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ROTARY INTERNATIONAL SOUTH PACIFIC & PHILIPPINES OFFICE REGIONAL BULLETIN

ROTARY INTERNATIONAL RESOURCE EXTRA

REGIONAL INFORMATION BULLETIN

ROTARY INTERNATIONAL SOUTH PACIFIC AND PHILIPPINES OFFICE

November 2017 VOL 14 No 5

Lots of action for Foundation Month

The level of frantic activity during Foundation Month leaves the distinct feeling that support for our own charity, The

Rotary Foundation, is as strong as ever. All across our region the activity level has been tense as we strive to maximize

returns to ensure the good work continues.

Our clubs and districts in the Philippines take Foundation Month very seriously indeed. This is the month where a caval-

cade of TRF Dinners and functions spring up across the land and we see strong and positive recognition for those Rotari-

ans and clubs that have made a difference. It’s also the month when contributions come flooding in as Rotarians reach

for the sky.

That’s not to say it doesn’t happen in Australia and New Zealand! We’ve had a couple of highly successful Million Dollar

Dinner events during the month and that’s added greatly to The Foundation’s ability to do good in the world. Whether

it’s cash up front or a commitment to provide for The Rotary Foundation in the estate planning process, it all ends up

doing good.

Polio still remains our top priority with the job almost done – just 15 cases so far this year (14th November) and that

compares pretty favorably with the same period last year (32). Will that case reported on October 17th be the last case?

Or will the next case reported be the last case? These questions can’t be answered so the pressure remains.

Membership numbers are still an issue in New Zealand and Australia so there’s no letting up in that area. We have

something like just 40,000 members from a pool of something like 8 million good and true people so why don’t we do

better than that? Maybe it’s the meeting, maybe it’s the people, maybe it’s the lack of excitement that makes us want

to be part of something very special. All I know is that as a Rotarian, I’m going to try harder to bring membership

growth to my club and help secure the future for generations to come. If I don’t do that, my club will lose its sense of

purpose, and I’ll lose something very dear to me.

Moving on to the good news, it was fantastic to hear that Club and District Support Supervisor Andrew Best completed

the Tucson Ride to End Polio and easily beat his targeted time of under seven hours. Andrew finished at around the six-

and-a-half hour mark which is pretty good for a rookie road racer. He also managed to raise sponsorship of more than

$15,000 for polio, and when expanded with the Gates match it ends up being in excess of $45,000. Well done Andrew!

You’ve made us all very proud of your achievements.

Best wishes

Bruce Allen Manager, International Office & Foundation Services

THE ROTARY FOUNDATION

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OCTOBER 2017 VOL 13 No 4

The month of November is Rotary Foundation month, I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate you all for your support of the Rotary Foundation. There have been a number of “million dollar" dinners that have been held or are going to be held. Thank you to all those people involved in making these fundraising events highly successful, success only comes after a lot of hard work. We just had notification of another case of polio this last week which takes the total for this year to date to 15, this is disap-pointing. However we are still better off than where we were at for same time last year when there were 32 cases. District Governors Elect are getting prepared for their training at the International Assembly in San Diego in January. The In-ternational Assembly is an incredible experience that I sure you will all enjoy. The opportunity to be able to meet other Rotar-ians from around the world and sit with them over meals and mix with socially will I am sure give you all great memories. Finally, the international Convention early registration will close soon, I would like to ask you to encourage all Rotarians in your Districts to attend the International Convention in Toronto in June 2018. Regards,

