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District 5790 District 5790 V 1.1V 1.1

JP Lucas

contentscontents RF BackgroundRF Background PurposePurpose Major ProgramsMajor Programs

• What are they?What are they?• How does our Rotary How does our Rotary

club participate?club participate? Recognition ProgramsRecognition Programs

• Levels and CriteriaLevels and Criteria

BackgroundBackground Started in 1917Started in 1917 with a gift of $26.50 with a gift of $26.50

from the Kansas City Club from the Kansas City Club (leftover profit from (leftover profit from the international convention)the international convention)

Initiated byInitiated by RI Pres Arch Klumph RI Pres Arch Klumph First giftFirst gift that year was to the that year was to the

International Society for Crippled International Society for Crippled Children.Children.

Now Now more than $55M is contributed more than $55M is contributed annually.annually.

PurposePurposeWorld Understanding and PeaceWorld Understanding and Peace Through Through LocalLocal//NationalNational//InternationalInternational Programs Programs

Humanitarian/Educational/CulturalHumanitarian/Educational/Cultural

Foundation ProgramsFoundation ProgramsPolioPlus & Polio Partners

Group Study ExchangeGroup Study ExchangeUniversity TeachersUniversity Teachers

Ambassadorial ScholarAmbassadorial Scholar

Matching GrantsMatching Grants

Peace Programs & ScholarshipsPeace Programs & Scholarships

Health, Hunger, HumanityHealth, Hunger, Humanity

How do Rotarians ParticipateHow do Rotarians Participate

ContributionsContributions /YR /YR > $100 (each member) > $100 (each member)

Personal InvolvementPersonal Involvement

plus

PolioPlus and Polio PartnersPolioPlus and Polio Partners

$600,000,000 for global polio eradication since 1985.A portion of your Foundation Pledge makes this possible.

Annual MG Projects by a local club Annual MG Projects by a local club 1998-99 Medical 1998-99 Medical Equipment (Mexico)Equipment (Mexico)

1999-2000 (100 eye 1999-2000 (100 eye operations) operations) #115467#115467

2002-03 El Angel 2002-03 El Angel #321792#321792

2000-01 Girls School2000-01 Girls SchoolWater Well / Books Water Well / Books #117008#117008

(continued)

2001-02 Aids Ed#17281

2003-04 Health Training #221068

MG Projects (continued) MG Projects (continued) 2004-05 Tsunami Relief (#56130) (Indonesia)

2005-06 Wheel Chairs ()(Rwanda)

2005-06 (#58832)Transportation(Honduras)

2005-06 Katrina Relief(Louisiana/Mississippi)

How Opportunities Can Expand How Opportunities Can Expand (El Angel Orphanage)(El Angel Orphanage)

ESL Teaching Grant

Discovery Grant

Matching Grant

Orphan Train

Group Study Exchange ProjectsGroup Study Exchange Projects

Hosting multiple Hosting multiple international international exchange groups exchange groups (India, Russia, (India, Russia, Sweden, etc..)Sweden, etc..)

Leading and Leading and participating in participating in international international exchange visits exchange visits

Contribution ProcessContribution ProcessPledge

Payment

Contribution ProcessContribution ProcessPledge

Payment

Polio Plus World Fund Matching Grants

RF Annual Programs

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Polio Plus World Fund Matching Grants

District 5790

RF Annual Programs

50%

Dist Proj

•A year of education expenses for a child in Thailand•Dental and medical services to 25 poor near Mexico City•Textbooks for a school in Villanueva Columbia•Osteoporosis/Bone density screening for senior citizens in Iowa•An electric transformer for an Orphanage/agricultural training farm in Mongolia• …..

Your $100 contribution to the RF Annual Programs fund helps provide:

RecognitionRecognition

RecognitionRecognition Sustaining MemberSustaining Member

• Pledges $100 per yearPledges $100 per year Paul Harris FellowPaul Harris Fellow - PHF - PHF

• Has exceeded 1,000 in contributions Has exceeded 1,000 in contributions and/or recognition creditsand/or recognition credits

Benefactor Benefactor • Bequest of $1K in will Bequest of $1K in will

Bequest SocietyBequest Society• Bequest of $10K+ in will Bequest of $10K+ in will

HEB Paul Harris FellowsHEB Paul Harris Fellows Neal AdamsNeal Adams Barry AlldredgeBarry Alldredge Jim AmesJim Ames Bill AnthonyBill Anthony Cherry BaileyCherry Bailey Ardis Bell **Ardis Bell ** Bob Bouse ** ~Bob Bouse ** ~ John BrownJohn Brown Ralph ButtsRalph Butts John DeitloffJohn Deitloff Jim DunningJim Dunning Bill EllisBill Ellis Ron Estill **Ron Estill ** Dale HarwellDale Harwell Allan HeindelAllan Heindel Joe HennigJoe Hennig Zane HilgerZane Hilger Kent HopkinsKent Hopkins Carl JonesCarl Jones Sneed KakerSneed Kaker Bud LilesBud Liles

Doug LongDoug Long Mark LongMark Long Sid LorioSid Lorio Paul Lucas ** ~Paul Lucas ** ~ Carl MarlingCarl Marling Bill McLendonBill McLendon Charles MillerCharles Miller JB Morgan **JB Morgan ** Guillermo OlarteGuillermo Olarte Dave OsborneDave Osborne Walter OttWalter Ott Van ParkerVan Parker Bob Plummer *** ~Bob Plummer *** ~ Glenn PorterfiledGlenn Porterfiled Charles RunnelsCharles Runnels Gary ShortGary Short Todd SmithTodd Smith Tom Tennery **Tom Tennery ** Carl Tyson ~Carl Tyson ~ Allan WeegarAllan Weegar Chris Yiantsou **Chris Yiantsou **

** = Multiple PHFs~ = Benefactor July 2005

Recognition CreditsRecognition Credits

After becoming a PHF, After becoming a PHF, each dollareach dollar that member contributes generates:that member contributes generates:

1.1. a a contribution creditcontribution credit to that member to that member2.2. a a recognition creditrecognition credit which that which that

member can member can only use to “recognize only use to “recognize another person”. another person”.

Customary Recognition ProceduresCustomary Recognition Procedures

Members Members pledge at least 100/yrpledge at least 100/yr First $500 matchedFirst $500 matched by recog by recog

credits from existing PHFs to credits from existing PHFs to reach the PHF level reach the PHF level

As As new PHFnew PHF contributes his next contributes his next $500 he $500 he designates recognition designates recognition credits to help the next in linecredits to help the next in line. .

“paying forward to help others become PHFs” but also “is a way of paying back loan of recognition credits”

PLEDGE UPDATEPLEDGE UPDATE[_] $25 / Qtr – Sustaining[_] $25 / Qtr – Sustaining

++[_] $15 PHF / $15 HHH[_] $15 PHF / $15 HHH[_] $5 Anniv / $5 Birth[_] $5 Anniv / $5 Birth

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Note: Be sure to pledge $25/Qtr for a Sustaining Badge Sticker!!! 100% = a club banner!!!

SUSTAIN

Handouts AvailableHandouts Available RF Fact sheetRF Fact sheet Sustaining Member Sustaining Member

Program and pledge formProgram and pledge form Benefactor Gift Benefactor Gift

CommitmentCommitment Recognition/Contribution Recognition/Contribution

Form Form http://www.rotary5790.org http://www.rotary.org/foundation