Rotary D6330 Foundation Newsletter - March 2023

Rotary International President for 2022-23, Jennifer Jones, wants Rotarians to imagine the possibilities in the change they can make to transform the world.

Rotary International President, Shekhar Mehta, India District 6330 Governor, Erin Shankie Club President, Joyce Nolin-Capman (2021-22)

Jones, a member of the Rotary Club of Windsor-Roseland, Ontario, Canada, urges us all to dream big and harness our connections and the power of Rotary to turn those dreams into reality.

Imagine, a world that deserves our best, where we get up each day knowing that we can make a difference.”

1 Editor Kitty Bucsko

THE ROTARY FOUNDATION Trustee Chair's Message – March 2023

A Precious Resource Unavailable to Many

Living in Australia, you think a lot about water. When you travel to the nation’s vast interior, the Outback, you can’t help but wonder how such an arid climate has supported life for millennia. There, each sip of water feels precious.

Each sip seems to get more precious by the day as climate change continues to impact water supply everywhere. Where Juliet and I live, on the temperate coast not far from Melbourne, I remember times not long ago when water supplies were so low that severe usage restriction were put into place. We now live on rainwater that falls onto our roof and is collected in a tank. In many parts of the world, people don’t have that luxury

Water is essential for life no matter where we live. Yet many of us take it for granted. Think of all the times a day you turned on the tap. About 1 in 4 people in the world have quite a different experience when they do- if they have a tap at all. Today, 2 billion people lack access to safely managed drinking water – all preventable circumstances.

This is where Rotary comes in. Through your support, The Rotary Foundation provides water and sanitation for countless communities around the globe. Foundation global grants have ranged from providing toilets and hygiene education for villages in the Philippines to building infrastructure for year-round access to safe, affordable drinking water in Brazil.

The water and sanitation problems that we face are too great for any of us to solve alone. But whether we work with global grant partner districts across the world or with large agencies such as USAID, we are making a difference.

When thinking of teaming up to provide safe drinking water, sanitation, and hygiene, remember that one of our greatest partners is right here within the family of Rotary: Rotaract.

Effective this Rotary year, Rotaract clubs may apply for global grants. I encourage Rotary and Rotaract clubs to work together on existing grants and for Rotary clubs to support grants sponsored by Rotaract clubs. Together, Rotary and Rotaract clubs are going to take the power of the Foundation to a new level.

The Rotary Foundation has more potential than ever to make a difference in the water and sanitation challenges we all face, thanks to your generous support.

IAN H. S. RISELEY Foundation Trustee Chair

MARCH FOCUS on WATER & SANITATION through THE ROTARY FOUNDATION

WATER AND SANITATION

Clean water, sanitation, and hygiene education are basic necessities for a healthy environment and a productive life.

When people have access to clean water and sanitation, waterborne diseases decrease, children stay healthier and attend school more regularly, and mothers can spend less time carrying water and more time helping their families.

Click here to view a short video on Water & Sanitation.

SCHOOLS GET HELP WITH CLEAN WATER AND HYGIENE Sharing what other Rotary clubs around the world are doing…

An estimated 2.5 billion people lack access to improved sanitation facilities that hygienically separate human excreta from human contact. Rotarian Alfredo Pérez knows the schools in Guatemala and neighboring countries can use all the help available in this area.

The Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) in Schools Target Challenge focuses on providing clean water and sanitation systems, and equipping teachers to educate students on better hygiene practices.

So, when Carlos Flores, then governor of District 4250 (Belize, Guatemala, and Honduras), asked Pérez in 2016 to get involved with the Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) in Schools Target Challenge, he quickly accepted. As the name suggests, the pilot program focuses on providing clean water and sanitation systems, and equipping teachers to educate students on better hygiene practices.

“The objective of the project is to develop good hygiene habits in children,” Pérez says. “By reducing absenteeism due to diseases that are acquired due to lack of water, sanitation, and hygiene in schools, we can increase their academic development. Training teachers to help children develop good hygiene habits is key.”