Noel

REGIONAL MEMBERSHIP OFFICER UPDATE

Engaging your community this holiday season As the holiday season approaches, many clubs are planning fabulous parties and celebrations to offer special occasions to engage in fellowship. This time of year can often bring out the best in people- they’re warmer, more hopeful, and more ap-preciative. And while this season is filled with kindness and giving, it’s also an opportunity for inclusivity. For the members you haven’t seen in while (the ones starting to disengage from the club), are you expressing your interest in how they’ve been and that you look forward to catching up at your party? For the Rotaractors, Youth Exchange students and their host parents, and Rotary Alumni, is your club making an effort to in-clude them in upcoming celebrations or planning to connect with them in another meaningful way this season? For your community, have you done a recent community assessment to see what the largest needs are and how your club might help? Is your club spreading cheer and awareness about what Rotary is and how they can become a person of action? I hope that if you haven’t already, that you make time to seize this opportunity to build better connections both within and outside of your club. Need help with ideas or want to share what your club is planning? Join the conversation in the Member-ship Best Practices Discussion Group on My Rotary by clicking here! Lastly, I want to wish you and yours a very, merry Christmas. Cheers!

Message from

RI Director RY 2016-2018, Zones 7 and 8 Noel Trevaskis

Member: Rotary Club of Bega

Julie Aubry, Regional Membership Officer for Zones 7b and 8 (based in Evanston, IL, USA) [email protected] | +1-847-866-4480 | www.facebook.com/julie.aubry.rotary

https://my.rotary.org/en/exchange-ideas/groups/membership-best-practices

mailto:[email protected]

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REGIONAL MEMBERSHIP OFFICER UPDATE

PRIOR YEAR CURRENT YEAR ACTIVITY TO DATE

2016 - 2017

2017 - 2018 Start Fig-ures

31 October 2017

01 July 2016 Net Inc / Dec 2016 - 2017

01 July 2017 *

Net Inc / Dec 2017 - 2018 *

District Zone # Club # Member # Member # Club # Member # Club # Member # Member

3410 7 59 1154 14 62 1,168 62 1186 18

3420 7 55 1111 74 58 1,185 58 1190 5

3770 7 76 1993 (173) 67 1,820 69 1882 62

3780 7 103 2386 (58) 102 2,328 103 2704 376

3790 7 103 2612 28 102 2,640 102 2864 224

3800 7 97 2358 167 100 2,525 100 2609 84

3810 7 114 3038 88 122 3,126 124 4223 1,097

3820 7 107 3001 188 111 3,189 113 3385 196

3830 7 89 2701 538 94 3,239 94 3446 207

3850 7 53 1283 5 52 1,288 52 1362 74

3860 7 99 2484 97 97 2,581 98 2747 166

3870 7 44 1253 68 46 1,321 46 1392 71

9910 7 41 1093 (41) 42 1,052 42 1100 48

9920 7 54 1507 (56) 52 1,451 52 1461 10

9930 7 54 1678 (50) 53 1,628 53 1642 14

9940 7 55 1750 (98) 54 1,652 54 1671 19

9970 7 33 1199 (12) 33 1,187 33 1199 12 9980 7 29 1230 8 31 1,238 31 1237 (1)

# of Districts: 18

1265 33831 787 1278 34618 1286 37300 2,682

9455 8 48 1204 (46) 48 1,158 48 1164 6

9465 8 48 1273 1 47 1,274 47 1299 25

9500 8 44 1105 (71) 44 1,034 44 1045 11

9520 8 50 1278 (27) 50 1,251 50 1280 29

9550 8 45 995 (51) 44 944 42 969 25

9570 8 48 1074 (45) 48 1,029 48 1037 8

9600 8 65 1469 (35) 66 1,434 65 1445 11

9630 8 50 1127 (7) 51 1,120 51 1136 16

9640 8 52 1247 (55) 51 1,192 51 1225 33

9650 8 56 1522 (54) 56 1,468 56 1498 30

9670 8 50 1189 (69) 49 1,120 49 1137 17

9675 8 65 1565 (86) 62 1,479 62 1504 25

9685 8 74 2009 (55) 72 1,954 72 1971 17

9700 8 40 1066 (39) 39 1,027 39 1047 20

9710 8 47 1324 (24) 45 1,300 45 1322 22

9780 8 59 1778 (43) 59 1,735 59 1749 14

9790 8 64 1732 (109) 64 1,623 64 1652 29

9800 8 67 2418 (37) 65 2,381 65 2386 5

9810 8 44 1141 (34) 44 1,107 44 1126 19

9820 8 49 1375 (39) 48 1,336 48 1359 23

9830 8 47 1303 (86) 47 1,217 47 1230 13

# of Districts: 21

1112 29194 (1,011) 1099 28183 1096 28581 398

Report Total Districts: 39

2377 63025 (224) 2377 62801 2382 65881 3,080

* Based on the membership transactions as of 1 July 23:59:59 CDT. Does not include Honorary members. * Note Numbers in Net Inc/Dec Green/Bold - increase 51 members or more Orange - increase 0-50 members (Red) - decrease

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COUNCIL ON RESOLUTIONS RESULTS ARE IN!

