Rotary Foundation Information

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Rotary FoundationInformation

• District 5790
• V 1.1

JP Lucas
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contents

• RF Background
• Purpose
• Major Programs
• What are they?
• How does our Rotary club participate?
• Recognition Programs
• Levels and Criteria

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Background

• Started in 1917 with a gift of 26.50 from the
  Kansas City Club (leftover profit from the
  international convention)
• Initiated by RI Pres Arch Klumph
• First gift that year was to the International
  Society for Crippled Children.
• Now more than 55M is contributed annually.

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Purpose

• World Understanding and Peace
• Through Local/National/International Programs
• Humanitarian/Educational/Cultural

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Foundation Programs
PolioPlus Polio Partners
Matching Grants
Group Study Exchange
University Teachers
Health, Hunger, Humanity
Peace Programs Scholarships
Ambassadorial Scholar
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How do Rotarians Participate

• Contributions /YR
• gt 100 (each member)

plus
Personal Involvement
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PolioPlus and Polio Partners

• 600,000,000 for global polio eradication since
  1985.
• A portion of your Foundation Pledge makes this
  possible.

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Annual MG Projects by a local club
1998-99 Medical Equipment (Mexico)
1999-2000 (100 eye operations) 115467

• 2000-01 Girls School
• Water Well / Books 117008

2001-02 Aids Ed 17281
2002-03 El Angel 321792
2003-04 Health Training 221068
(continued)
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MG Projects (continued)
2004-05 Tsunami Relief (56130) (Indonesia)
2005-06 Wheel Chairs () (Rwanda)
2005-06 (58832) Transportation (Honduras)
2005-06 Katrina Relief (Louisiana/Mississippi)
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How Opportunities Can Expand (El Angel Orphanage)
ESL Teaching Grant
Discovery Grant
Matching Grant
Orphan Train
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Group Study Exchange Projects

• Hosting multiple international exchange groups
  (India, Russia, Sweden, etc..)
• Leading and participating in international
  exchange visits

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Contribution Process
Pledge
Payment
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Contribution Process
Pledge
RF Annual Programs
Payment
World Fund
Polio Plus
Matching Grants
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Contribution Process
Pledge
RF Annual Programs
Payment
District 5790
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World Fund
Polio Plus
Matching Grants
Dist Proj
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Your 100 contribution to the RF Annual Programs
fund helps provide

• A year of education expenses for a child in
  Thailand
• Dental and medical services to 25 poor near
  Mexico City
• Textbooks for a school in Villanueva Columbia
• Osteoporosis/Bone density screening for senior
  citizens in Iowa
• An electric transformer for an Orphanage/agricultu
  ral training farm in Mongolia
• ..

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Recognition
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Recognition

• Sustaining Member
• Pledges 100 per year
• Paul Harris Fellow - PHF
• Has exceeded 1,000 in contributions and/or
  recognition credits
• Benefactor
• Bequest of 1K in will
• Bequest Society
• Bequest of 10K in will

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HEB Paul Harris Fellows

• Doug Long
• Mark Long
• Sid Lorio
• Paul Lucas
• Carl Marling
• Bill McLendon
• Charles Miller
• JB Morgan
• Guillermo Olarte
• Dave Osborne
• Walter Ott
• Van Parker
• Bob Plummer
• Glenn Porterfiled
• Charles Runnels
• Gary Short
• Todd Smith
• Tom Tennery
• Carl Tyson

• Neal Adams
• Barry Alldredge
• Jim Ames
• Bill Anthony
• Cherry Bailey
• Ardis Bell
• Bob Bouse
• John Brown
• Ralph Butts
• John Deitloff
• Jim Dunning
• Bill Ellis
• Ron Estill
• Dale Harwell
• Allan Heindel
• Joe Hennig
• Zane Hilger
• Kent Hopkins
• Carl Jones

Multiple PHFs Benefactor
July 2005
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Recognition Credits

• After becoming a PHF, each dollar that member
  contributes generates
• a contribution credit to that member
• a recognition credit which that member can only
  use to recognize another person.

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Customary Recognition Procedures

• Members pledge at least 100/yr
• First 500 matched by recog credits from existing
  PHFs to reach the PHF level
• As new PHF contributes his next 500 he
  designates recognition credits to help the next
  in line.

paying forward to help others become PHFs
but also is a way of paying back loan
of recognition credits
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PLEDGE UPDATE _ 25 / Qtr Sustaining _
15 PHF / 15 HHH _ 5 Anniv / 5
Birth Sign___________Date____
SUSTAIN
Note Be sure to pledge 25/Qtr for a Sustaining
Badge Sticker!!! 100 a club banner!!!

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Handouts Available

• RF Fact sheet
• Sustaining Member Program and pledge form
• Benefactor Gift Commitment
• Recognition/Contribution Form

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