Category Archives: Rotary Foundation

Grant Management Seminar – 16 May

District Foundation GRANT MANAGEMENT SEMINAR  Thursday 16th May 2013

6.00pm for 6.30pm York Gate:  Finger buffet with soft drink (available from 6.00pm)cost £5.00

Essential information about the processes and requirements relating to a Clubs involvement with Rotary Foundation programmes (including hosting Foundation Scholars)

To register attendance (and assist catering arrangements)  email: grahamyra@btopenworld.com  by May 10th

 

D1130
THE ROTARY FOUNDATION

GRANT MANAGEMENT SEMINAR 2013-14

THURSDAY 16th May 2013
6.00pm for 6.30pm
York Gate

Finger buffet with soft drink (available from 6.00pm)

The Rotary Foundation (TRF) require that all Clubs participating in Foundation
activities (Grant applications, hosting Foundation Scholars) attend a Grant
Management seminar and in due course complete a Memorandum of Understanding
relating to the obligations and responsibilities associated in using TRF monies.
This needs to be undertaken every Rotary year with the documentation completed by
the new Club officers.

This seminar will help everyone’s understanding of the operation of TRF and
increase awareness of opportunities available for Grants and Programmes

ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION and PARTICIPATION
o Club qualification
Outline of Grant programmes
Foundation Funding Model
• Example scenarios
Grant procedures
• District wide Global Grant details
Essential requirements
• Fund Raising and Recognition

COST only £5.00 per person

Please advise delegate numbers to ensure appropriate catering provision.

Notice of Foundation assembly

D1130
THE ROTARY FOUNDATION

Assembly 2013-14

TUESDAY 16th April 2013
6.00pm for 6.30pm
York Gate

Finger buffet with soft drink (available from 6.00pm)

2013-14 Theme
Engage Rotary : Change Lives

Engaging Rotary Foundation
Enables Rotarians to Change Lives

A variety of interactive sessions raising awareness and providing information for
attendees to make appropriate representations at forthcoming Club Assemblies.
Topics will include:-

The Rotary Foundation Mission

D1130 achievements
Grant programmes
Grant procedures

Club qualification

Contributions

Recognition
End Polio

COST only £5.00 per person

Please advise delegate numbers to ensure appropriate catering provision. Download form below.

Foundation assembly 16 04 2013

Rotary Polio Eradication featured in the Independent newspaper

The links to the electronic version of The Independent article see:

DG Eve

Official Rotary statement on the shooting in Pakistan of Polio workers

Here is a statement from Rotary’s International PolioPlus Committee Chair Robert S. Scott concerning the attacks on health workers in Pakistan:
Rotary International joins the Government of Pakistan and our partners in the Global Polio Eradication Initiative in condemning the recent attacks that have killed and wounded health workers in Pakistan.
The shooting victims are among the thousands of health workers and volunteers — including members of Pakistan’s 151 Rotary clubs — who are committed to saving children by stopping the transmission of polio in Pakistan, one of three countries where the crippling virus remains endemic.
The attacks prompted the Government of Pakistan to temporarily suspend the vaccination campaign due to concerns over the safety of health workers. Rotary is deeply concerned that such attacks deprive at-risk children of basic life-saving health care services, including polio vaccinations.

I know that Pakistani Rotarians, supported by Rotary members worldwide, will continue to do their utmost to create a safe environment so that these dedicated health workers can reach the nation’s most vulnerable children with vaccinations and other vital health interventions.
Polio eradication has been Rotary’s highest priority since 1985, and we are on the brink of making history by beating polio once and for all.  On behalf of Rotary’s 1.2 million members, representing 34,000 clubs in 200 countries and areas, I extend our deepest sympathy to the families of the victims. Their dedication and sacrifice further inspire us to continue moving forward toward our goal of a polio-free world.
Robert S. Scott, Chairman, International PolioPlus Committee
The Rotary Foundation, Rotary International

Celebration of Paul Harris Dinner – 5 June 2013

On behalf of the District Foundation Committee and the Rotary Club of Barking, herewith details of the next District 1130 ‘Celebration of Paul Harris’ Dinner, which is to be held on Wednesday 5 June 2013, 7pm for 7.30pm in the Elizabethan Suite, Imperial Hotel, Russell Square, London.  DG Eve has agreed to attend.

The event comprises a silver service 3-course Dinner at round tables of 10-12 seats.  There will be after-dinner entertainment and PDG Robert Hunter will give the traditional few words in celebration of our Founder – Paul Harris. As an encouragement for Clubs to take an exclusive table, there is a discount from £27.50 to £26 per person with a guarantee of exclusivity for parties of 10, 11 or 12 with an acknowledgement of support listed in the Table Programme.

In all previous years carriages have been called at 10pm and we hope to achieve that again this year with Fellowship continuing in the Hotel bar/lounge should anyone wish to join the ‘after dinner party’!  The evening is not exclusively for holders of Paul Harris Awards but aims to further the aim of Fellowship within the District and serve as a vehicle for Clubs’ to show prospective members that Rotary offers more than just requests of their time skills and finances! Lastly, please be advised that we are limited to just 12 tables of 10/12 so please book early.

Alec Everitt. RC Barking

TechTalk – update from the Rotary Foundation Technical Cadres

In an effort to keep Rotarians informed of the cadre’s activities, we are continuing distribution of Tech Talk, the cadre’s quarterly newsletter. I have attached the latest issue.

If you know of any Rotarians in your district who would make great cadre members, I encourage you to forward them the attached cadre registration form.

Tech Talk Sept 2012

Cadre Registration FormEN-ia

ROTARY FOUNDATION GLOBAL GRANTS

Clubs considering a significant international project involving a partner club and with the intention of applying for Matching Grant funds via a Rotary Foundation Global Grant are reminded that Clubs have first to fulfill the pre-requisite eligibility requirements. Qualified Clubs need both to have attended the District’s Matching Grant seminar and to have completed a Memorandum of Understanding form. The MoU form can be downloaded from the Foundation section of the District or RI website, and the completed form returned to the District’s Global Grant sub-committee, namely Robert Morris. Contact Robert if there are any difficulties in getting the form or completing it. For those that missed the last District Matching Grant seminar in May, please advise the Foundation committee, so that we can gauge numbers for a repeat event.

Applications invited for Vocational Training Team Leaders (Rotarians)

The District is organising a Vocational Training Team to go to India to “Train the Trainers” in local communities with basic prenatal care programmes to meet The Rotary Foundation emphasis “Maternal and Child Health” and is now seeking interest from suitably qualified Rotarians to take part and lead the group. See attached notice

Rotarian Vocational Training Team (VTT) Flier