May 2012 The Rotary Foundation District 1130
May 2012 The Rotary Foundation Your Rotary Club YOU
District 1130 Assembly RI Presidents’ Theme Peace Through Service Sakuji Tanaka Rotary International President May 2012
District 1130 Assembly Rotary Foundation Motto & Mission Doing Good in the World To enable Rotarians to advance world understanding, goodwill, and peace through the improvement of health, the support of education, and the alleviation of poverty May 2012
District 1130 Assembly Rotary Foundation Motto & Mission Closely allied to The Object of Rotary Ideals are at the heart of a Rotary Club This is why we became Rotarians I May 2012
District 1130 Assembly The Rotary Foundation Programmes Contributions Polio eradication May 2012
District 1130 Assembly Rotary Foundation Programmes Grant Management Seminar 24 th May 2012 Understand the programmes Understand Club obligations and responsibilities A Club representative required to attend May 2012
District 1130 Assembly Rotary Foundation Programmes Foundation District Grants Small scale local or international projects Foundation Global Grants Minimum project size $30,000 (approx. £20,000) with international partner Includes Global Scholars and Vocational Training Teams May 2012
District 1130 Assembly Rotary Foundation Programmes Incoming Scholars 2012 – 13 Ambassadorial Scholars –Centralised administration through TRF –16 coming to London September 2012 Global Scholars –Random applications direct to Clubs or District –Latest information 11 scholars hoping to come to London Host Counselors required –Host Clubs must have attended Grant Management seminar May 2012
District 1130 Assembly Rotary Foundation Contributions Contributions enable Rotary the world over to achieve amazing things More than any individual or Club can achieve alone E very R otarian E very Y ear Sustaining Members : approx £1 per week –Every Rotarian in London = £100,000 (inc gift aid) May 2012
District 1130 Assembly Rotary : End Polio Now 1985 Rotary made a promise to the world –Eradication of polio 2011 only 650 cases in the world –Endemic countries P akistan, A fghanistan, I ndia, N igeria 2012 India : 12 months (from January 2011) without a case Ongoing –Must continue immunisations throughout the world until 100% free for 3 years –Polio is only a plane ride away Please keep making contributions until the job is done!! May 2012
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