2014 district 5580 conference summary ( brief notes on content presented )
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2014 District 5580 Conference Summary ( brief notes on content presented ) . Fargo, May 8-10, Fargo Holiday Inn 8 attendees from DL Noon Club 8-10 attendees from DL breakfast Club Members from >30 Clubs in MN, ND, WI, ON Attendees from RI staff, and District Officers - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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2014 District 5580 Conference Summary
( brief notes on content presented )
• Fargo, May 8-10, Fargo Holiday Inn • 8 attendees from DL Noon Club• 8-10 attendees from DL breakfast Club• Members from >30 Clubs in MN, ND, WI, ON• Attendees from RI staff, and District Officers• Keynote Speakers and Special Guests
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Activities• Socials, Hospitalities, and Banquet • Break Out Training Sessions
– What is rotary and does it work– How do members get the most from their Rotary experience
• Youth Exchange presentations; • GSE presentation• Plenary Session – Polio• Silent Auction• Meals and Keynote speakers• Business meeting
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Grant Management Seminar (4 hour session)
• Types of Grants that are available• What determines eligibility• How Much $ is available• How to apply• Who decides, and When are they awarded• What is required for documentation
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Social
• Ice Breaker hosted by local 5 FM area clubs • Meet and Greet• Networking & Relationship Development
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GSE• GSE Team Finland presented their Experiences and
Take-Aways
• Last round of GSE officially run through RI *
• Individual Clubs may still have a GSE team, but they will not have the resources of the RI staff for administrating
• VTT and RYE
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Structure of RI• RI President
– Zone Directors / AZD / R Public Image Coord / ARPIC– (5580 is part of Zone 28&29) 4 dist’s/Zone, 2 Zones/Area – District Governors / Asst DG’s / Sec / Treas / DTRF– Individual Clubs– Individual members
• RI Bd of Dir’s/Trustees– TRF
• Independent Groups– Fellowships and Action Groups– Inter-Country Committees– Friendship Exchanges
(Rotary Loves Acronyms… !)
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TRF
• The Rotary Foundation
• Grant Funding Opportunities • Scholarships • 5580 TRF grant funded projects in Guatemala,
Zimbabwe, Bolivia, etc. • District Grants – 80% are typically used for local
community projects • World Community Service Grants – Int’l
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Membership
• Recruitment is the lifeblood of any organization
• 5 generations currently involved in RI
• Attracting and retaining younger members may require a change in methods… and activities
• Wayne to add….?
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Polio
• Rid the world of polio by 2016 ? …. – Highest impact ever, for any global health improvement
effort
• Couple set-backs in Afghanistan, Pakistan, etc
• Objective is achievable, but the costs have ↑
• Rotary and Bill Gates partnership
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Other “Break-Out” Sessions• Water Projects• 5580 in Bolivia• Grant Project Ideas/Examples• RYLA• KIVA (DL Breakfast Club)• Interact/Rotaract• DECA/Rotary conjoined effort (Duluth)• Zimbabwe Farm Project
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Silent Auction $ $ • Items donated from each club in District 5580
• Raised $ xx,000 total • Raised ~$200 from HI pontoon rental (DL Noon)
(Thank you to DougA and the HI of DL) • Money to go to World Polio Fund
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Annual Business Meeting
• Bylaws changes• Voting procedures• Announcement of District Governor Elect
(2014-15) and Nominee (2015-16)• Financial report for District Activities• Clayton to add… ?•
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2014International Convention
• Sydney Australia, June 1-4• Participants from District 5580 (several from FM, etc)
• Participants from DL - ??• 2015 in Sao Paulo, Brazil, June 7-10
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Duluth in 2015
• “Light Up Rotary” • “Light Up Duluth”
• May 6-9, 2015
• Road Trip Bus with the DL Brkfst group?
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Questions or Comments???
Reference 5580 website info for additional details on individual projects and other district events
http://portal.clubrunner.ca/50019 www.rotary.org