Back when Rotary became involved with polio, most people thought
volunteer organizations were about tackling projects down the
street or across town not across the world. Rotary changed all
that, and in the process, you reminded us that there is no human
problem so daunting that it cant be overcome by people.
- Bill Gates, Sr.
Remember to Introduce yourself **TRF is Unique
Now what distinguishes our Rotary Foundation from other
charities?Our nonprofit work addresses various diverse causes,
locally and internationallyWorld reach is greater than the United
Nations - we go where politicians and religious groups cannotRotary
can mobilize people-to-people contacts
BEFORE SHOWING THE SLIDE ASK
Why should your club be concerned about what happens
internationally?
4th Object of Rotary
Is this applicable today?
Does this have anything to do with membership recruitment and
retention?
Although not the only source of International Service, what
drives it? T R F
*Advance
Mission of The Rotary Foundation
Remind them TRF is independent of RI Separate Board of
TrusteesSeparate 501-c-3 CorporationNot funded by dues or
assessments but by voluntary contributions*Advance**AdvanceThere
are basically 3 types of Educational Programs
All 3 flow in one after the other How do each of these programs
help advance the Object of Rotary?
Ambassadorial Scholarships
Group Study Exchange (GSE)
Rotary World Peace Fellowships at one of the Rotary Centers for
International Studies in Peace and Conflict Resolution
*Advance*Discussion Leader Suggestions:
Get an up-to-date status of polio eradication from the United
Nations maintained web sitewww.polioeradication.org
*Discussion Leader Suggestions
You might want to discuss how to get Rotarians to contribute
Voluntary Payments with dues statementsOn-Line paymentsAutomatic
PaymentsCompetitions*Discussion Leader Suggestions
Basic Classes may need a little more explanation here, while you
might be able to run through quickly with the Advanced classes.
Remember, this is just an overview. They should have read some of
this in their self-study assignments
*Discussion Leader Suggestions
Why should a club support both Annual Programs and Permanent
Funds?
The Annual Programs Fund addresses the need to support the
day-to-day functioning of the wide range of programs.
Restricted Giving goes directly to the project or program to
where the donated money is restricted. Polio Plus is our premier
Restricted Giving program.
The Permanent Fund ensures that The Rotary Foundation programs
continue well into the future.
*AdvanceDiscussion Leader Suggestions
Explain that the interest on the three year invested funds pays
the Foundations operating costs.
Point out the significant word - available -. Why do we say that
100% of the funds are available for distribution?
Answer: Rotarians, clubs, and districts have to apply for
it.
Paul Harris Credit are PHF credits important WHY?How can you use
them to improve giving to TRF?
**Fifty percent (50%) of all contributions come back to our
district through District Designated Funds (DDF) in three years to
spend on educational and humanitarian programs chosen by us; even
grants that may be used for projects in our local community.
Through the SHARE system, our contributions to the Foundation help
both the locally and globally.The funds you had available this year
are the direct result of your efforts in 2004-05.
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Your efforts will come back to you during the 20010-11 Rotary
year.
How do you want to be remembered 3 years from now?Discussion
Leader Suggestions
WHAT IS EREY
HOW DO YOU GET RELUCTANT ROTARIANS TO CONTRIBUTE**Only 4
countries endemic
PakistanAfghanistanIndiaNigeria
Easily remembered as P.A.I.N
To date the financial contributions of Rotary have been over
$650 million.
Make no mistake we are committed to eradicating polio and we wil
succeed!*Tremendous progress has been made in the Global Polio
Eradication efforts. In 1988 more than 1000 polio cases per day
were reported in more than 125 countries.
The poliovirus has been cornered in only 4 countries that are
now considered polio-endemic. (India, Pakistan, Afghanistan,
Nigeria).*It doesnt take one extraordinary and special person to
change the world
it starts with all of us here, in this district and in the world
to come together, to see the challenge that lies before us, and to
collaborate and contribute to make a difference.
You are Rotary, and all of you are the heart and soul of Rotary.
Rotary is better and stronger because you are a part of it, and the
world needs all of you. *Your annual gift can provide a two month
supply of delicious Rum Cake or Guava Duff..*Or, a two month supply
of food for a hungry child.
*One hundred dollars buys enough of your favorite drink for your
vision to blur..*.Or eyeglasses for seven kids with visual
impairments..*Or to help build an emergency fresh water system for
a community on Grand Bahama Island.*A few hands of Texas Hold em*or
an opportunity to help change the world. Can you put a price tag on
Peace? What will you give to achieve it?
Not every Rotarian has the opportunity to travel to the parts of
the world where Rotarys help can do the most good. Through our
Foundation, every Rotarian can be a part of the projects in the
poorest regions of the world, where every vaccination, every box of
medical supplies, and every mosquito net makes such a tremendous
difference.
With your continuing support, Rotarians around the world can
continue to make strides toward world peace and understanding.Our
Every Rotarian, Every Year effort comes with large numbers and
lofty goals, but the real story of our efforts, as Ive tried to
illustrate today, is the story behind these figures:*For less than
your daily cup of coffee think what you are accomplishing.
What does Every Rotarian, Every Year (EREY) mean? It means
encouraging all of our members to get involved in a club or
district project. It means supporting The Rotary Foundation with a
contribution to the Annual Programs Fundevery year.It means you
becoming a Rotary Foundation Sustaining Member. It means our
collective commitment to help make our world better.
Dont think of it as Every Rotarian, Every Year. Rather think of
it as:Every child everywhere should have the chance to learn to
read and writeEvery community everywhere deserves clean drinking
water and foodEveryone everywhere deserves to live in a world of
peace (or deserves to live in a world free of Polio)*Through your
Foundation, Rotarians SHARE their resources with fellow Rotarians
around the world and we SHARE Rotary with the world through Group
Study Exchanges, Scholarships, and humanitarian grants.Every
Rotarian is invited to SHARE Rotary with the world share our
vision, our wealth and our Rotary experience with the world.
*I want close with a quote from Bill Gates, Sr. who oversees the
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Sometimes its good for all of us
to be reminded just how special Rotary is. (read quote aloud.)
Thanks for your time, attention and support. Once again. Imagine
our world, not as it is, but what it could be.