The first ever Council on Resolutions took place online between 15 October and 15 November and the results

are in!

17 resolutions were adopted and 21 were rejected. Some of the resolutions that were accepted include: re-

questing the RI Board to consider supporting ecologically-sustainable initiatives; requesting the Trustees to con-

sider adding sustainable development and environmental protection as area of focus; requesting the RI Board to

consider not increasing Rotary’s due at 2019 Council; and requesting the RI Board to consider researching the

impact of club flexibility.

Representatives from all of Rotary’s districts voted on resolutions that clubs, districts, the RI Board, and the

General Council or Conference of RIBI proposed. The RI Board of Directors will now consider all resolutions that

the Council adopts.

The Council on Resolutions meets online every year to vote on proposed resolutions. Resolutions are requests

to the RI Board or the TRF Trustees to take an action that is outside the scope of the constitutional documents.

The Council on Legislation and the Council on Resolutions give you, as Rotarians, a voice in how your organisa-

tion is governed.

All Rotarians can view the results, find detailed information about each resolution and learn more about how

the Councils work on My Rotary at: https://my.rotary.org/en/cor/vote

ROTARACT TURNS 50

Rotaract turns 50 this year! Since the first Rotaract club was formed in 1968, Rotaract has grown to over 10,000

clubs worldwide. But how do we ensure another 50 years of service, leadership, and global impact?

There will be an exciting panel discussion on 6 December, 2-3pm Chicago time to celebrate the accomplish-

ments of the program and to charter its future. Hear from an expert panel of Rotaractors, dual members, Rota-

ract alumni and President-elect Barry Rassin as we explore: how did we get here? what have we accomplished

along the way? how do we ensure 50 more years of service, leadership, and global impact?

Strengthen your knowledge of Rotaract, Rotary's program that engages young leaders ages 18-30. Discover how

Rotaract is a vital part of the success of Rotary, and how vibrant, engaged Rotaract clubs are changing the ways

we think about service and leadership.

If you can’t get up that early in the morning you’ll be able to see a recording of the discussion via Facebook live:

https://www.facebook.com/events/1779056842157360/

Barbara Mifsud Coordinator | Club and District Support South Pacific and Philippines Office

https://my.rotary.org/en/cor/vote

https://www.facebook.com/events/1779056842157360/

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ROTARY IINTERNATIONAL SOUTH PACIFIC & PHILIPPINES OFFICE REGIONAL BULLETIN

ANNUAL FUND The Annual Fund is the engine room that funds our District and

Global Grant projects. It delivers the DDF from which you all make

decisions on the funding of a project or scholarship. The opportuni-

ties to contribute to the Annual Fund are limitless. For too long we

have looked to our members to make a contribution at any number

of levels, be it at $100 per year, or as a Paul Harris Society member

at US$1,000 per year. Ask yourself the following: “If I believe in the

work of the Rotary Foundation and I contribute on an annual basis,

why haven’t I asked my friends to contribute as well?”. In my own

club, a quarter of the contributors are from outside our member-

ship. It is a way of growing the contribution base. There donors

believe that Rotary is a trusted brand and that the contribution will

really be put to good use.