Indeed, more than a year after the effort began, the Rotary Club of Valle de Guatemala, where Pérez is a member, has improved conditions for as many as 1,793 children from 10 schools in the town of Escuintla, about 40 miles south of Guatemala City, the capital.

Corporación Energías de Guatemala, an energy company, backed the project with a $62,000 grant.

Pérez’s club and the Rotary Club of Escuintla worked with local public health officials and urban and rural planners. The project provided toilets, washing stations, and water tanks, and also supported training for teachers so that the facilities would be put to good use.

This year, members of Pérez’s club have a budget of $30,000 for work at five more schools.

Pérez is giving talks around his country in hopes of recruiting more clubs to take up the challenge in their communities, and he’s seeking international partners to help expand the program.

Educators tell Rotarians that fewer students now miss school because of gastrointestinal and respiratory illnesses, which sometimes spread by poor hand washing or lack of safe water.

Jenny Espino

Click here to read more from rotary.org

WORLD WATER DAY – MARCH 22 ACCELERATING CHANGE

This World Water Day is about accelerating change to solve the water and sanitation crisis.

And because water affects us all, we need everyone to take action – and that means YOU.

You and your family, your school, and community can make a difference by changing the way you use, consume, and manage water in your lives. Your commitments will be added to the Water Action Agenda, to be launched at the UN 2023 Water Conference – the first event of its kind for nearly 50 years.

This is a once-in-a-generation moment for the world to unite around water.

Play your part. Do what you can.

Click here to read more.

LEARN

Dysfunction througout the water cycle is undermining progress on all maor global issues, from health to hunger, gender equality to jobs, education to industry, disasters to peace.

Back in 2015, the world committed to Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6 as part of the 2030 Agenda – the promise that everyone would have safely managed water and sanigtation by 2030.

Right now, we are seriously off-track. Billions of people and countless schools, businesses, healthcare centres, farms, and factories are being held back because their human rights to water and sanitation have not yet been fulfilled.

Click here to read more.

INVESTING IN ACTION

The Rotary Foundation plans for the future, not just for today, and helps members put ideas into action. In the words of Arch Klumph below:

“Rotary has assumed a great obligation to the world… Its opportunities are limitless, but its income today and of tomorrow will never permit it to do the many things which it could and should do.

Let me remind you of these three facts:

(1) Money alone does little good.

(2) Individual service is helpless without money.

(3) The two together can be a godsend to civilization.”

TO DISTRICT 6330 QUALIFIED GRANTS MEMBERS – from Myrna

Inglis

Dear District 6330 Grant Qualified Member,

It is time to review where we are with the 22-23 projects and to start to think about District Grants for the 23-24 Rotary year.

First, I have had some projects canceled so there is approximately $3,125 USD grant money available for a new project in this Rotary year. Of course, it will need to be completed by May 31, 2023. This is open to any Club who have a new project, has not spent their allotment of $2,000 Grant money and can meet the project timeline.

Second, please do not click on the submit button for the Individual Project Report or Final Report. Send me an email requesting a review of your report as the electronic report does not include all the information that I need to review your project. It is a waste.

Third, I have attached the District Grant Check List again for those writing proposals, applications and finishing their final reports. It is also in the documents section of the Grants Module. I have developed a low tolerance level for project reviews that demonstrate that this resource is being ignored.

Looking forward to 23-24. My term as District Grants Chair ends on June 30, 2023 and Pat Cavan will be taking over. Thanks for all your work and the many, many wonderful projects that have been completed during my tenure.

Now, let's get the cycle started for Pat. The District Grants Qualification course is on the District website in 2 places. Click on either Foundation, scroll to District Grants or go to the Learners heading and click there. A reminder that everyone needs to requalify each year. The MOU is also located there so please make a copy for Club signatures and email to Pat.

If you have any questions, please contact me.

Myrna Inglis Chair, District Grants Minglis65@hotmail.com or 519-881-0586

Myrna Inglis, D6330 Grants Chair

ROTARY INTERNATIONAL - PROGRAMS AND GRANTS

The Rotary International secretariat at Rotary International World Headquarters, support the works of Rotary volunteers. Below are two videos to (a) help you to learn more about The Rotary Foundation and to (b) inspire you to support The Rotary Foundation.

