Title: Rotary International District 5550 WORLD COMMUNITY SERVICE
1 Rotary International District 5550 WORLD
COMMUNITY SERVICE
2PRESENTATION OVERVIEW
- Knowing why we should support WCS.
- A Glimpse of District 5550 Club Activity.
- Deciding the Clubs WCS focus.
- Structuring the Club Committee.
- Looking for, and getting help.
- Discussion Wrap up
31. Knowing why we support WCS.
- One of the 4 Avenues of Service
- When you said Yes to Rotary you said Yes
to WCS! Ron Dick Former District WCS Chair - opportunity to meet needs
41. Knowing why we support WCS (contd)
- Greater financial, material and human resources
- Develop ties with Rotarians abroad
- Learn about another country and its people.
- Create a favorable image of our country and
Rotary. - Address global concerns.
- Make a difference!
51. Knowing why we support WCS (Contd).
- Giving a hand up not a hand out
- Partnering with a community to bring
- Potable Water and Waste Disposal
- Health Services where these did not
exist - Literacy and Education helping to
make
poverty history - Personal Community integrity and
pride - Independence and interdependence
62. A Glimpse of D 5550 Club Activity.
- Club Participation (July 1, 2001 June 30, 2006)
- YEAR OF PROJECTS OF CLUBS
- 01/02 23 30
- 02/03 29 26
- 03/04 26 29
- 04/05 31 23
- 05/06 13 30
72. A Glimpse of D 5550 Club Activity.
- Components of Financial Support (Completed
Projects) - Year D5550 Clubs TRF CRCID
- 01/02 33,164 71,559 115,502 119,091
- 02/03 15,156 139,512 149,144 155,912
- 03/04 18,144 102,951 131,670 149,286
- 04/05 23,678 135,605 152,949 131,370
- 05/06 23,958 117,223 128,634 49,452
82. WCS Activity - The Rotary Club of Fort
QuAppelle
- Year Project Commit
- 2001/02 Education/Africa 250
- 2002/03 Education/Africa 300
- 2003/04
- 2004/05 Tsunami Relief 250
- 2005/06 Pakistan Earthquake 200
- 2006/07 Wheelchair/Rwanda 500
- 2007/08 Education/Kenya 300
92. Deciding the Clubs WCS focus.
102.1 What will be our WCS commitment.
- Disaster relief
- One year project or single opportunity
112.1 What will be our WCS commitment.
- A single project or,
- Are we into relationship building
- Do we know our financial parameters.
Microbanks
122.2 HOW TO CONTRIBUTE?
- Contributing money
- How much and for how long
- Contributing Time Effort
- Time to visit build relationship locally and
international - Combination of Time, Effort
132.3 TO WHICH CAUSE ?
- Health
- Education Literacy
- Water Sanitation
- Economic Development
143.4 TO WHICH REGION?
South and Central America
152.5 WITH WHICH PARTNERS?
- Rotary clubs in Recipient Country
- District 5550 clubs
- Other Districts/Clubs
- Other Organizations
- E.g. TRF, CRCID, NGOs, etc.
162.6 IN WHAT TIME FRAME?
- Matching Grants
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- Vs
- Speed Simplicity
172.7 WHO IMPLEMENTS THE PLAN ?
- Needed individual or committee abilities
- Cooperation
- Communication
- Continuity
- Commitment
183. Structuring the Club Committee
- Setting the Framework
- for Action
193.1 Committee Activity
- Frame the Strategic Plan
- Find the Right Champion(s)
- Monitor, Record Celebrate
Achievements - Regular (and frequent) Reporting to the Club
- Promote Club-wide Understanding of WCS Activities
204. Looking for and getting help
- There is help nearby for you to call on..
214.1 DONOR CLUBS ARE PART OF A TEAM
- Recipients
- Organizations needing aid
- Contributors
- Donor Club(s)
- Non Rotary Partners
- Support Groups
- RI, TRF, CRCID
- District WCS Ctte
224.2 DISTRICT COMMITTEE
- Helps clubs to identify plan projects
- Helps to find co-sponsoring donors
- Refer you to approved District
opportunities (Consider Montevideo
Project or Ripple Effect Program)
234.2 DISTRICT COMMITTEE(Contd)
- Review grant applications
- Advises on project management
- Tracks/records contributions
- Provides Financial Support
- District Designated Funds
- District WCS Foundation
24REMEMBER THE GOAL
- To break the cycle of poverty
- To make real our commitment to world
understanding and peace by - Doing good in the World, and,
- For this the people say
25THANK YOU
THANK YOU