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REGIONAL INFORMATION BULLETIN

ROTARY INTERNATIONAL SOUTH PACIFIC AND PHILIPPINES OFFICE

OCTOBER 2015 VOL 9 No 4

Dear District Governors

Welcome to the October newsletter. October is Economic and Community Development month. It is pleasing to see across the world the many Rotary projects and the ways Rotarians add value to the development of communities.

There is a desire to reduce by 3% the number of clubs that have not donated to Rotary’s charity, The Rotary Foundation. There are over 200 clubs in our zones that have not contributed at all to The Rotary Foundation. My office is assisting RRFCs and District Chairs in providing information to them.

In the cases I have seen, I have found that the club members were simply not aware of the good work of The Rotary Foundation. Education of Rotarians is key.

World Polio Day is on the 24th of October, and for three years in a row now, Rotary will host and stream a celebration. As some of you may know, the World Health Organization had

officially declared Nigeria polio-free and removed it from the list of endemic countries. You can find more on Rotary.org, endpolio.org and through the social media channels.

It is still a positive year to date for Membership in our part of the world. Take a look at our list of countries by membership in the South Pacific and Philippines office area on Page 4.

Looking forward to seeing the Filipino Rotarians in Manila for the Institute.

Unfortunately, I will miss the New Zealand and Australian ones as I will be in Evanston.

Frank Pezzimenti

International Officer Manager

South Pacific & Philippines Office

In this issue…

Note from RID Tumangan pg 2

Dates to remember pg 2

RI International Statistics pg 3,4

Locality Updates pg 5

International Assembly pg 5

Council on Legislation Training pg 5

Club Manuals pg 5

Asst Gov Manuals pg 5

Satellite Clubs pg 5

DG Expenses pg 6

Strong Start Keeps Region in Front pg 6

Polio Funding Struggles pg 7

One Plus One Equals Two pg 8

Global Grants Gather Strength pg 8

A Challenge for All pg 8

Bridge of Spies pg 8

Finance matters pg 9,10

Exchange rates pg 10

Motor vehicle rates pg 10

ECONOMIC & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

President Ravidran at a maternity hospital in Sri Lanka

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RI SOUTH PACIFIC & PHILIPPINES OFFICE REGIONAL BULLETIN

Dates To Remember

Date Meeting/Event Venue

3-5 November 2015 Zone 7A GETS Manila, Philippines

6-8 November 2015 Zone 7A Rotary Institute Manila, Philippines

11-12 November 2015 Zone 7B GETS Nelson, New Zealand

13-15 November 2015 Zone 7B Rotary Institute Nelson, New Zealand

17-19 November 2015 Zone 8 GETS Melbourne, Australia

20-22 November 2015 Zone 8 Rotary Institute Melbourne, Australia

10-15 April 2016 Council on Legislation Chicago, USA

30 Aug—1 September 2016 GETS 7B and 8 Sydney, Australia

1 September 2016 TRF Seminar, 7B and 8 Sydney ,Australia

2-3 September 2016 Zone 7B & 8 Institute Sydney, Australia

17-23 January 2016 International Assembly San Diego, California, USA

Message from

RI Director RY 2014-2016, Zones 7B and 8 Daumonguiller “Guiller” E. Tumangan

Member: Rotary Club of Makati West, District 3830

The Rotary News wrote: “As dusk fell over Chicago, participants in the Under One Sky event held up blue lights, transforming the plaza where they were gathered into a field of fireflies to #LightTheWay to a more just world…...Under One Sky Chicago was one of more than 40 such events in the United States and more than 150 around the world …. to demonstrate commitment to ending extreme poverty and inequali-ty by 2030 and to promote action on climate change. Sydney, New Delhi, Johannesburg, São Paulo, and New York held a similar event. For us in Rotary, the launch of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals simply affirmed what we Rotarians, armed with our vocations and backstopped by our own Rotary Foundation, have been able to do by pooling resources in over 100 years, courageously and passionately confronting complex human situations and creating positive change. Personally, I was privileged to be a life seeing tourist in Zones 7 and 8. Etched in my heart and mind are images of what should be sustained in your respective districts -- especially the Rotary programs/projects that are now an integral part of your socio-economic cultural streetscape, landscape and seascape. Let me just congratulate all of you for the multi-district projects that you are busy with this October. I surfed the web just to see the relevance of “Under One Sky” is to Zones 7 and 8. I found out that Timor Leste is the “youngest nation” having the highest number of millennial in its population. This will be an interesting area of study after the Youth Summit and a great follow-up story to the Success Conference. Then, I looked for the Human Development Index (HDI) -- a composite statistic of life