The Programs and Grants Division supports The Rotary Foundation’s grant-making and associated partnerships, as well as Rotary youth programs, service and project partnerships, member engagement tools, Rotary Fellowships, Rotarian Action Groups and Intercountry Committees.

Click here to view a short video on Rotary service through Action Groups

A must view below – A special video from our own District 6330!

ROTARY CLUBS OF DISTRICT 6330 KENYA WATER PROJECT

Click here to view the video on the Water Project in Kenya!

The story of how Rotary Clubs in Area 5 of District 6330 changed lives in Kenya by helping to bring them clean water.

Through a global grant and The Rotary Foundation, we can do so much good in the world!

Thank you for supporting The Rotary Foundation. Your contribution directly supports Rotary member-led service projects that supply clean water, promote peace, support education, develop communities, prevent disease, and more.

Thanks to donors like you, Rotary members around the world are making sure that wells work in Haiti, offering scholarships for Afghan refugees, transforming basic education in low income schools in Ecuador, providing crucial resources to an underserved community in the United States, and committing to advancing health during a global pandemic

To review your giving history, sign in to My Rotary, click on your name in the upper right corner, and choose My Donations.

We’re grateful for donors like you, who are dedicated to Doing Good in the World.

Sincerely,

The Rotary Foundation

WHEN YOU DONATE TO TRF

Thank you to everyone in D6330 who has given to the Foundation, who has participated in a Foundation project, or has helped spread the word about the Foundation. Thank you!

Click here to view a short video about your contributions to TRF and the good that you do! We’re changing lives through our vision and unwavering commitment, bringing hope to those who need it most.

Summary of new polioviruses this week:

• Afghanistan: two WPV1 positive environmental samples

• Benin: one cVDPV2 positive environmental sample

• Chad: seven cVDPV2 cases

• DRC: six cVDPV2 cases

• Indonesia: one cVDPV2 case

• Nigeria: four cVDPV2 cases

• Yemen: 10 cVDPV2 positive environmental samples

For more information, click here - http://polioeradication.org/polio-today/polio-now/this-week/

Click here to learn the difference between Wild Polio Virus (WPV) and Vaccine-derived Polio Virus. (VDPV)

Rosemary Mukui Nzunza, the head of the Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI) at the Centre for Virus Research, the Kenya Medical Research Institute, shares her story of pursuing a career in science.

Women make up only 28% of the workforce in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM), and men vastly outnumber women majoring in most STEM fields in college globally.

On March 2011, the Commission on the Status of Women adopted a report at its 55th session to promote women’s equal access to full employment and decent work.

Two years later, on 20 December 2013, the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution in which it was noted that it is imperative for women and girls to be involved in STEM.

On the International Day of the Women and Girls in Science on 11 February 2023, Rosemary Mukui Nzunza, the head of the Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI) at the Centre for Virus Research, the Kenya Medical Research Institute, shared her story of pursuing a career in science. She is currently in the final stages of working towards earning her PHD in Molecular Medicine.

Children wait to be vaccinated during house-to-house visits for a national polio vaccination campaign in Mogadishu, Somalia, on Tuesday 06 June 2022. Photo credits: ©WHO/ Ismail Taxta

“SOMEONE HAS TO DO THIS. AND IT’S US, HERE, NOW”

Rosemary explains she would like girls and women to know there is enough room for everyone in science; and women should maintain healthy competition in science and go as far as they can. It also helps to look for mentors and people you can admire and follow so they inspire you to keep growing, she says.

“Research has earned this name as it means you need to go back and search over and over again,” Rosemary says. “Besides, there are no ceilings in science – girls and women can go as far as they want to.”

As a child, Rosemary Nzunza spent her free time pounding leaves, roots and tubers, using thick wooden sticks to create “medicine.” Her creativity, curiosity, and love for finding explanations for how things work made her want to teach science − or at least work in the world of science.

