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EDITION 10
APRIL 2015
Foundation News
Rotary International District 9600.
FOUNDATION CHAIR PDG ERIC A. WOOD
foundation@rotary9600.org
OUR Rotary Foundation is
Rotary’s ONLY Charity.
ROTARY MILLION DOLLAR DINNER
Following on from the enormously successful
The motto of The Rotary function held on 28th February,
Foundation is:
ALL 5 DISTRICTS - 9550,9570,9600,9630 and
9640 - have combined to host the next Rotary
“Doing Good in the World.”
Million Dollar Dinner, to be held on Saturday
27th February 2016. Detail soon!
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In this edition….
DISTRICT GRANTS
P2: Grant Management Seminar
P3: Paul Harris Society
P4/5: 30 years of PolioPlus
P6: Funding for Global Gran
P7: Trustee Ian Riseley
The TRF Committee has received several
good applications for the next round of
District Grants. TRF Committee discussions
P8/9: Ways to Give to TRF.
will be held and all Clubs will be advised of
P10: Your Foundation
the outcomes.
P11: Sail for PolioPlus
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ROTARY ALUMNI
RI EXCHANGE
RATE
APRIL = $1.28
A recent decision of the RI Board has been
advised that removes responsibility for
Alumni from the TRF Committee and a standalone District Committee has been created
under District Administration.
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PAUL HARRIS SOCIETY
The Paul Harris Society recognises Rotarians and friends of The
Rotary Foundation who personally contribute US$1,000 or more to
the Annual Fund, PolioPlus or an approved Foundation Grant each
year.
The Paul Harris Society was originally created in 1999 by Past
District Governor Wayne Cusick from District 5340. PDG Wayne
realised that giving US$1,000 annually to the Foundation was not
possible for every Rotarian, but many could be encouraged to
contribute to this level or above. PDG Wayne introduced the Paul
Harris Society program to encourage and recognise these
individuals. This idea quickly spread to other Districts throughout
the world. While this recognition was originally designed as a
District administered program, the Trustees adopted the Paul Harris
Society as an official recognition program of The Rotary Foundation,
effective 1st July 2013.
Paul Harris Society members bring positive change to communities
around the world. In any given year, less than 3% of Rotary
Foundation donors contribute at the Paul Harris Society level, or
above, yet their contributions represent approximately 35% of all
Annual Giving. As Rotary Foundation Grants and activities are
largely funded by Annual Fund contributions, Paul Harris Society
members help determine how many individuals, families and
communities Rotary can impact each year.
The Paul Harris Society has been, and will continue to be, one of The
Rotary Foundation’s most important ways to thank and recognise
continued generosity. All Paul Harris Society members receive a
wearable recognition insignia and a certificate of membership in
appreciation for their support.
If you would like to know more about the Paul Harris Society, or wish
to become a member, please contact PDG Carolyn Krueger, District
9600 Paul Harris Society Coordinator. Email: noosa@bigpond.net.au
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SAILING AROUND THE WORLD FOR POLIOPLUS
Seung Jin Kim, a member of the Rotary Club of Seokmun, in
Chungcheongnam, Korea, set out in mid-October 2014 on a 25,600
mile journey around the world. Kim, a veteran sailor, is using the trip
to raise awareness and funds - at least $200,000 - for Rotary’s End
Polio Now campaign.
Kim’s vessel has a 68-foot mast with a sail emblazoned with the End
Polio Now logo.
More than half-way through the voyage, Kim is now in the middle of
the Indian Ocean, en route to Western Australia.
Kim, whose journey is sponsored by 18 Districts in Korea, expects to
return home in late May, having crossed the Pacific, Antarctic,
Atlantic and Indian Oceans.
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2014-15 Rotary Foundation Leaders
Part of Zone 8
Regional Rotary Foundation Coordinator
Zone 7B & Part of Zone 8
Regional Rotary Foundation Coordinator
PDG Joanne Schilling - also ARRFC for D9520 & 9550
jschilli@bigpond.net.au
PDG Monica Saville - savillem@bigpond.net.au
Assistant Regional Rotary Foundation Coordinators
Assistant Regional Rotary Foundation Coordinators
PP Roy Austin - Districts 9910,9920 & 9930
Roy.austin@northington.co.nz
PDG Ron Geary - Districts 9455, 9465 & 9500
PDG Trish Boyle - Districts 9940,9970 & 9980
rongeary@people.net.au
macboyle@xtra.co.nz
PDG Michael Gregory - Districts 9570, 9600 & 9640
PDG Jim Studebaker - D9780,9800,9810,9820
gregoms@serv.net.au
jimstude@bigpond.net.au
PDG Anne Brand - Districts 9630, 9650 & 9670
PDG Greg Muldoon - Districts 9675, 9685, 9830
anne.b.brand@bigpond.com
greg@muldoon.net.au
End Polio Now Coordinator
PRID Ken Collins - collinsk@bigpond.net.au
PDG David Cooke - Districts 9700, 9710, 9790
Endowment / Major Gift Advisor
PDG Ross Forgione - All Pt. Zone 8
dbcooke1@bigpond.com
End Polio Now Coordinator
forgione _ lawyers@iprimus.com.au
PDG Ken Linkhorn - go2marken@xtra.co.nz
2014-15 District 9600 Rotary Foundation Committee
Chairman: PDG Eric A. Wood
Secretary: P.P. Colin Melvin
Treasurer: Jennifer Eathorne
Country Representative: PDG Ray Black
Chairman Grants Committee: P.P. Lloyd Hooper
Chairman Fundraising Committee:
P.P. Darryl Iseppi
Coordinator Paul Harris Society: PDG Carolyn Krueger
Chairman V.T.T. Committee: P.P. Rick Vickers
Chairman Scholarships Committee: P.P. Shaughn Forbes
Chairman PolioPlus Committee: P.P. Gary Lillicrap
The District 9600 “Foundation News ”
Is compiled by PDG Eric A. Wood,
District 9600 TRF Committee Chairman 2012-2016.
Your input will be most welcome.
Contributors—please forward information in Word format,
with photos as separate JPG files.
foundation@rotary9600.org
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