Co-founders of RevolutionPlus Property, Bamidele and Tolulope Onalaja made history recently as they were inducted into the Archklump Society of The Rotary Foundation.
Named after the sixth president of Rotary, the Arch Klumph Society is Rotary Foundation’s highest tier of donors. The Onalajas were presented with the honour during the induction ceremony held at the Rotary Headquarters in Evanston Illinois Chicago, USA. Other honourees, leaders in philanthropy, and members of trustee circle were also at the event.
The Onalajas were presented the honour by Rotary International President Jennifer Jones and Rotarian Larry Lunsford. They were also inducted into the Hall of Fame and their portraits and names added to the Arch Klumph Society interactive display at Rotary International World Headquarters
Mr Onalaja at the event, appreciated his wife for introducing him to Rotary saying, “We believe in Rotary because it is one of the most accountable organisations in the world. CBOF which is an NGO we co-founded have executed projects for the benefit of members of our society. We love to give because that is the purpose of living.”
Mrs Onalaja while receiving the honour said she began her philanthropic activities in secondary school. “We believe in blessing others with what God has blessed us with and Rotary is being organised in this same manner. Rotary has affected us a lot, not only in giving back to the society but in various other ways.”
Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje and his wife, Hafsat Umar Abdullahi Ganduje were members of trustee circle also honoured alongside the Onalajas at the event.
The Onalajas have done various humanitarian projects with their NGO called Chris Bamidele Onalaja Foundation (CBOF). The organisation officially commenced activities in 2019 in celebration of the patron’s 45th birthday. Since then, free education and scholarships have been awarded to hundreds of school children. One of these is a free-education based primary school named TOLDEL and located in Ikorodu area of Lagos where indigent pupils attend without paying tuition.
CBOF has also carried out free medical outreach in various local communities in South West Nigeria,Among them are COVID-19 palliatives distribution in Lagos and Ibadan, widows empowered entrepreneurship skills acquisition and free distribution of equipment for women to start small businesses, among others.
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