Every Rotarian, Every Year

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The Rotary
Foundation
EVERY ROTARIAN, EVERY YEAR
OUR ROTARY FOUNDATION
2008-2009
A
Presentation
on
Annual Giving
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Enables 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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• More than 2 billion children received oral polio
  vaccine since 1985
• Rotarys Gift to the Children of the World
• Polio Eradication

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• Partnered with eight leading universities around
  the world, establishing seven Rotary Centers
• To advance knowledge and world understanding
  among potential future leaders

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• Provides travel grants for teams to exchange
  visits between paired areas in different
  countries
• A team consists of four non-Rotarian young
  professionals and one Rotarian who leads the
  group
• All Rotarians are eligible to apply as team
  leaders

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• Established in 1947 to further international
  understanding
• Among the world's largest privately funded
  international scholarship programs
• More than 39,000 scholars from over 115 countries
  have served as ambassadors of goodwill

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• Awarded to faculty members to teach in a
  developing country for three to ten months.
• Over 486 teachers have shared this experience
  since the start of the program.

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• A District Simplified Grant (DSG) is a tool
  Rotary districts utilize to support short-term,
  humanitarian projects that benefit the community
• Funded through a portion of District Designated
  Funds (DDF) to support projects locally or
  internationally

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• Subsidizes travel for international humanitarian
  service in Rotary countries for 5 to 60 days.
• Used to plan specific humanitarian projects for
  future implementation or to provide direct
  service to a specific project in a benefiting
  community.

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• Matches contributions raised by Rotary clubs and
  districts for international service projects
  involving Rotary clubs in two or more countries
• Over US335 million spent on 29,000 grants in 199
  countries since 1965

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3-H Grants

• Funds long-term, self-help grassroots development
  projects too large for one club or district to
  implement on their own
• Since 1978, 324 projects have been funded in 77
  countries at a cost of US84 million

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• Every club will set its APF Permanent Fund
  goals
• Suggested Annual Programs Fund goals
• 100 Member Participation
• US100 per capita
• 10-15 Increase

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• What an impact this wonderful organization has
  had on my life! I can hold my head high and
  say...
• I helped to
• eliminate Polio
• educate thousands of students
• build numerous houses, schools, medical clinics
• I am helping promote peace and global
  understanding.
• I am doing all of this because I am a Rotarian!

- Mary Q. Garrison Wilber Rotary Club District
5650
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Your support is critical for a peaceful and
prosperous world during Rotarys Second Century
of Service
Thank You!