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EVERY ROTARIAN, EVERY ROTARIAN, EVERY YEAR EVERY YEAR

OUR ROTARY OUR ROTARY FOUNDATIONFOUNDATION

The RotaryThe RotaryFoundationFoundation

Working towards…Working towards…

The Elimination of PovertyThe Elimination of Poverty

Environmental ConservationEnvironmental Conservation

Food Security, Health Care Food Security, Health Care

and Educationand Education

Mediation and Conflict Mediation and Conflict ResolutionResolution

World Peace and UnderstandingWorld Peace and Understanding

Presented By:

Kristopher J. NewbauerTraining Specialist

•More than 2 billion More than 2 billion children received children received oral polio vaccine oral polio vaccine since 1985since 1985

•Rotary will have Rotary will have committed nearly committed nearly US$650 million to US$650 million to eradicate polioeradicate polio

PolioPlusPolioPlus

•Partnered with eight Partnered with eight leading universities leading universities around the world, around the world, establishing seven establishing seven Rotary CentersRotary Centers

•To advance knowledge To advance knowledge and world and world understanding among understanding among potential future potential future leadersleaders

Rotary CentersRotary Centers forfor

International StudiesInternational Studies

• Provides travel grants for Provides travel grants for teams to exchange visits teams to exchange visits between paired areas in between paired areas in different countriesdifferent countries

• A team consists of four A team consists of four non-Rotarian young non-Rotarian young professionals and one professionals and one Rotarian who leads the Rotarian who leads the group group

• All Rotarians are eligible to All Rotarians are eligible to apply as team leaders apply as team leaders

Group StudyGroup StudyExchangeExchange

•Established in 1947 to Established in 1947 to further international further international understanding understanding

•Among the world's Among the world's largest privately funded largest privately funded international scholarship international scholarship programsprograms

•37,000 scholars from 37,000 scholars from 110 countries have 110 countries have served as ambassadors served as ambassadors of goodwillof goodwill

AmbassadorialAmbassadorialScholarshipsScholarships

• A District Simplified Grant A District Simplified Grant (DSG) is a tool Rotary (DSG) is a tool Rotary districts utilize to support districts utilize to support short-term, humanitarian short-term, humanitarian projects that benefit the projects that benefit the communitycommunity

• Funded through a portion Funded through a portion of District Designated of District Designated Funds (DDF) to support Funds (DDF) to support projects projects locally or locally or internationallyinternationally

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GrantsGrantsSimplifiedSimplified

• Volunteer Service Grants Volunteer Service Grants subsidize travel for subsidize travel for international humanitarian international humanitarian service in Rotary countries service in Rotary countries for 5 to 60 days.for 5 to 60 days.

• Funding may be used to Funding may be used to plan specific humanitarian plan specific humanitarian projects for future projects for future implementation or to implementation or to provide direct service to a provide direct service to a specific project in a specific project in a benefiting community.benefiting community.

VolunteerVolunteerService Service GrantsGrants

• Awarded to faculty Awarded to faculty members to teach in a members to teach in a developing country for developing country for three to ten months.three to ten months.

• Over 400 teachers have Over 400 teachers have shared this experience shared this experience since the start of the since the start of the program.program.

Grants forGrants forUniversity University TeachersTeachers

•Matches contributions Matches contributions raised by Rotary clubs raised by Rotary clubs and districts for and districts for international service international service projects involving Rotary projects involving Rotary clubs in two or more clubs in two or more countriescountries

•Over US$198 million Over US$198 million spent on nearly 20,000 spent on nearly 20,000 grants in 166grants in 166

countries since 1965countries since 1965

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3-H 3-H GrantsGrants•Funds long-term, Funds long-term,

self-help grassroots self-help grassroots development projects development projects too large for one club too large for one club or district to or district to implement on their implement on their ownown

•Since 1979, over US Since 1979, over US $74 million to nearly $74 million to nearly 300 projects in the 300 projects in the developing worlddeveloping world

• Every club will set its APF & Every club will set its APF & Permanent Fund goalsPermanent Fund goals

• Suggested 2006-07Suggested 2006-07Annual Programs Fund goals:Annual Programs Fund goals:

– 100 % Member Participation 100 % Member Participation – US$100 per capitaUS$100 per capita– 10-15 % Increase10-15 % Increase

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““Back when Rotary became Back when Rotary became involved with polio, most people involved with polio, most people thought volunteer organizations thought volunteer organizations

were about tackling projects down were about tackling projects down the street or across town – not the street or across town – not

across the world. Rotary changed across the world. Rotary changed all that, and in the process, you all that, and in the process, you

reminded us that there is no human reminded us that there is no human problem so daunting that it can’t be problem so daunting that it can’t be

overcome by people.”overcome by people.”- Bill Gates, Sr.

Your support is critical Your support is critical for a for a

peaceful and prosperous peaceful and prosperous world during Rotary’s world during Rotary’s

Second Century of Second Century of ServiceServiceThank Thank You!You!