2008
– 2009 District 6110 Objectives
·
Launch a new interactive
District Web site
·
100 % of Clubs receiving a
Presidential Citation with concentration in Health, Hunger, Water
and Literacy in order to reduce Child Mortality at home and
internationally
·
Increase membership 10% net
as suggested by President Elect DK Lee
·
Seek out Alumni as a
resource for new members
·
Meet DK Lees goal to start
at least two new Rotary Clubs
·
Achieve greater public
awareness of Rotary through the use of Public Relations “Humanity
in Motion” tools
·
Keep the Bill & Melinda
Gates $100 Million Challenge uppermost in our minds – we need
to get creative!
·
Achieve an Annual Programs
Fund Foundation goal averaging $100 per Rotarian and continue to
make Electronic Funds Transfer a tool for ongoing foundation giving
·
Increase Major Donors
·
Exceed the attendance
records for District Conference
·
More clubs supporting
RYLA
·
Increase the number of clubs
to host Youth Exchange and recruiting outbound students
·
Make our Group Study
Exchange with District 2620 in Japan a success
·
Every club involved in the
meaningful Dictionary Project
·
Continue to promote and
support MSNI & Vision Quest
·
Embrace Peace and Conflict
Studies
·
Support The Ambassadorial
and Kirchner Scholarship efforts with applicants
GOVERNOR’S
November
2008 MESSAGE:
District
Governor Ron Petersen, Sr.
In
exchange for living here on this earth, I believe we must “pay
rent” by giving back. The Rotary Foundation is used by many
Rotarians throughout the world to make our dreams of Service Above
Self a reality.
In
1917, Arch C. Klumph, Rotary’s sixth president, proposed to
the Rotary International Convention in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, the
creation of an “endowment fund for Rotary - for the purpose of
doing good in the world in charitable, educational, and other
avenues of community service.” A few months later, the
endowment received its first contribution of $26.50 from the Rotary
Club of Kansas City, Missouri. In 1928, when the endowment fund had
grown to more than $5,000, the fund was renamed The Rotary
Foundation, and it became a distinct entity within Rotary
International. Five Trustees, including Klumph, were appointed to
“hold, invest, manage, and administer all of its property, as
a single trust, for the furtherance of the purposes of RI.”
Two years later, the Foundation made its first grant of $500 to the
International Society for Crippled Children. The ISCC, created by
Rotarian Edgar F. “Daddy” Allen, later grew into the
Easter Seals organization. It was a beginning.
We can take pride in our
heart felt efforts for Foundation giving over the past several
years, but we should not reduce our level of support for the
Foundation. The Rotary Foundation supports community projects
throughout our District through District Simplified Grants. In
addition, through additional District Designated Funds and Matching
Grants, our Foundation adds value to projects that improve the
quality of life, administer healthcare, food, disaster relief, clean
water, and educational programs. Our Foundation builds peace and
better understanding in the world through Group Study Exchanges,
Ambassadorial Scholarships, Grants for University Teachers, and
Rotary’s Centers for International Study in Peace and Conflict
Resolution. From the beginning, the Trustees of the Foundation have
insured good stewardship of our funds. Personally, I could not think
of a better charity to give funds to than the Rotary Foundation. You
have seen and heard of the millions of lives touched by Foundation
projects.
Your generosity
and selfless giving can help exceed last year’s Foundation
gifts and I ask you to encourage those Rotarians you know that are
capable of leadership giving to become Major Donors, and for every
Rotarian in District 6110 to get involved at some level of giving to
the Foundation. The need is great, and we are Rotarians who never
turn our backs on those who count on us to step forward. Consider
giving just $25 a quarter over the course of every year through
electronic funds transfer (EFT). Your giving will insure that future
projects will not go undone. Thanks primarily to PDG Gerald Harp’s
continuing generosity, we still have matching Foundation credits
available for Rotarians who sign up for EFT. Want more information?
Go to www.ri6110.org where you
can download the form to make your gift today, then lead the way as
an example and be proud to stand up and challenge every member of
your club to do the same. If you have become a Paul Harris Fellow
and say you’ve given to the Rotary Foundation, that was just
the beginning. I encourage you to contact PDG Ed Hardesty about
joining the Paul Harris Society. Contact Ed at
Edwin.Hardesty@ssa.gov
and think seriously about it.
Ron
Petersen, Sr.
District
Governor