Rosemary never has a dull day at work. She currently serves as Senior Research Scientist and Head of Division of the Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI) at the Centre for Virus Research at KEMRI. Her role entails monitoring quality assurance in laboratory work and biosafety and overseeing the work of the different units at KEMRI. She also represents the laboratory in key national committees in Kenya: the National Committee on Containment of Polioviruses (NTF), National Polio Certification Committee (NPCC), National Measles and Rubella Technical Advisory Committee (MTAG) and the National Polio Experts Committee (NPEC).

Rosemary joined the Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) Laboratory 23 years ago, starting her career as a research officer with the US Army Medical Research Directorate (USAMRD). In 2006, Rosemary earned her Master’s in Applied Microbiology. Back then, she was one of just two women at the unit who had postgraduate degrees under their belts. She reflects on how her male colleagues looked up to the two women as mentors, which made them feel really proud. But she notes that this also meant they were in charge of all laboratory procedures, laboratory quality, and the troubleshooting, which was quite challenging at the time.

Polio still exists!

When Rosemary joined KEMRI, she was surprised to learn that the institution was tasked with supporting polio eradication. She had thought polio had been wiped out from the world a long time ago.

At left, Agnes Chepkurui, a lab technologist, preparing samples to determine what kind of poliovirus is present in the sample. Photo credit: WHO/L. Dore

Click here to read more

FROM THE DISTRICT

SEMINAR FOR TOMORROW’S LEADERS – 2023

An in-person event!

Registration is now open!

We are excited to announce that registration for this year's Seminar for Tomorrow's Leaders is now open! What's more, this year we are returning to an in-person event!

The leaders are working hard to put together an amazing program of inspiring speakers, engaging activities, and thought-provoking discussions that will help students develop their leadership skills and potential and leave them feeling excited and ready to take on new challenges in their communities. And they are thrilled to be back to in-person this year!

We'll be sharing some exciting information about this year's Seminar including the names of our fantastic speakers in the coming weeks, but in the meantime, if you already have someone to register, click the button below.

To register the students your club is sponsoring, click here!

April 20. The registration deadline is April 20, so don't wait! This is something the youth in your community will not want to miss!

The seminar is Friday, May 12 to Sunday, May 14 at Western University in London, Ontario.

The cost is $500 CAD or $450 USD per participant, and $450 CAD for Rotary Youth Exchange Inbound students.

For more information, click here to visit the Rotary Seminar for Tomorrow's Leaders page of the D6330 website.

We look forward to receiving your registrations! Don't hesitate to contact us if you have any questions.

Yours in Rotary,

Kirk Langford, on behalf of The D6330 Rotary Seminar for Tomorrow's Leaders Committee

Rotary provides women the opportunity to do extraordinary things. Working together with likeminded women and men, they expand and build on existing strengths with the benefits of diversity to improve the lives of individuals and communities.

Please join us as we hear from two extraordinary women who exemplify service above self.

JEAN AITCHESON has been a long serving Rotarian of over 15 years. Jean is responsible for the founding of The Stratford Mission Depot, which collects medical and other supplies to be delivered to countries in need. Jean says Rotary has expanded her living, taught her the value of philanthropy and opened many doors for her.

DEURENCE ONYANGO is an ardent supporter of the WASH Rotary Action Group (water, sanitation and hygiene). WASH links water and sanitation to improved hygiene, better health, and empowerment of the community – especially women, irrigation and agriculture, education and literacy and, ultimately, child mortality. Deurance says she is interested in and very passionate about women/girls and their experiences around WASH, particularly in Kenya.

PLEASE REGISTER HERE:

When: March 8, 2023 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

Topic: DISTRICT 6330 - Celebrating Women in Rotary

REGISTER IN ADVANCE FOR THIS WEBINAR:

https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_8KclPaahRNOmmZTVo_nXaw

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. We look forward to having you join us.

