May 2012

The Rotary FoundationDistrict 1130

May 2012

The Rotary Foundation

Your Rotary Club

YOU

District 1130 Assembly

RI Presidents’ Theme

PeaceThrough Service

Sakuji TanakaRotary International President

2012 -13

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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

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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

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The Rotary Foundation

• Programmes

• Contributions

• Polio eradication

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Rotary Foundation Programmes

• Grant Management Seminar • 24th May 2012• Understand the programmes• Understand Club obligations and responsibilities• A Club representative required to attend

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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

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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

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Rotary Foundation Contributions

• Contributions enable Rotary the world over to achieve amazing things

• More than any individual or Club can achieve alone

• Every Rotarian Every Year • Sustaining Members : approx £1 per week

– Every Rotarian in London = £100,000 (inc gift aid)

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Rotary : End Polio Now• 1985 Rotary made a promise to the world

– Eradication of polio

• 2011 only 650 cases in the world– Endemic countries

• Pakistan, Afghanistan, India, Nigeria

• 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!!

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Thank you for your support!