Rotary FoundationRotary FoundationInformationInformation
District 5790 District 5790 V 1.1V 1.1
JP Lucas
contentscontents RF BackgroundRF Background PurposePurpose Major ProgramsMajor Programs
• What are they?What are they?• How does our Rotary How does our Rotary
club participate?club participate? Recognition ProgramsRecognition Programs
• Levels and CriteriaLevels and Criteria
BackgroundBackground Started in 1917Started in 1917 with a gift of $26.50 with a gift of $26.50
from the Kansas City Club from the Kansas City Club (leftover profit from (leftover profit from the international convention)the international convention)
Initiated byInitiated by RI Pres Arch Klumph RI Pres Arch Klumph First giftFirst gift that year was to the that year was to the
International Society for Crippled International Society for Crippled Children.Children.
Now Now more than $55M is contributed more than $55M is contributed annually.annually.
PurposePurposeWorld Understanding and PeaceWorld Understanding and Peace Through Through LocalLocal//NationalNational//InternationalInternational Programs Programs
Humanitarian/Educational/CulturalHumanitarian/Educational/Cultural
Foundation ProgramsFoundation ProgramsPolioPlus & Polio Partners
Group Study ExchangeGroup Study ExchangeUniversity TeachersUniversity Teachers
Ambassadorial ScholarAmbassadorial Scholar
Matching GrantsMatching Grants
Peace Programs & ScholarshipsPeace Programs & Scholarships
Health, Hunger, HumanityHealth, Hunger, Humanity
How do Rotarians ParticipateHow do Rotarians Participate
ContributionsContributions /YR /YR > $100 (each member) > $100 (each member)
Personal InvolvementPersonal Involvement
plus
PolioPlus and Polio PartnersPolioPlus and Polio Partners
$600,000,000 for global polio eradication since 1985.A portion of your Foundation Pledge makes this possible.
Annual MG Projects by a local club Annual MG Projects by a local club 1998-99 Medical 1998-99 Medical Equipment (Mexico)Equipment (Mexico)
1999-2000 (100 eye 1999-2000 (100 eye operations) operations) #115467#115467
2002-03 El Angel 2002-03 El Angel #321792#321792
2000-01 Girls School2000-01 Girls SchoolWater Well / Books Water Well / Books #117008#117008
(continued)
2001-02 Aids Ed#17281
2003-04 Health Training #221068
MG Projects (continued) MG Projects (continued) 2004-05 Tsunami Relief (#56130) (Indonesia)
2005-06 Wheel Chairs ()(Rwanda)
2005-06 (#58832)Transportation(Honduras)
2005-06 Katrina Relief(Louisiana/Mississippi)
How Opportunities Can Expand How Opportunities Can Expand (El Angel Orphanage)(El Angel Orphanage)
ESL Teaching Grant
Discovery Grant
Matching Grant
Orphan Train
Group Study Exchange ProjectsGroup Study Exchange Projects
Hosting multiple Hosting multiple international international exchange groups exchange groups (India, Russia, (India, Russia, Sweden, etc..)Sweden, etc..)
Leading and Leading and participating in participating in international international exchange visits exchange visits
Contribution ProcessContribution ProcessPledge
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Contribution ProcessContribution ProcessPledge
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Polio Plus World Fund Matching Grants
RF Annual Programs
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Polio Plus World Fund Matching Grants
District 5790
RF Annual Programs
50%
Dist Proj
•A year of education expenses for a child in Thailand•Dental and medical services to 25 poor near Mexico City•Textbooks for a school in Villanueva Columbia•Osteoporosis/Bone density screening for senior citizens in Iowa•An electric transformer for an Orphanage/agricultural training farm in Mongolia• …..
Your $100 contribution to the RF Annual Programs fund helps provide:
RecognitionRecognition
RecognitionRecognition Sustaining MemberSustaining Member
• Pledges $100 per yearPledges $100 per year Paul Harris FellowPaul Harris Fellow - PHF - PHF
• Has exceeded 1,000 in contributions Has exceeded 1,000 in contributions and/or recognition creditsand/or recognition credits
Benefactor Benefactor • Bequest of $1K in will Bequest of $1K in will
Bequest SocietyBequest Society• Bequest of $10K+ in will Bequest of $10K+ in will
HEB Paul Harris FellowsHEB Paul Harris Fellows Neal AdamsNeal Adams Barry AlldredgeBarry Alldredge Jim AmesJim Ames Bill AnthonyBill Anthony Cherry BaileyCherry Bailey Ardis Bell **Ardis Bell ** Bob Bouse ** ~Bob Bouse ** ~ John BrownJohn Brown Ralph ButtsRalph Butts John DeitloffJohn Deitloff Jim DunningJim Dunning Bill EllisBill Ellis Ron Estill **Ron Estill ** Dale HarwellDale Harwell Allan HeindelAllan Heindel Joe HennigJoe Hennig Zane HilgerZane Hilger Kent HopkinsKent Hopkins Carl JonesCarl Jones Sneed KakerSneed Kaker Bud LilesBud Liles
Doug LongDoug Long Mark LongMark Long Sid LorioSid Lorio Paul Lucas ** ~Paul Lucas ** ~ Carl MarlingCarl Marling Bill McLendonBill McLendon Charles MillerCharles Miller JB Morgan **JB Morgan ** Guillermo OlarteGuillermo Olarte Dave OsborneDave Osborne Walter OttWalter Ott Van ParkerVan Parker Bob Plummer *** ~Bob Plummer *** ~ Glenn PorterfiledGlenn Porterfiled Charles RunnelsCharles Runnels Gary ShortGary Short Todd SmithTodd Smith Tom Tennery **Tom Tennery ** Carl Tyson ~Carl Tyson ~ Allan WeegarAllan Weegar Chris Yiantsou **Chris Yiantsou **
** = Multiple PHFs~ = Benefactor July 2005
Recognition CreditsRecognition Credits
After becoming a PHF, After becoming a PHF, each dollareach dollar that member contributes generates:that member contributes generates:
1.1. a a contribution creditcontribution credit to that member to that member2.2. a a recognition creditrecognition credit which that which that
member can member can only use to “recognize only use to “recognize another person”. another person”.
Customary Recognition ProceduresCustomary Recognition Procedures
Members Members pledge at least 100/yrpledge at least 100/yr First $500 matchedFirst $500 matched by recog by recog
credits from existing PHFs to credits from existing PHFs to reach the PHF level reach the PHF level
As As new PHFnew PHF contributes his next contributes his next $500 he $500 he designates recognition designates recognition credits to help the next in linecredits to help the next in line. .
“paying forward to help others become PHFs” but also “is a way of paying back loan of recognition credits”
PLEDGE UPDATEPLEDGE UPDATE[_] $25 / Qtr – Sustaining[_] $25 / Qtr – Sustaining
++[_] $15 PHF / $15 HHH[_] $15 PHF / $15 HHH[_] $5 Anniv / $5 Birth[_] $5 Anniv / $5 Birth
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Note: Be sure to pledge $25/Qtr for a Sustaining Badge Sticker!!! 100% = a club banner!!!
SUSTAIN
Handouts AvailableHandouts Available RF Fact sheetRF Fact sheet Sustaining Member Sustaining Member
Program and pledge formProgram and pledge form Benefactor Gift Benefactor Gift
CommitmentCommitment Recognition/Contribution Recognition/Contribution
Form Form http://www.rotary5790.org http://www.rotary.org/foundation