Mike, Sonja and Katherine 6330 District Governor Team

Speakers - Jean Aitcheson and Deurence Onyango

A note from Drew KesslerTURKEY/SYRIA DISASTER RESPONSE

OUR ROTARY FOUNDATION - I received tremendous news that the following actions have been taken by our Rotary Foundation:

• The lead story on Rotary.org and My.Rotary.org about Rotary responding to the earthquake has been updated It includes a message about helping by giving to the Turkey/Syria Disaster Response Fund (a.k.a. the repurposing of the general disaster response fund.)

• The online giving platform was updated to provide an option for the Turkey/Syria Disaster Response Fund.

• A video from RIP Jennifer Jones has been shared on social media. Donating to the Turkey/Syria Disaster Response Fund is the call to action. The video can be viewed on Face Book, Twitter and Instagram.

• Rotary staff, including International Offices, have been informed about the Trustee decision so they can assist local members.

• A donor appeal is being developed.

Rotary is in regular contact with partners such as ShelterBox. For example, District Governors and District Rotary Disaster Committee members from the three Rotary districts in Turkey are providing ShelterBox support and invaluable situational awareness. Rotary members have been trucking blankets, food and medicines to affected areas across all affected regions of Turkey working with ShelterBox.

As in true Rotary fashion, our members have stepped up, and will want to continue to step up, to aide this effort.

Please share with your members the opportunity to contribute through our Foundation,

Drew Kessler

Drew Kessler - Rotary Club of North Rockland-Haverstraw, Stony Point, NY, U.S.A.

Drew Kessler is Senior Vice President of the Commercial Real Estate division at M&T Bank, where he manages a large loan portfolio of real estate and commercial ventures with major businesses in the New York City area.

Kessler has led numerous professional real estate organizations, serving as president of both the Rockland County Board of Realtors and the 10,000-member Hudson Gateway Association of Realtors (HGAR) as well as director for both the New York State Association of Realtors and the National Association of Realtors.

As a sign of his stature in the real estate community, Drew regularly appeared on Fox Business News from 2008-2013 for his expertise on the finance industry and the real estate market.

While At HGAR, he launched the HG Realtor Foundation. A passionate fundraiser, Kessler has raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for organizations including The Rotary Foundation, Habitat for Humanity March of Dimes and Feeding Westchester.

Kessler joined Rotary in 2001, at the age of 20. He went on to serve as President of the Rotary Club of North Rockland at age 25 – at that time the youngest president in the club’s than 80-year history. At age 32, he served as District Governor for Rotary District 7210. “For anyone who says that you have to be retired to serve in these positions, I’d like to show that there is another path,” says Kessler.

He has served Rotary International on the Young Past District Governor’s Committee as well as representative to the Council on Legislation and RI president’s representative. Kessler also has served in numerous Zone leadership positions, including general chair of the Zone 28/32 Summit & Symposium, assistant Rotary coordinator for Zone 32 and general chair for the Mid-North East president’s elect training seminar. Committed to continuity and collaboration, he is a member of the District 7210 Executive Board, a committee he helped establish that is made up of both past and present district leaders that collaborate to the lead the District.

As a husband and father to five children, Kessler prioritizes finding a way to incorporate family into Rotary events, projects, and meetings whenever possible; all of his children have been touched by Rotary either through Earlyact, Interact, RYLA and Rotary Youth Exchange. Kessler and his wife, Vicki – also an Active Rotarian – reside in Hopewell Junction, New York

PAUL HARRIS SOCIETY

What your giving supports

Supporting families and changing lives! By giving from your heart each and every year, you’ll support families and change lives.

Paul Harris Society gifts have helped provide:

• Vocational training for teachers establishing an early childhood education center in South Africa

• Water filters, toilets, and hygiene training to prevent fluorosis, diarrhea, and other diseases in India

• A scholarship for a medical professional in Italy to research treatments that minimize mortality rates among premature babies

• Peace-building seminars for 200 teachers and 1,300 students in Uganda

• Treated mosquito nets and medical services that prevent malaria in Mali

In District 6330 we are proud to have over 116 members in our Paul Harris Society.

We have over 32 of our clubs that now have members in the Paul Harris Society.

D6330 Paul Harris Society Chair is Rotarian Jamie Pole.