There are over 60,000 charities in Australia, over 25,000 in New

Zealand and an unknown number in The Philippines and other

countries within our region. All these charities are asking for mon-

ey. On average, we all give regularly to at least three charities on a

regular basis. Yet as a Rotarian, how many of us make a personal

contribution to The Rotary Foundation. In the Philippines and Indo-

nesia, nearly 100% of all contributions are personal giving. In our

other two major markets, less than 50% come from personal contri-

butions. In Australia, the real amount of money being contributed

by club fundraising has been on a steady decline for the past five

years. This has been offset by a growth in personal contributions

but only 25% of Rotarians give.

If we are going to continue to do good in the world under the Rota-

ry brand, we will need to look beyond our members and our clubs

and start asking the public to make regular contributions, just like

every other charity. We are becoming time poor. Our membership

is shrinking in some areas, and yet we believe in our brand to do

good in the world.

The challenge before us is to come up with ways to tell our story in

such a way that everyone wants to contribute. After all the Rotary

Foundation does deliver incredible value to the donor with one of

the lowest administration costs of any charity anywhere and we

have held a four-star rating (the highest possible rating) from Chari-

ty Navigator for the past eight years.

Ask you friends and neighbors to sign up for recurring giving to The

Rotary Foundation and watch your club linked contributions grow.

To get contribution forms for recurring giving, contact this office.

Annual Fund YTD October

AUSTRALIA

DISTRICT YTD Oct 16 YTD Oct 17 INCREASE

D9455 $24,612 $27,259 10.8%

D9465 $18,165 $23,738 30.7%

D9500 $12,147 $22,772 87.5%

D9520 $8,419 $10,032 19.2%

D9550 $14,599 $39,571 171.1%

D9570 $12,115 $7,493 -38.2%

D9600 $24,589 $98,512 300.6%

D9630 $25,641 $29,758 16.1%

D9640 $10,788 $16,418 52.2%

D9650 $15,873 $25,172 58.6%

D9670 $20,722 $17,726 -14.5%

D9675 $36,383 $48,618 33.6%

D9685 $56,542 $83,424 47.5%

D9700 $12,695 $14,736 16.1%

D9710 $18,370 $40,935 122.8%

D9780 $10,780 $28,692 166.1%

D9790 $26,725 $24,308 -9.0%

D9800 $55,494 $76,351 37.6%

D9810 $29,058 $34,135 17.5%

D9820 $16,041 $14,940 -6.9%

D9830 $5,381 $9,209 71.1%

TOTAL $455,140 $693,800 52.4%

NEW ZEALAND AND PACIFIC ISLANDS


9910 $29,680 $16,840 -43.3%

9920 $21,627 $16,427 -24.0%

9930 $24,545 $23,754 -3.2%

9940 $9,021 $5,455 -39.5%

9970 $16,552 $8,283 -50.0%

9980 $3,180 $3,912 23.0%

TOTAL $104,606 $ 74,671 -28.6%

PHILIPPINES


3770 $75,857 $64,549 -14.9%

3780 $133,269 $107,156 -19.6%

3790 $101,824 $198,256 94.7%

3800 $420,434 $173,701 -58.7%

3810 $282,647 $129,735 -54.1%

3820 $556,805 $389,061 -30.1%

3830 $166,073 $112,682 -32.1%

3850 $64,343 $8,299 -87.1%

3860 $153,205 $128,733 -16.0%

3870 $86,948 $113,126 30.1%

TOTAL $2,041,404 $1,425,297 -30.2%

INDONESIA


3410 $86,725 $7,455 -91.4%

3420 $65,086 $51,343 -21.1%

TOTAL $151,811 $58,798 -61.3%

YTD Oct 16 YTD Oct 17 +/-

AUS $455,140 $693,800 52.4%

NZ $104,606 $74,671 -28.6%

PHIL $2,041,404 $1,425,297 -30.2%

IND $151,811 $58,798 -61.3%

TOTAL $2,752,961 $2,252,565 -18.2%

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Mark Anderson Senior Coordinator | Fund Development Rotary Foundation

POLIO

Over the past week we have received several calls from our

New Zealand based members asking if something had gone

wrong with our reporting? We are seeing Polio contribu-

tions per District being reported between $500,000 and

$750,000 per District!

