Group Study Exchange

The GSE Teams from District 1190 - Manchester - UK arrived on the 24 Feb comprising of the Following Team members: Team Leader Rtn. Graham Dowling Rotary Club of Lancaster Loyne (Retired Police Inspector) and the Team Members are Muss Khan (Sergeant of Police), Sue Bushell (Inspector of Police), Emma Hutchinson (Human Resources) & Nicola Foster (Project Manager)

The District 6000 - Iowa USA arrived on 26 Feb 2010 and the Team members are as follows: Team Leader President Rita Perea Rotary Club of Des Moines (Leadership Consultant) and the Team Members are Cara George (Property and Casualty Insurance), Natasha Wilson- Boland (International Education Advisor), Kyla Kiester (Healthcare Project Manager) & Julie Pollock (International Student Advisor).

The Teams have settled well with the host clubs and have started their visits and presentations. You all will get an opportunity of meeting them at the Conference.

Every Rotarian Every Year

Club goal setting is vital to the Every Rotarian, Every Year effort in building sustained support for The Rotary Foundation's Annual Programs Fund, the primary source of funding for the Foundation's programs.

Through each Rotarian's contribution, the Foundation has the combined resources to improve people's lives on a tremendous

Your contribution to the Annual Programs Fund can literally be the bridge to a better life for people in need. In El Salvador, a US$17,600 Matching Grant project built three bridges that improved the lives of approximately 2,500 people. Sponsored by the Rotary clubs of San Salvador Cuscatlán, El Salvador, and Warwick, Virginia, USA, the bridges increased agricultural trade, economic growth, and access to health care and education. An unexpected benefit of the project: During excavation for one of the bridges, a high quality water source was discovered which residents can now access - by crossing the bridge.

Contributions by Every Rotarian, Every Year can make a difference in lives around the world. For example, a $100 contribution can provide mosquito nets for 50 children in Tanzania; $1,000, microcredit loans for 23 women in the Philippines; $10,000, two water wells to serve villages in Haiti; $100,000, 100 dairy cows and 50 flocks of chickens to farmers in Romania to produce milk and food for area orphanages.

Future of Rotary is in your hands..

Change to PHF Recognition

At their April 2009 meeting, The Rotary FoundationTrustees made the following changes to Paul Harris Fellow recognition effective 1st July:

1. Foundation Recognition Points (FRPs) may only be transferred for transactions of 100 points or more.
2. Individual FRPs will expire upon the death of the donor or death of the surviving spouse of a major donor.
3. The individual donor will be the only person authorized to transfer FRPs. For a club account, the club president may authorize the transfer of points; for a district account, the district governor may authorize the transfer.

Paul Harris Fellow medallions are available from the RI Distribution Center or International Office at a cost of US$15 each (including shipping). Certificates and lapel pins are still provided gratis by the Foundation.

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Past Chairman
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