expectancy, education, and per capita income indicators -- to see country ranking. Except for New Zealand and Australia which are ranked among the world’s very highly developed, the other countries are ranked among the medium and lowly developed. It was foresight when President Ravi asked us in the presidential citation program to “enhance a project’s scope and visibility by partnering with at least five other Rotary Clubs in your region.” What a great opportunity for partnerships and Global Grants! The attainment of Rotary’s 2020 Vision and the 2030 SD Goals can be accelerated by our selfless campaign for Arch Klumph Society, Major Gifts and Paul Harris Society contributors from among Rotarians and non-Rotarians. Let’s this year’s observance of World Polio Day, a time for honoring those who lost their lives in bringing the polio vaccine to the last child in each community, especially in the conflict-ridden countries. Looking back, we can say that the fight against polio taught us the value of vocational service – Rotary Leaders were at the right place at the right time to influence decision making and authorize critical actions that launched 3-H Grants and Polio-Plus. Moving forward, let us study the socio-cultural and communications systems that made eradication possible and be better prepared to prevent the threats to our health and well-being. We are confident that we will end polio forever. The only thing that is real is NOW. And each day that we are a gift to world, we definitely leave behind countless legacies.

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THE REGION IN REVIEW

(cont’d next page)

ROTARY INTERNATIONAL STATISTICS

12-October-2015

As at 12 October 2015 As at 1 July

2015 Variance % Variance

Districts Rotarians Rotarians From 1.7.15 From 1.7.15

Worldwide 535 1,225,253 1,209,491 15,762 1.30%

Australia 21 30,205 29,945 260 0.87%

New Zealand & Pacific Islands 6 8,548 8,506 42 0.49%

Philippines 10 23,337 22,457 880 3.92%

Total 37 62,090 60,908 1,182 1.94%

District Members 1.7.15

Members 12.10.15 Variance % Variance

PHILIPPINES DISTRICTS - ZONE 7A (Part)

3770 1,759 1817 58 3.3%

3780 2,172 2288 116 5.3%

3790 2,747 2853 106 3.9%

3800 2,470 2530 60 2.4%

3810 2,631 2825 194 7.4%

3820 2,860 2911 51 1.8%

3830 2,824 2936 112 4.0%

3850 1,281 1327 46 3.6%

3860 2,438 2547 109 4.5%

3870 1,275 1303 28 2.2%

Total 22457 23337 880 3.9%

NEW ZEALAND & PACIFIC ZONE 7B (Part)

9910 1,089 1101 12 1.1%

9920 1,487 1502 15 1.0%

9930 1,713 1703 -10 -0.6%

9940 1,753 1763 10 0.6%

9970 1,216 1227 11 0.9%

9980 1,248 1252 4 0.3%

Total 8506 8548 42 0.5%



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THE REGION IN REVIEW (cont’d)

AUSTRALIA, TIMOR LESTE , SOLOMON ISLANDS- ZONE 8

9455 1,257 1265 8 0.6%

9465 1,260 1272 12 1.0%

9500 1,167 1163 -4 -0.3%

9520 1,315 1331 16 1.2%

9550 986 999 13 1.3%

9570 1,123 1124 1 0.1%

9600 1,525 1546 21 1.4%

9630 1,138 1149 11 1.0%

9640 1,217 1240 23 1.9%

9650 1,539 1548 9 0.6%

9670 1,231 1237 6 0.5%

9675 1,670 1696 26 1.6%

9685 2,053 2088 35 1.7%

9700 1,139 1144 5 0.4%

9710 1,365 1371 6 0.4%

9780 1,859 1865 6 0.3%

9790 1,782 1791 9 0.5%

9800 2,398 2442 44 1.8%

9810 1,186 1201 15 1.3%

9820 1,387 1384 -3 -0.2%

9830 1,348 1349 1 0.1%

Total 29945 30205 260 0.9%

Countries Members

American Samoa 22

Australia 29,937

Cook Islands 12

Fiji 167

French Polynesia 82

Kiribati 25

Nauru 5

New Caledonia 89

New Zealand 8,058

Norfolk Island 21

Papua New Guinea 193

Philippines 23,337

Samoa 13

Solomon Islands 43

Timor Leste 27

Tonga 11

Vanuatu 48

Total 62,090



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LOCALITY UPDATES

Thank you to the Districts who have been

encouraging clubs to update their Locality

Descriptions. We are seeing a steady flow

of these being updated and lodged with us.