The New Zealand Government had just contributed

NZ$5,000,000 to help in the eradication of Polio. This split

across each of the Districts and was put through The Rotary

Foundation because of the powerful way in which we

spend the contributor’s money. We expect that the two for

one match from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

would also have helped in the decision-making process.

After all, Bill and Melinda Gates also look to get value when

they give to their chosen charities. Bill Gates challenged all

of us to raise more than we have ever done in the past.

Over the next four years we must raise $50m per year. A

tall ask but one each one of us is up to. Again, we must

look beyond our membership and ask everyone we know

to make their contribution. As we write this 15 cases YTD

of wild polio reported. Three more years of vaccinations

from the last reported case and we can declare the job

done. So, we think Bill Gates is on a winner with his chal-

lenge to us. We started this program and we as Rotarians

must be there at the finish.


POLIO CHALLENGE - YTD October 2017

AUSTRALIA


9455 $ 13,659.23 $13,515.28 -1.1%

9465 $ 3,605.99 $3,080.86 -14.6%

9500 $ 4,314.82 $3,194.09 -26.0%

9520 $ 2,074.81 $5,833.80 181.2%

9550 $ 8,268.92 $10,955.49 32.5%

9570 $ 5,501.22 $907.32 -83.5%

9600 $ 8,387.52 $16,392.36 95.4%

9630 $ 4,281.45 $7,762.58 81.3%

9640 $ 6,559.36 $7,597.32 15.8%

9650 $ 7,074.01 $3,405.77 -51.9%

9670 $ 8,173.88 $13,123.22 60.6%

9675 $ 15,743.46 $12,235.54 -22.3%

9685 $ 8,361.46 $5,401.52 -35.4%

9700 $ 5,706.74 $3,358.59 -41.1%

9710 $ 9,851.56 $19,109.67 94.0%

9780 $ 2,896.27 $9,312.01 221.5%

9790 $ 6,719.97 $6,182.94 -8.0%

9800 $ 6,164.99 $3,751.58 -39.1%

9810 $ 14,990.43 $25,598.37 70.8%

9820 $ 740.74 $4,422.19 497.0%

9830 $ 103.70 $1,749.65 1587.2%

TOTAL $143,180.53 $176,890.15 23.5%

NEW ZEALAND AND PACIFIC ISLANDS


9910 $1,985.33 $471,917.68 23670.2%

9920 $4,972.06 $650,760.28 12988.3%

9930 $15,407.78 $729,328.50 4633.5%

9940 $1,603.57 $736,042.59 45800.2%

9970 $9,588.42 $534,523.32 5474.7%

9980 $164.28 $557,328.12 339155.0%

TOTAL $33,721.44 $3,679,900.49 10812.6%

PHILIPPINES


3770 $3,770.23 $11,364.57 201.4%

3780 $3,083.53 $540.00 -82.5%

3790 $5,181.57 $1,118.65 -78.4%

3800 $20,164.46 $16,840.06 -16.5%

3810 $8,068.48 $3,192.65 -60.4%

3820 $2,043.70 $4,810.00 135.4%

3830 $52,286.50 $7,063.10 -86.5%

3850 $3,190.09 $1,190.88 -62.7%

3860 $21,089.41 $9,902.75 -53.0%

3870 $3,244.81 $5,871.76 81.0%

TOTAL $122,122.78 $61,894.42 -49.3%

INDONESIA


3410 $21,820.00 $2,120.00 -90.3%

3420 $15,887.34 $1,300.00 -91.8%

TOTAL $37,707.34 $3,420.00 -90.9%

YTD Oct 16 YTD Oct 17 +/-

AUS $143,180.53 $176,890.15 23.5%

NZ $33,721.44 $3,679,900.49 10812.6%

PHIL $122,122.78 $61,894.42 -49.3%

IND $37,707.34 $3,420.00 -90.9%

TOTAL $336,732.09 $3,922,105.06 1064.8%

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RI SOUTH PACIFIC & PHILIPPINES OFFICE REGIONAL BULLETIN

PER CAPITA

Let’s start a conversation? Every time we meet a Rotarian

from another Club, we should ask the question “What is

your Club per capita?” Unfortunately, for most, they won’t

have a clue what you are talking about. What the question

does is to start a conversation about The Rotary Founda-

tion. It helps bring The Rotary Foundation to top of mind. It

helps lead into what project work your club is doing be-

cause of contributions to the Annual fund.