Rotarian Jamie Pole

The Beginnings of Rotary –

continued from last month

Paul Harris – First but Not first

Was Paul Harris the first president of a Rotary Club? No. Was Paul Harris the first president of Rotary International? Yes

There is an easy explanation to this apparent contradiction. Although Paul Harris was the founder and organizer of the first Rotary Club in Chicago in 1905, the man selected to be the first president was one of the other founding members, Silvester Schiele.

By the year 1910, there were 16 Rotary clubs, which linked up as an organization called the National Association of Rotary Clubs. Two years later, the name was changed to the International Association of Rotary Clubs, as Rotary was organized in Winnipeg, Canada, and then in England, Ireland, and Scotland. In 1922, the name was shortened to Rotary International.

When the first organization of Rotary clubs was created in 1910, Paul Harris was selected as the first president. He served in this position for two years, from 1910 until 1912. This, the founder of the Rotary idea, who declined to be president of the first club, became the first president of the worldwide organization, Rotary International.

The concept of Dues

Rotary was almost bankrupt in 1915. Frank Mulholland, then President, realizing the seriousness and urgency of the situation, conceived the simple idea of asking Rotarians each to contribute a dollar. This common-sense method of raising a sizable amount of money proved quite successful. Rotary has not been financially embarrassed since that time.

Room 711, Rotary’s Birthplace

The number 711 has a very special significance for Rotary. Room 711 of the old Unity Building, formerly located at 127 North Dearborn Street in downtown Chicago, Illinois, USA, was the birthplace of Rotary International. That historic room, which was the office of engineer Gus Loehr, was the location of that first

meeting when Paul Harris met with several friends to discuss his new idea of a club for professionals and businessmen.

A few Chicago Rotarians set about to preserve the room and restore it to its 1905 authenticity. For years, Room 711 was preserved as a miniature Rotary museum by Rotarians around the world who voluntarily belonged to and contributed annually to the “Paul Harris 711 Club,” which provided funds for leasing, maintenance, and presenvation.

In 1989, theUnity Building was about to be torn down. Members of the 711 Club carefully dismantled the landmark room and placed its contents in storage. There it stayed until 1994, when the recreated Room 711 found a permanent home, and this piece of the Rotary heritage is preserved at the RI World Headquarters in Evanston.

More Rotary Firsts

• Rotary established the “Endowment Fund” in 1917, which became the forerunner of The Rotary Foundation.

• Rotary first adopted the name “Rotary International” in 1922 when the name was chnged from the International Association of Rotary Clubs.

• Rotary first established the Paul Harris Fellows recognition in 1957 for contriutors of US $1,000 to The Rotary Foundation

• The Rotary emblem was printed on a commemorative stamp for the first time in 1931 at the time of the Vienna Convention.

• The first Rotary club banner (from the Houston Space Center) to orbit the moon was carried by astronaut Frank Borman, a member of that club.

• The first Rotary International convention held outside the United States was in Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1921.

• The first head of state to address a Rotary convention was U.S. President Warren G. Harding in 1923 at St. Louis.

• The Rotary Foundation gave its first gift in 1929 of US $500 to the National Society for Crippled Children, later Easter Seals, founded in 1921 by Rotarian Edgar F. Allen, of the Rotary Club of Elyria, Ohio, USA. Paul Harris served as chair of the organization

Source: https://rotary1.org/101-things-about-rotary/

TRUSTEES ESTABLISH TARGETED FUNDS TO AID PAKISTAN AND UKRAINE

In January 2023 The Rotary Foundation Trustees established two temporary funds to assist Pakistan and Ukraine, two areas that are facing extreme need.

The Pakistan Flood Response Fund and the Ukraine Response Fund address the humanitarian crises caused by devastating flooding in Pakistan and the war in Ukraine. Donors can give directly to relief efforts led by Rotary members.

Contributions will be accepted until 31 December 2023. Districts can apply for grants from the funds until 30 June 2024 or until the funds have all been allocated. Any contributions that haven't been spent by 30 June 2024 will be transferred to the general Disaster Response Fund, to be made available for disasters worldwide.