We ask that you remind clubs to do the

updates to their Locality at their upcoming

Annual General Meeting; this is a perfect

time to do so – and lodge the change with

our office.

INTERNATIONAL ASSEMBLY

As DGsE are aware, the International

Assembly travel bookings have now opened,

along with registering for the International

Assembly. If you have any issues with

flights etc. please contact the Rotary travel

service (RITS) or please let us know directly

at Club & District Support if you are

experiencing any difficulties.

COUNCIL ON LEGISLATION TRAINING

Just a reminder to ensure your Council on Legislation delegate has booked into the respective COL Training session at Institute. There is a Training Session being held at Manila, Nelson and Melbourne. Venues and dates are: Manila: 9:00am, 5 November, 2015 Sofitel Philippine Plaza Hotel Contact: PDG Michael Lirio New Zealand: 9:30am, 13 November, 2015 Rutherford Hotel Contact: PDG Pat Waite Australia: 9:00am, 20 November, 2015 The Studio, Etihad Stadium,

Docklands, Melbourne Contact: PDG Bob Greeney

CLUB MANUALS

All DGsE should have received your PETS

Mailings by now. If this remains outstanding,

please advise Jenny Coburn by email at

[email protected] or alternatively

contact [email protected]

ASSISTANT GOVERNOR & DISTRICT

LEADER MANUALS

Please note that Assistant Governor

Manuals are no longer printed and

distributed. They are available as an

on-line resource at:

https://www.rotary.org/myrotary/en/

document/lead-your-district-assistant-

governor-2014-15

Additionally, the District Leader Manuals are

available at:


document/lead-your-district-committees-

district-committee-manual

SATELLITE CLUBS

All Satellite Clubs need to be registered

with RI. The forms are available online at


document/satellite-club-application.

These should be lodged at the RISPPO

Office – marked attention of Club &

District Support.

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ANNUAL FUND—STRONG START KEEPS

REGION IN FRONT

An excellent September result from The Philippines

and a reasonable result from Australia ensured that

the region remains in a strong position after three

months. Overall, contributions to the Annual Fund

are up 20% over the corresponding period last year

and that’s a great position to be in.

Philippine districts have poured on the pressure as

they ready themselves for Foundation month in

November. High levels of PHF and Major Donor

activity will make it a memorable month for all.

District 3810 had a magnificent September and now

leads the field with a result that’s almost double the

next best. Both districts 3830 and 3780 are well up

on last year’s figures while districts 3850 and 3860

are showing strong signs of improvement.

Australian districts did not have a strong September

but are still around 7% up on last year’s numbers.

District 9800 leads the pack with a strong growth

over last year and district 9780 is much the same.

These are the two leading districts in Australia in

dollar terms and they probably want to keep it that

way. Plenty of improvement in other districts (11 or

the 21 districts are ahead of last year) so the signs

look good.

Our New Zealand friends are more or less equal

with last year’s performance and that’s mainly due

to the ‘hot’ start put in by district 9930. They are

almost double last year’s result so the other five

districts have a bit of chasing to do. A slow start in

Indonesia but no doubt things will change as the

year progresses. Plenty of room for improvement

and plenty of committed Rotarians ready to make a

difference!

