although significant changes will take place during the planning process, the park will offer a place for adults and children to come for recreational activities. 

 

Currently the Denver Lake Norman Rotary Club Foundation has been incorporated and registered with the North Carolina Secretary of State, and has received the IRS Tax ID number 27-0423315.  The foundation was incorporated to become a non-profit organization and designated as a 501-(c)-(3) corporation as recognized by the Federal government.

 

Once the government has approved this designation, donations to the Denver Lake Norman Rotary Club Foundation may be made to support the park or other goals, and the donation may count as a taxable deduction when filing your taxes.  With any tax deduction, you should consult your tax preparer for any final decisions.

 

The Board of Directors and officers are as follows:



Guy E. Cline President
Amanda Barker Assell            Vice-president

Gerald S. Park  Treasurer

Melissa Lesarsky Secretary

Robert V. Hecht

Celia Deese

Marvin Melton

Jason Dragon

Ron Bost


As included in the bylaws of the corporation, the objectives listed for the foundation are as follows:

 A.  For charitable and benevolent purposes and to engage, promote and extend the objectives of the Denver Lake Norman Rotary Club Foundation and Rotary International.
 B.   To encourage and foster the ideal of benevolence and service as a basis of worthy enterprise and, in particular, to encourage and foster:
 1.  The development of acquaintances as an opportunity for services;
 2.  High ethical standards in businesses and professions, the recognition of worthiness of all useful occupations, and the dignifying of each Rotarian’s occupation as an opportunity to serve society;
 3.  The application of the ideal of service in each Rotarian’s personal, business, and community life;
 4.   The advancement of international understanding, goodwill, and peace through a world fellowship of business and professional persons united in the idea of service to others.
 C.   To support worthy community activities that serve to ameliorate hunger, alleviate poverty, uplift the human spirit and ease difficulties in everyday living as time and resources permit and to generally help others sustain a reasonable quality of life.
 D.    To make distributions to organizations that qualify as exempt organizations under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (or the corresponding provision of any future United States Internal Revenue Law).
 E.    To do any and all other lawful things and acts the corporation, from time to time, in its discretion, may deem to be for its benefit and in furtherance of the above-stated purposes.
 F.   To exercise all powers provided in Chapter 55A of the General Statutes of North Carolina in furtherance of the above-stated objectives and purposes.