If every Club published their per capita in their bulletin each

week, all members would see the progress. It would en-

courage every member to contribute as it is their Clubs

scoreboard and they can see the impact of their contribu-

tion.

As you can see from the league ladder it is early in the cycle

and the per capita ranges from $3.16 to $122.00. The high-

est District per capita last year was $338.42 from D3830 in

the Philippines. Could that number be topped this Rotary

year?

PAUL HARRIS SOCIETY

We now have over 1,300 Paul Harris Society members

across the region and number grows every month. Because

November is Foundation month, we do see a growth in

members especially from the Philippines where it is an im-

portant time of the year to think about contributions to The

Rotary Foundation. With nearly all contributions to The Ro-

tary Foundation coming from personal giving, the Paul Har-

ris Society is an important indicator of member belief in the

work of The Rotary Foundation.

It is an objective to have at least one

Paul Harris Society member in every

Club. Look at your own Club and ask

the question, do we have a Paul Harris

Society member and if not, who could

be. Or, have you ever thought about all

the charities you give to each year?

Maybe there is an opportunity to re-

view your personal giving and increase

your own giving to The Rotary Founda-

tion and become a member of the Paul

Harris Society.


Per Capita YTD

AUSTRALIA

District YTD Oct 16 YTD Oct 17

9455 $ 20.44 $ 23.54

9465 $ 14.27 $ 18.63

9500 $ 10.99 $ 22.02

9520 $ 6.59 $ 8.02

9550 $ 14.67 $ 41.92

9570 $ 11.28 $ 7.28

9600 $ 16.74 $ 68.70

9630 $ 22.75 $ 26.57

9640 $ 8.65 $ 13.77

9650 $ 10.43 $ 17.15

9670 $ 17.43 $ 15.83

9675 $ 23.25 $ 32.87

9685 $ 28.14 $ 42.69

9700 $ 11.91 $ 14.35

9710 $ 13.87 $ 31.49

9780 $ 6.06 $ 16.54

9790 $ 15.43 $ 14.98

9800 $ 22.95 $ 32.07

9810 $ 25.47 $ 30.84

9820 $ 11.67 $ 11.18

9830 $ 4.13 $ 7.57

TOTAL $ 11.34 $ 15.59

Philippines and Indonesia


3410 $ 75.15 $ 6.38

3420 $ 58.58 $ 43.33

3770 $ 38.06 $ 35.47

3780 $ 55.85 $ 46.03

3790 $ 38.98 $ 75.10

3800 $ 178.30 $ 68.79

3810 $ 93.04 $ 41.50

3820 $ 185.54 $ 122.00

3830 $ 61.49 $ 34.79

3850 $ 50.15 $ 6.44

3860 $ 61.68 $ 49.88

3870 $ 69.39 $ 85.64

TOTAL $ 86.44 $ 29.86

New Zealand and Pacific Islands


9910 $ 27.15 $ 16.01

9920 $ 14.35 $ 11.32

9930 $ 14.63 $ 14.59

9940 $ 5.16 $ 3.30

9970 $ 13.81 $ 6.98

9980 $ 2.59 $ 3.16

TOTAL $ 12.37 $ 9.10

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FINANCE MATTERS

July 2017 Club Invoice Collection Status as at 15 November 2017 Kudos to the 22 districts in our region that have achieved 100% collection. Please note that the end of the collection period is 30 November 2017. Beyond this, clubs with outstand-ing balances greater than USD250 will be classified as candidates for termination and will be required to

pay USD30 per member as reinstatement fees along with all outstanding dues. Club Suspensions for Non-Subscription to The Rotarian or The Philippine Rotarian Magazine Please note the remaining suspended clubs per district for nonsubscription to the prescribed Rotary magazines. As of 15 November, there are 65 clubs that have yet to report compliance. Attached is the breakdown per district:

Zone 7A Philippines Zone 8

District % Paid District % Paid

3770 89 9455 100

3780 98 9465 100

3790 94 9500 100

3800 94 9520 98

3810 92 9550 100

3820 96 9570 100

3830 100 9600 97

90 9630 100

3860 96 9640 100

3870 96 9650 96

Zone 7A 95 9670 100

9675 98

9685 100

Zone 7B 9700 100

District % Paid 9710 100

9910 100 9780 100

9920 96 9790 100

9930 100 9800 100

9940 100 9810 100

9970 100 9820 100

9980 100 9830 100

Zone 7B 99 Zone 8 99

Philippines

District No. of Suspended Clubs

3770 4

3780 1

3790 11

3800 4

3810 28

3820 9

3830 0

3850 0

3860 2

3870 6

Total 65

ROTARY INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE RATES AGAINST THE US$

Date Australia New Zealand Philippines

November 2017 1.28 1.44 52.00

December 2017 1.32 1.47 51.00

ROTARY INTERNATIONAL MOTOR VEHICLE RATES—PER KM RATE

Date Australia AU$ New Zealand NZ$ Philippines PHP

November 2017 0.66 0.73 21.51

December 2017 0.66 0.73 21.51

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DATES TO REMEMBER Date Meeting/Event Venue

28-30 November 2017 GETS Zones 6B, 7A, 10B Taipei, Taiwan

1-3 December 2017 Institutes Zones 6B, 7A, 10B Taipei, Taiwan

14-20 January 2018 International Assembly San Diego, California

17 March 2018 Peacebuilder Conference Sydney, Australia

23-27 June 2018 RI Convention Toronto, Canada

11-13 September 2018 GETS Zone 7B & 8 Hobart, Tasmania

14-16 September 2018 Zone Institute—Zone 7B & 8 Hobart, Tasmania

1-3 December 2018 Zone Institute - Zones B6, 7A, 10B Djogjakarta, Indonesia

MAGAZINE SUBSCRIPTION

Ensuring that all Rotarians are well informed about Rotary, both in their own region and around the world is so

important that it is a requirement of a functioning club that each of its members is a paid subscriber to a Rotary

magazine.

Every member of your club needs to subscribe to either the official magazine The Rotarian or a regional magazine,

which for our regions is Rotary Down Under (Australia, New Zealand and Pacific Island nations) or Philippines Rota-

ry Magazine (Philippines). Two Rotarians residing at the same address have the option to subscribe jointly. The sub-

scription can be hard copy or digital (if available). Members in a club do not all have to subscribe to the same mag-

azine. You can have a number of members subscribing to The Rotarian and a number subscribing to the regional

magazine.

If you are adding a new member, remember that you need to manually inform the magazine of the member’s

choice. Here are the contact details for each magazine:

The Rotarian - RI Data Services team: [email protected]

Rotary Down Under: [email protected]

Philippines Rotary Magazine: [email protected] or [email protected]

If all members do not subscribe to either The Rotarian or the regional magazine, the club could be suspended. At

present, there are more than 60 clubs in the Philippines that are in suspended status due to non-compliance.

Barbara Mifsud Coordinator | Club and District Support South Pacific and Philippines Office

PUBLICATIONS AND MERCHANDISE

Rotary has some excellent resources available for everyone but they are currently being underutilised. There

have been a lot of enquiries from Rotarians on where/how they can access certain publications and merchandise.

This often includes things like Paul Harris Fellow Medallions. The Rotary Shop Online is an easy to use ordering

platform listing publications for districts and clubs to help support and grow their members. There is also Rotary

merchandise available to show your support for all of the wonderful work that we do across the world. To view

our current range of items please visit shop.rotary.org.

*Please note all prices are listed in USD with the current exchange rate listed on page 8

**All orders are shipped from our office in Parramatta

Stacey Blackman Administrator , Rotary International, South Pacific and Philippines Office





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