ANNUAL FUND - YTD SEPTEMBER 2015 AUSTRALIA

DISTRICT YTD SEP 14 YTD SEP 15

9455 $ 27,255 $ 26,057

9465 $ 19,303 $ 11,396

9500 $ 23,906 $ 13,643

9520 $ 9,361 $ 16,509

9550 $ 13,079 $ 26,337

9570 $ 10,354 $ 7,335

9600 $ 8,617 $ 15,152

9630 $ 27,614 $ 25,249

9640 $ 14,865 $ 14,929

9650 $ 25,730 $ 13,281

9670 $ 9,766 $ 14,817

9675 $ 20,783 $ 17,825

9685 $ 41,520 $ 33,278

9700 $ 12,161 $ 20,652

9710 $ 26,681 $ 18,322

9780 $ 31,518 $ 45,876

9790 $ 22,365 $ 24,816

9800 $ 31,768 $ 56,503

9810 $ 23,120 $ 25,645

9820 $ 11,014 $ 9,229

9830 $ 3,476 $ 4,888

TOTAL $ 414,255 $ 441,741 NEW ZEALAND & PACIFIC ISLANDS


9910 $ 14,718 $ 12,624

9920 $ 11,329 $ 3,227

9930 $ 10,807 $ 20,478

9940 $ 17,712 $ 15,782

9970 $ 4,634 $ 5,903

9980 $ - $ -

TOTAL $ 59,200 $ 58,015


3410 $ 22,590 $ 6,297

3420 $ 16,469 $ 3,520

3770 $ 6,545 $ 4,180

3780 $ 48,855 $ 104,588

3790 $ 39,320 $ 86,374

3800 $ 54,570 $ 39,905

3810 $ 84,627 $ 212,810

3820 $ 107,635 $ 83,068

3830 $ 99,789 $ 117,487

3850 $ 11,200 $ 31,019

3860 $ 15,486 $ 29,883

3870 $ 24,542 $ 6,200

TOTAL $ 531,627 $ 725,330

REGION $1,005,082 $1,225,086

PHILIPPINES & INDONESIA

Local volunteers filling up watering cans in Uganda.

PDG BRUCE ALLEN

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POLIO FUNDING STRUGGLES

Australian districts have traditionally provided

much of the funding we generate for the End Polio

Now campaign but this appears to be slowing down

as we approach the most critical stage of our long

battle. The end is so close but funding remains one

of the most critical issues and we all need to keep

our minds firmly set on our ultimate goal.

There are many disappointing YTD results across

Australian districts. Twelve of the twenty one

districts are down on last year and others have not

increased sufficiently to cover that loss. There are a

couple of exceptions and it’s good to see district

9810 powering ahead and district 9550 making good

progress.

Support from districts in the Philippines is gathering

strength and all other than a couple of districts are

in front of last year. This is a good sign because this

is where it all started. Our success in the eradication

of polio from the Philippines was the key driver in

setting our global initiative in motion so it’s good to

see increased support coming from that region.

New Zealand continues their strong support of polio

eradication and while a few dollars down on last

year, they will all be working hard to keep this

campaign moving along as strongly as possible.

District 9940 remains a strong supporter and

growth from district 9930 is good to see.

We currently have a position where there have been

just 48 WPV cases reported so far this year against

359 cases at the same stage last year. Those 359

cases were spread across 9 countries last year and it

is great news to now have the WPV confined to just

two countries – Pakistan (36) and Afghanistan (12).

Is this the year when we see the last case of Polio

(WPV) reported?

END POLIO - YTD SEPTEMBER 2015 AUSTRALIA


9455 $ 3,084 $ 4,889

9465 $ 9,463 $ 3,038

9500 $ 22,047 $ 2,928

9520 $ 1,517 $ 2,290

9550 $ 4,786 $ 9,053

9570 $ 4,706 $ 3,268

9600 $ 17,388 $ 6,661

9630 $ 5,061 $ 6,296

9640 $ 2,418 $ 1,383

9650 $ 1,322 $ 2,014

9670 $ 9,476 $ 3,772

9675 $ 14,692 $ 341

9685 $ 10,002 $ 7,067

9700 $ 3,879 $ 3,732

9710 $ 15,265 $ 6,022

9780 $ 4,309 $ 5,310

9790 $ 7,422 $ 6,577

9800 $ 2,814 $ 3,474

9810 $ 5,708 $ 12,187

9820 $ 9,879 $ 6,193

9830 $ 523 $ 1,675

TOTAL $ 155,760 $ 98,170 NEW ZEALAND & PACIFIC ISLANDS


9910 $ 3,356 $ 1,544

9920 $ 4,930 $ 17

9930 $ 5,488 $ 7,791

9940 $ 11,781 $ 10,688

9970 $ - $ 1,850

9980 $ - $ -

TOTAL $ 25,556 $ 21,890


3410 $ 120 $ 1,314

3420 $ 125 $ 200

3770 $ - $ 1,411

3780 $ - $ 571

3790 $ 844 $ 1,446

3800 $ 1,200 $ 10,188

3810 $ 4,720 $ 10,150

3820 $ 850 $ 200

3830 $ 4,834 $ 4,008

3850 $ - $ 220

3860 $ 1,300 $ 513

3870 $ 1,609 $ 2,771

TOTAL $ 15,602 $ 32,991

REGION $ 196,918 $ 153,051

PHILIPPINES & INDONESIA

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ONE PLUS ONE EQUALS TWO

This heading is not really an astounding

revelation but when it comes to the combined

personal cash contributions from a Rotarian

and his/her partner it might be news.