How to contribute

You can give online, by check, or by transferring District Designated Funds:

• To contribute online, use my.rotary.org/donate.

• To give by check, make it payable to The Rotary Foundation or to an associate foundation and include a completed contribution form. In the DESIGNATION/PURPOSE section, choose Other and write the fund name (Pakistan Flood Response Fund or Ukraine Response Fund).

• To allocate District Designated Funds, district leaders can use the DDF contribution form

How to raise money to support these funds

Anyone can start a fundraiser for the Pakistan Flood Response Fund or the Ukraine Response Fund on Raise for Rotary. Remember that:

• Raise for Rotary currently accepts Australian, Canadian, and U.S. dollars and is available only in English.

• Donations made through fundraisers for the Pakistan Flood Response Fund or the Ukraine Response Fund on Raise for Rotary will be credited and recognized as described below.

• Any fundraisers on a third-party platform such as Facebook or GoFundMe won't offer these specific fund options and aren't eligible for Foundation credit and recognition.

How contributions are credited and recognized

Gifts to the Pakistan Flood Response Fund and the Ukraine Response Fund:

• Count toward a donor's total cumulative giving

• Factor into Paul Harris Fellow, Paul Harris Society, Major Donor, and Arch Klumph Society recognition

• Help the donor's club achieve the 100% Foundation Giving Club banner

• Are not credited toward a club's Annual Fund giving, toward per capita or SHARE calculations, or toward generating DDF

How to apply for disaster response grants

For grants to support Ukraine, the district governor and district Rotary Foundation chair will need to complete the Rotary Disaster Response Grant Application for Ukraine and send it to grants@rotary.org

Also note that for disaster response grants related to Ukraine:

• District 2232 (Belarus and Ukraine) can have up to three open grants at a time of up to US$100,000 each.

• Districts that border Ukraine can have one open grant of up to US$100,000 at any time.

• Districts beyond Ukraine and its bordering districts that want to support refugees or others affected by the war can have one open US$25,000 grant.

• Districts can either use these grants in their own areas or work with clubs in Ukraine and the bordering countries to support relief efforts that will be implemented in those locations.

For grants to support Pakistan, the district governor and district Rotary Foundation chair will need to complete the Rotary Disaster Response Grant Application and send it to grants@rotary.org.

Also note that for disaster response grants related to Pakistan:

• Districts 3271 and 3272 (Pakistan) can have up to two open disaster response grants simultaneously of up to US$50,000 each.

31-Jan-2023

Google maps showing Pakistan and Ukraine

The Rotary Foundation – the Engine that runs Rotary!

WAYS TO GIVE TO THE ROTARY FOUNDATION

Your donation changes lives! and this information bears repeating…

There are numerous ways to support The Rotary Foundation.

Every amount contributed to The Rotary Foundation is spent in support of humanitarian, educational, and cultural programs and their operations. Clubs and districts apply for and receive Foundation grants to carry out worthy projects worldwide.

Here are a few of the ways that your contribution can make a difference:

• $100 can buy textbooks for one elementary school in Zambia

• $5,000 can buy vaccine to immunize 10,000 children against polio

• $24,000 can buy an academic-year Rotary Foundation Ambassadorial Scholarship

• $100,000 can buy funding for two to complete a two-year graduate program for a Rotary World Peace Fellow

Donate Online

When you donate online, you get to choose where your donations go. Support thousands of service projects our people of action are tackling around the world. Outright gifts can be made easily with The Rotary Foundation online contribution form.

This method expedites processing your tax receipt and Paul Harris Fellow recognition points. For online donations please visit https://www.rotary.org/en/donate

• Memorial or Tribute Donations: A gift to The Rotary Foundation is a meaningful way to honour a loved one.

