EDITION 10 APRIL 2015 Foundation News Rotary International District 9600. FOUNDATION CHAIR PDG ERIC A. WOOD [email protected] OUR Rotary Foundation is Rotary’s ONLY Charity. ROTARY MILLION DOLLAR DINNER Following on from the enormously successful The motto of The Rotary function held on 28th February, Foundation is: ALL 5 DISTRICTS - 9550,9570,9600,9630 and 9640 - have combined to host the next Rotary “Doing Good in the World.” Million Dollar Dinner, to be held on Saturday 27th February 2016. Detail soon! ********************* ******************** In this edition…. DISTRICT GRANTS P2: Grant Management Seminar P3: Paul Harris Society P4/5: 30 years of PolioPlus P6: Funding for Global Gran P7: Trustee Ian Riseley The TRF Committee has received several good applications for the next round of District Grants. TRF Committee discussions P8/9: Ways to Give to TRF. will be held and all Clubs will be advised of P10: Your Foundation the outcomes. P11: Sail for PolioPlus ******************** ROTARY ALUMNI RI EXCHANGE RATE APRIL = $1.28 A recent decision of the RI Board has been advised that removes responsibility for Alumni from the TRF Committee and a standalone District Committee has been created under District Administration. 1 2 PAUL HARRIS SOCIETY The Paul Harris Society recognises Rotarians and friends of The Rotary Foundation who personally contribute US$1,000 or more to the Annual Fund, PolioPlus or an approved Foundation Grant each year. The Paul Harris Society was originally created in 1999 by Past District Governor Wayne Cusick from District 5340. PDG Wayne realised that giving US$1,000 annually to the Foundation was not possible for every Rotarian, but many could be encouraged to contribute to this level or above. PDG Wayne introduced the Paul Harris Society program to encourage and recognise these individuals. This idea quickly spread to other Districts throughout the world. While this recognition was originally designed as a District administered program, the Trustees adopted the Paul Harris Society as an official recognition program of The Rotary Foundation, effective 1st July 2013. Paul Harris Society members bring positive change to communities around the world. In any given year, less than 3% of Rotary Foundation donors contribute at the Paul Harris Society level, or above, yet their contributions represent approximately 35% of all Annual Giving. As Rotary Foundation Grants and activities are largely funded by Annual Fund contributions, Paul Harris Society members help determine how many individuals, families and communities Rotary can impact each year. The Paul Harris Society has been, and will continue to be, one of The Rotary Foundation’s most important ways to thank and recognise continued generosity. All Paul Harris Society members receive a wearable recognition insignia and a certificate of membership in appreciation for their support. If you would like to know more about the Paul Harris Society, or wish to become a member, please contact PDG Carolyn Krueger, District 9600 Paul Harris Society Coordinator. Email: [email protected] 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 SAILING AROUND THE WORLD FOR POLIOPLUS Seung Jin Kim, a member of the Rotary Club of Seokmun, in Chungcheongnam, Korea, set out in mid-October 2014 on a 25,600 mile journey around the world. Kim, a veteran sailor, is using the trip to raise awareness and funds - at least $200,000 - for Rotary’s End Polio Now campaign. Kim’s vessel has a 68-foot mast with a sail emblazoned with the End Polio Now logo. More than half-way through the voyage, Kim is now in the middle of the Indian Ocean, en route to Western Australia. Kim, whose journey is sponsored by 18 Districts in Korea, expects to return home in late May, having crossed the Pacific, Antarctic, Atlantic and Indian Oceans. 11 2014-15 Rotary Foundation Leaders Part of Zone 8 Regional Rotary Foundation Coordinator Zone 7B & Part of Zone 8 Regional Rotary Foundation Coordinator PDG Joanne Schilling - also ARRFC for D9520 & 9550 [email protected] PDG Monica Saville - [email protected] Assistant Regional Rotary Foundation Coordinators Assistant Regional Rotary Foundation Coordinators PP Roy Austin - Districts 9910,9920 & 9930 [email protected] PDG Ron Geary - Districts 9455, 9465 & 9500 PDG Trish Boyle - Districts 9940,9970 & 9980 [email protected] [email protected] PDG Michael Gregory - Districts 9570, 9600 & 9640 PDG Jim Studebaker - D9780,9800,9810,9820 [email protected] [email protected] PDG Anne Brand - Districts 9630, 9650 & 9670 PDG Greg Muldoon - Districts 9675, 9685, 9830 [email protected] [email protected] End Polio Now Coordinator PRID Ken Collins - [email protected] PDG David Cooke - Districts 9700, 9710, 9790 Endowment / Major Gift Advisor PDG Ross Forgione - All Pt. Zone 8 [email protected] End Polio Now Coordinator forgione _ [email protected] PDG Ken Linkhorn - [email protected] 2014-15 District 9600 Rotary Foundation Committee Chairman: PDG Eric A. Wood Secretary: P.P. Colin Melvin Treasurer: Jennifer Eathorne Country Representative: PDG Ray Black Chairman Grants Committee: P.P. Lloyd Hooper Chairman Fundraising Committee: P.P. Darryl Iseppi Coordinator Paul Harris Society: PDG Carolyn Krueger Chairman V.T.T. Committee: P.P. Rick Vickers Chairman Scholarships Committee: P.P. Shaughn Forbes Chairman PolioPlus Committee: P.P. Gary Lillicrap The District 9600 “Foundation News ” Is compiled by PDG Eric A. Wood, District 9600 TRF Committee Chairman 2012-2016. Your input will be most welcome. Contributors—please forward information in Word format, with photos as separate JPG files. [email protected] 12
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