Within our system we have a process called

“linked accounts”. This can be done between a

husband and wife, or person and partner, and

it automatically combines the value of both

persons’ contributions. Contributions from

either will appear on the other’s file as an

adjustment, so the cash contribution total

listed will always be the combination of both.

The real value of this system is that it tracks

the combined contributions of both donors so

that due recognition can be organized when

the combined total reaches the Major Donor

level of US$10,000. Major Donor recognition

is through the combined giving of both

partners and the ‘linked account’ system

ensures that this is recognized in a timely

manner.

GLOBAL GRANTS GATHER STRENGTH

Interesting to see the contribution figures for

September and analyze just how the money is

coming in. While lots of emphasis is always

placed on giving to the Annual Fund, it’s great

to see so much cash coming in for “Other”

which really boils down to Global Grants. The

Philippines and Australian numbers are up

enormously over the same period last year and

that’s a good thing to see. In our total region,

the contributions to Global Grant projects has

just about doubled (up 91%) and that means

more is happening through club and district

efforts to make our world a better place.

A CHALLENGE FOR ALL

District Governors are being asked to put

effort into reducing the number of TRF non-

giving clubs by 3% thereby increasing the

number of giving clubs. A few statistics for our

region last year are:

Non-giving Clubs - Annual Fund

Philippines 127

Australia 165

New Zealand 35

Non-giving Clubs - Polio

Philippines 557

Australia 418

New Zealand 114

Non-giving Clubs – Total Giving

Philippines 104

Australia 92

New Zealand 22

There are a few districts with zero non-giving

clubs which makes it hard to reduce by 3%.

Just keep it at zero and everyone will be

delighted. There are also a number of clubs

with just one or two non-giving clubs. Getting

those districts down to zero would be a great

achievement.

BRIDGE OF SPIES

The excitement level is rising as we approach

the date for our pre-release screening of this

movie for polio. Get your friends and families

involved for a great night out and make every

post a winner!

The value of what we do comes back in the

shape of a polio-free world.

PDG BRUCE ALLEN

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FINANCE MATTERS

JULY 2015 CLUB INVOICE COLLECTION STATUS AS AT 14 OCTOBER 2015

Zone 7A Philippines Zone 8

District % Paid District % Paid

3770 72 9455 100

3780 95 9465 98

3790 86 9500 98

3800 77 9520 100

3810 77 9550 93

3820 90 9570 94

3830 81 9600 96

3850 92 9630 100

3860 85 9640 100

3870 83 9650 100

Zone 7A 84 9670 100

9675 97

9685 100

Zone 7B 9700 100

District % Paid 9710 100

9910 98 9780 100

9920 91 9790 97

9930 98 9800 100

9940 98 9810 100

9970 94 9820 100

9980 100 9830 100

Zone 7B 96 Zone 8 99

We now have fifteen districts that have 100% collections from their respective clubs. Good work by all the

Governors, Assistant Governors and District Secretaries of these districts. For those who have yet to settle their

accounts, just a gentle reminder that our collection period for the July 2015-invoice is only up to 31 October 2015.

If District Governors want to access reports on club balances, please sign into MyRotary, and click on

Manage>District Administration.

You will be directed to the following page:

Click on this op�on to view this report

If clubs have yet to receive their invoices or require assistance with payment methods, please feel free to

direct them to this office.

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ROTARY INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE RATES AGAINST THE US$

Date Australia New Zealand Philippines

September 1.36 1.49 45.00

October 1.41 1.57 47.00

ROTARY INTERNATIONAL MOTOR VEHICLE RATES—PER KM RATE

Date Australia AU$ New Zealand NZ$ Philippines PHP

July - Oct 2015 0.77 0.82 26.91

ROTARY DIRECT ENROLMENTS

Please be advised that donors enrolled in recurring giving will be provided a tax statement via automated email by the end of the fiscal year. This means that all monthly, quarterly, semi-annual and annual credit card contributions set up in Rotary’s database will no longer be sent tax receipts upon every occurrence. To prevent any bounce backs, please update Rotary’s database if you have any changes to email addresses and set up the following email address as a contact: [email protected]. Should you need acknowledgement, please let us know.

NEW MEMBER KIT

The New Member kit will be re-launched this month. The cost of the kit is US$4.95 each and

will contain the following items:

♦ Rotary folder

♦ Connect for Good

♦ What’s Rotary

♦ New Member Cling On

You can also add items from the Brand Center to the kit. Please visit www.shop.rotary.org to

order or email [email protected] All orders need to be prepaid.

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