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City North Hotel, 18th April 2009

District Assembly. City North Hotel, 18th April 2009. DISTRICT ASSEMBLY 2009. Caroline Bourke Foundation Chair. The Team. Grants – Monica Robertson (Dublin Central) Group Study Exchange – Dorothy Heaphy (Youghal) & Verity Swan (Dublin North) Ambassadorial Scholars – Naomi Carey (Antrim)

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City North Hotel, 18th April 2009

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  1. District Assembly City North Hotel, 18th April 2009

  2. DISTRICT ASSEMBLY 2009 Caroline Bourke Foundation Chair City North Hotel, 18th April 2009

  3. The Team • Grants – Monica Robertson (Dublin Central) • Group Study Exchange – Dorothy Heaphy (Youghal) & Verity Swan (Dublin North) • Ambassadorial Scholars – Naomi Carey (Antrim) • Annual Programmes Fund – Eamonn O’Raghallaigh (Dublin Viking) • Permanent Fund – Brian Balmer (Bangor) • Alumni – Gerard O’Reilly (Clonmel) • Polio Plus – Howard Caskie (Limavady) • Postal Survey – Alan Jones (Dublin North) City North Hotel, 18th April 2009

  4. Group Study Exchange • Trip to Japan 2009 • Team Leader – Rtn Verity Swan • Looking for candidates – aged 25-40 • Team heading to Japan in October • 4 week trip • Contact Dorothy Heaphy or Verity Swan if you have candidates in mind City North Hotel, 18th April 2009

  5. Grants • Monica Robertson • Dublin Central City North Hotel, 18th April 2009

  6. Rotary Foundation • Programmes:- • Educational • Ambassadorial Scholarships • • Rotary Grants for University Teachers • • Group Study Exchange • • Rotary Centres for International Studies in peace and conflict resolution • Humanitarian • Matching Grants • • District Simplified Grants • • Health, Hunger and Humanity (3-H) Grants • • Volunteer Service Grants • PolioPlus • – goal to eradicate Polio worldwide Annual Giving $100per member (Sustaining Member) Paul Harris Fellowships $1,000 District Designated Fund Annual Programmes Fund 50% Giving 50% World Fund Bequests / Estate Planning $10,000+ Gifts / Benefactors $1,000 gift Permanent Fund Interest Bequests

  7. Progress in Polio Eradication

  8. The Future of Rotary IS IN YOUR HANDS The project

  9. The Future of Rotary IS IN YOUR HANDS The project • Purpose-built • Combines the talents and efforts of every Rotary club in RIBI • Three main aims…

  10. The Future of Rotary IS IN YOUR HANDS Three Aims • Increase membership • Raise €1m/£1m for the Polio Eradication campaign • Maximise public awareness of the Polio campaign – and Rotary in general

  11. The Future of Rotary IS IN YOUR HANDS Timing • A co-ordinated campaign • To conclude on 23rd February 2010 • ROTARY DAY • The immediate period around it (February 20 – 28)

  12. The Future of Rotary IS IN YOUR HANDS Allocation • Money raised will be credited to the Gates Challenge • Will count against any club and District targets

  13. The Future of Rotary IS IN YOUR HANDS Club Action • Every club is asked to… • Organise a Polio fund-raising event in their own community • Link with local schools and colleges. • Organise a ‘Window of Opportunity’. • Obtain wide-ranging media coverage of these events

  14. The Future of Rotary IS IN YOUR HANDS Schools • Identify target schools • Get agreement from school Heads • Tell the children the Polio story • Find Polio sufferers in your area • Set up Purple Pinkie Day

  15. The Future of Rotary IS IN YOUR HANDS Window of Opportunity • February 20-28 • Find a vacant shop in a retail area • Get agreement to use the shop window for a week • Fill the shop window with promotional material

  16. The Future of Rotary IS IN YOUR HANDS Celebrity Dinner • Around 23rd February 2010 • Theme – TfL Kicks Polio for Touch • Use Rugby Celebrities as focus • Involve other celebrities • Select a venue • Look for sponsors • Lots of publicity • Lots of money raised

  17. The Future of Rotary IS IN YOUR HANDS NID • National Immunisation Day • Autumn 2009 • A small District Team of volunteers • Help with the NID • Go there and get stuck in • Take lots of pictures • Club presentations on return

  18. The Future of Rotary IS IN YOUR HANDS What Else? • That’s up to You

  19. The Future of Rotary IS IN YOUR HANDS Summary • Thanks for Life (schools) • Windows of Opportunity • Business-to-Business dinners • Rotary NIDs • Many others…

  20. The Future of Rotary IS IN YOUR HANDS Support • Marketing & PR support will be a priority (possible involvement of the BBC) • RI PR Grant Sought

  21. The Future of Rotary IS IN YOUR HANDS ‘When Rotary speaks, the world listens’

  22. PolioPlus: Keep our Promise to Eradicate Polio

  23. DISTRICT ASSEMBLY 2009 Thanks for your Support for The Rotary Foundation – Rotary’s OWN charity Please call on the Foundation team during the year to help you or to speak at your club. We are here for YOU!!! City North Hotel, 18th April 2009

  24. District Assembly City North Hotel, 18th April 2009

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