• Recurring Donations: Rotary Direct allows you to help year-round by automatically giving each month, quarter, or year

FOUNDATION GRANTS – 7 AREAS OF FOCUS

Rotarians can get involved in various types of service –Club Service, Community Service, International Service, Vocational Service, New Generations (Youth) Service

Announcement re: Rotary District 6330 Governor Nominee Designate 2025-2026

Past District Governor David Elliott, Acting Chair of the Rotary District 6330 Nominating Committee, is pleased to announce that, after reviewing the candidates suggested by clubs and those recruited by the Committee, MIKE HURRY has been selected to become current District Governor Nominee Designate for the Rotary year 2025-2026.

(Other Nominating Committee members included Past District Governors Pat Vogelin, Don Moore, Diane Chantler, and Tony Sheard, plus current District Governor Mike Chaffee and, as observers, current District Governor-Elect Sonja Glass and District Governor-Nominee Katherine Hahn.)

Mike Hurry is a member (Past President 2017-18) of the Rotary Club of Sarnia and has been a Rotarian since May 2002. He currently serves as Assistant Governor for Area 5. He has completed all three levels of the Rotary Leadership Institute and is a multiple Paul Harris Fellow and Benefactor and Bequest Society member.

As per Rotary International Bylaws* (Article 12) and per District 6330 Policies and Procedures*, we are sending this notice to inform District 6330 membership of the Nominating Committee’s selection and the start of the challenge period.

After this announcement, for 14 days (until Sunday, 05 March 2023), any club in District 6330 (that has been in operation for at least one year) may challenge this selection by proposing a challenge candidate but only if such challenge candidate was already suggested to the Nominating Committee by that club. Such a challenge must be substantiated by a resolution of the club adopted at a regular meeting of that club and be submitted in writing to the District Governor Mike Chaffee at mikechafee635@gmail.com on or before 05 March 2023.

Barring any such challenges, Mike Hurry will become the District Governor Nominee Designate for the Rotary year 2025-2026 effective Monday, 06 March 2023 (the day after the end of challenge period).

*Note: RI Bylaws and District 6330 Policies and Procedures can be found at the following links:

RI Bylaws – Click here to view.

D6330 Policies

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COMING IN APRIL – Maternal and Child Health

EARTH DAY – SATURDAY, APRIL 22, 2023

Rotary makes high-quality health care available to vulnerable mothers and children so they can live longer and grow stronger.

We expand access to quality care, so mothers and children everywhere can have the same opportunities for a healthy future. An estimated 5.9 million children under the age of five die each year because of malnutrition, inadequate health care, and poor sanitation all of which can be prevented.

Click the graphic below to view a short video on how Rotary advocates for Mothers and Children.

ROTARY’S CORE VALUES

WHAT IS ROTARY?

Rotary International is an international service organization whose stated purpose is to bring business and professional leaders together to provide humanitarian service and to advance goodwill and peace around the world. It is a non-political and non-religious organization.

Rotarians can get involved in various types of service –Club Service, Community Service, International Service, Vocational Service, New Generations Service

Click the 4-way test above to hear the Four-Way Test by RC of Saskatoon Nutana.

THE ROTARY FOUNDATION EREY – Every Rotarian Every Year

Our Every Rotarian, Every Year (EREY) initiative encourages all Rotary club members to contribute something each year to The Rotary Foundation. We hope that you can consider at least $100 USD every year to help us reach our goal to support the Rotary Foundation financially each year.

Sustaining member. One who contributes $100 USD every year is a Sustaining Member. With EREY, we encourage you to contribute an amount you can afford every year.

ROTARY BEQUEST SOCIETY

What is a Rotary Foundation Bequest Society Member?

Those who have made commitments for future gifts of $10,000 or more to The Rotary Foundation are invited to join the Bequest Society.

Donors may elect to receive various benefits and recognition pieces commemorating their commitment at each new recognition level, including pins, crystals, named funds, and special seating at the Rotary International Convention.

A bequest gift of at least $10,000 in your name to The Rotary Foundation creates a legacy of your generosity and compassion as you are helping many people live better lives around the world.

Today there are over 18,000 Bequest Society Members worldwide.

Will you join them by leaving a gift to Rotary in your estate? Contact the Rotary Foundation’s Planned Giving team

When tomorrow comes, this day will be gone forever. In its place is something that you have left behind. Let it be something good.