Congratulations D9790, for the Rotary year 2009 - 2010 Total Giving was US$237,251.02. This consists of US$111,657 Annual Giving; US$121,031 Restricted giving and US$4,562 for the Permanent Fund.
The amount of US$157,621 has been donated to the PolioPlus program by District for the period 1/12/2007 to 31st July 2010. (This is part of Restricted Giving)
While considering your Club's contribution to The Foundation 2010 - 2011 please consider your personal contribution to the Foundation. Using the Every Rotarian Every Year program you can make The Rotary Foundation the Charity of YOUR choice. Your personal contribution to The Foundation is WHAT you can afford and is tax deductable. Ask your Club Foundation Chair to set up ways to allow easy payment of contributions.
Definitions:
Annual Giving; All contributions to "Annual Giving support SHARE, where 50% is returned to the District Designated Fund (DDF) and 50% to the World Fund. Money donated to the Annual Giving Fund is used in the analysis of the Club and District Annual program fund goal, and is used to calculate annual giving per capita. A Paul Harris Fellow recognition is available if donations are made to Annual Giving.
Restricted Giving; Supports programs selected by the donor - (Rotary International approved) matching grants; polio plus; PolioPlus Partners; World Fund and other approved programs. Donations to The Rotary Foundation's Restricted Giving Fund, such as PolioPlus or approved Matching Grants are eligible for Paul Harris Fellow recognition.
Restricted giving program do not count towards Clubs annual giving per capita.
Permanent Fund; Contributions to this fund are never spent. However earnings are spent on programs. The donor can designate the use of the earnings to the share program, world fund or other programs (Major gifts only). Permanent Fund giving does not count towards Clubs annual giving per capita.
(Extracts from an article by John Rasmussen RRFC, Zone 23)
The Paul Harris Society (PHS) is a way to enhance and increase Annual Programs Fund support in your district.
Annual giving is a key component by which Rotarians can fulfil their commitment to international service.
Increased annual giving also means additional district funds become available to support local and district driven projects through District Designated Funds (DDF).
Most large charities recognize different levels of annual giving. Until the official adoption of the Paul Harris Society, The Rotary Foundation only recognized Rotary Foundation Sustaining Member contributions as an annual recognition. The Paul Harris Society creates a new recognition level for those Rotarians who have the capacity and the desire to make a significant gift to The Rotary Foundation each year.
Keys to success are:
- Establishing a structure that will sustain the Districts Paul Harris Society for years to come
- Ongoing promotion of the Paul Harris Society, special events and recognition efforts.
Paul Harris Society members are committed to an ONGOING contribution of US$1,000 a year.
PDG Clive Walker (M) 0419 437 964 or
PDG Don Cox (M) 0407 094 220 or
PDG Mani Seneviratne (M) 0409 123 292
WHAT’S YOUR “EVERY ROTARIAN EVERY YEAR” (EREY) STORY?
Manon Lennon is fond of recalling childhood summers when she and her family used to go camping. "One day, the campground owner decided to dig a well, says Lennon, a member of the Rotary Club of Laval, Québec, Canada. "Fascinated, I watched the process and realized how easy it was, with the proper equipment, to get drinkable water. At that moment, I wished that when I would be a grown-up, I would be able to afford to dig many wells in developing countries."
Lennon held onto her dream but says she found it difficult to fulfil, until she heard of Rotary International and The Rotary Foundation. She joined the Laval club in 2002. During a district Rotary Foundation seminar, Lennon learned that by contributing to the Foundation, Rotarians could provide safe water and other necessities where needed most.
"That is why I started giving to The Rotary Foundation every year, Lennon says. "Thank you, Rotary, for making my dream come true!"
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Together with SHARE, Rotarians, and village volunteers work together to build a retaining wall that keep wells from going dry. The Rotary Club of Bombay Metro and Rotary Club of Palo Alto, California, USA, used an RI Matching Grant to help facilitate the project. |
Every Rotarian, Every Year (EREY) aims to engage every Rotarian in the life-changing programs of our Rotary Foundation. The purpose of this initiative is to:
- Encourage every Rotarian to participate in a Foundation program every year.
- Encourage every Rotarian to personally contribute to the Foundation's Annual
Programs Fund every year. Your personal contribution is WHAT you can afford by making The Rotary Foundation the Charity of YOUR choice.
Financial support of the Annual Programs Fund (APF) from every Rotarian is the key to helping rebuild suffering communities and nations by resolving conflict, eradicating disease, providing safe water, feeding the hungry, educating children and adults, and alleviating poverty. Every Rotarian, every project, and every contribution makes a difference every year.
Ask your Club Rotary Foundation Chair assist you and your club in supporting the Rotary Foundation through the Every Rotarian Every Year program.
| Suggested Club "Every Rotarian Every Year" Schedule for Club Foundation Chairs | |
| August 2010 | |
| Effectively promote Foundation programs and encourage financial support from Every Rotarian. | |
| October 2010 | |
| Secure at least one challenge gift for the Annual Programs Fund and Benefactor commitments to the Permanent Fund. | November 2010 (Rotary Foundation Month) |
| Effectively promote Foundation programs and financial support from Every Rotarian, Every Year. Create a fund raiser to assist members in contributing to EREY, for example have a social BBQ and use normal dinner fees as your contribution to EREY; add an amount to your weekly dinner costs, etc. Encourage your club members to achieve recognition as an Every Rotarian Every Year, a Rotary Foundation Sustaining Member, or one of the Top Three Per Capita Giving Clubs during your year. |
December 2010 |
| The Club Foundation chair to review the Monthly Contribution Report, Club Recognition Summary, and EREY Eligibility Report for errors as well as progress toward the club's goal achievement. These reports are available on Member Access at www.rotary.org. | |
| 31st | The Foundation chair to submit year-end contributions to Rotary International Parramatta office in order to achieve 50 percent of your club's annual giving goal. |
| March 2011 | |
| 31st | Achieve 75 percent of your annual giving goal. Submit contributions to the Parramatta RI Foundation office. |
| April 2011 | |
| 31st | Contributions receive Australian tax benefits, it is important that Rotarians submit contributions before the end of May to ensure they obtain tax recognition. |
| May 2011 | |
| 30th | Ensure club's goal has been achieved. Carefully monitor your club's fundraising progress using the various contribution reports available on Member Access at www.rotary.org. |
| June 2011 | |
| 30th | Contributions to PolioPlus, Matching Grants, and the Permanent Fund do not count toward achievement of your Annual Programs Fund goals. |
| 30th | All corrections must be submitted before the close of the Foundation's 30 June books (usually by 15 July). |
| Ongoing | |
| Take time to regularly show appreciation to Major Donors, Paul Harris Society members, Bequest Society members, Benefactors, Paul Harris Fellows, and Rotary Foundation Sustaining Members. Average processing time for recognition is four to six weeks from receipt of application. | |
The figures being received continue to look good although vigilance is the key word. From a global point of view, the data provided at June 15th indicated that there have been 349 cases reported year to date against a figure of 552 for the same period last year. The interesting part of the data provided is that the success we are having in the four endemic countries is far more optimistic (58 versus 405 last year) while the cases in non-endemic countries has grown (291 versus 147 last year).
A few comments by country are:
Afghanistan. No new cases reported in the last week and only 10 cases YTD June 15th.
India. No new cases reported in the last week and 21 cases YTD June 15th. Last case reported 29th April.
Nigeria. No new cases reported in the last week and only three cases YTD June 15th.
Pakistan. Two new cases reported in the past week and 24 cases YTD June 15th. This is an increase over the same period last year. Consideration is being given to bringing National Immunisation Day's (NIDs) forward.
Clubs in our Rotary region are strong supporters of the Polio Challenge and are playing their part in Rotary achieving its goal of reaching $200 million.
The Rotary Foundation is YOU.
PDG Clive J Walker
August 2010.
Chairman District Rotary Foundation
(H) (03) 5752 1361
(M) 0419 437 964
Rotary Club of Myrtleford
Email: foundation@rotary9790.org.au
