You are cordially invited to attend the annual District Rotary Foundation Banquet on Saturday, November 5, 2011 at the Renaissance Hotel in Asheville. Festivities will begin at 6:00 p.m. with a reception for all Rotarians and their guests, followed with dinner at 6:45 p.m. Please join us for an enjoyable evening of fun and great Rotary fellowship in the celebration of the strong involvement of our Rotary clubs in supporting the programs of The Rotary Foundation.

The featured speaker for the evening will be Past Rotary District Governor Joseph M. (Joe) Mulkerrin. Joe is a member of the Rotary Club of Hampton Roads in Virginia and has been a leading voice in our Rotary Zone 33 for The Rotary Foundation, which he serves as the Regional Rotary Foundation Coordinator. We are very grateful to Joe and his wife Ann for joining us for this event. To show our support for him and for the work of The Rotary Foundation, we hope that you have marked November 5th on your calendar and are already planning to bring a group of Rotarians from your clubs.

To register for the banquet, click this link. Register NOW for District Rotary Foundation Banquet November 05, 2011. It will connect you to the registration form, where you can register yourself and your guest(s), give your dinner preference, and make payment by credit card (if desired). Payment for the dinner can also be made by sending a check, made out to Rotary District 7670, to the Rotary office at PO Box 1954, Asheville, NC 28802. The cost for the dinner is $40 per person. Please complete the registration form as soon as possible. The deadline is November 1st.

The entire district leadership team and I look forward to welcoming you to Asheville on November 5th!

Yours in Rotary Service,

Bill Parker

District Governor

Dear Rotary Leaders,

A number of Rotarians have contributed significantly to the tremendous progress so far achieved in the global effort to eradicate polio. The tireless efforts of these Rotarians on behalf of the PolioPlus Program are worthy of great praise and recognition. An excellent means to communicate appreciation to them is through The Service Award for a Polio-Free World. The Award was created to recognize outstanding active personal service since 1 November 1992.

Attached for your information are the award criteria and guidelines as well as the nomination form. Please submit your nominations to Regina Rodríguez-Martin at World Headquarters (fax: 847-556-2189, email: regina.rodriguez-martin@rotary.org) by 01 November 2011. We look forward to receiving your nominations and appreciate your support in recognizing the exemplary commitment of these Rotarians.

Sincerely,

Carol A. Pandak
Manager, PolioPlus Division

Award Criteria

THE ROTARY FOUNDATION

OF ROTARY INTERNATIONAL

SERVICE AWARD FOR A POLIO-FREE WORLD

Criteria and Guidelines

Purpose of the Award: This award was established by the Trustees of the Rotary Foundation in order to recognize outstanding contributions to the effort by Rotarians and thereby to encourage final efforts.

Service to be Recognized: Active personal service is required by the prospective recipient of the award.  Personal financial contributions, however noteworthy, are not a basis for the award.  Outstanding service in the field of advocacy, however, is not precluded as a consideration for the award.  Fundraising efforts that support Rotary’s PolioPlus program may be considered in the evaluation of nominees for the award.

Period of Service: Since the service to be recognized relates to the eradication target phase of Rotary efforts, only service which has occurred since 1 November 1992 is recognizable.

Number and Distribution of Awards: Regional awards, with regions coinciding with WHO regions, for outstanding service in polio eradication, solely or primarily with the region, will be made annually, not to exceed ten per region.  International Awards, for broad service to the cause of polio eradication, will also be made annually, not to exceed ten individuals.  A Rotarian may receive only one of each award.  Prior receipt of a regional award is not a condition, nor does it preclude, consideration for the international award.

Persons Eligible: Any Rotarian is eligible except:

1. Current and incoming trustees of The Rotary Foundation, current and incoming directors of Rotary International, and current and incoming district governors are not eligible to receive either of these awards.
2. Members of a Regional PolioPlus Committee and any Rotarian who have previously received either the regional or international award are ineligible for the regional award.
3. Members of the International PolioPlus Committee are ineligible for either award.

Award Approval: Regional awards will be made by the Trustee Chairman upon recommendation by the International PolioPlus Committee, which may consider the views of appropriate regional committees.  If there is no regional committee, the Trustee Chairman will appoint a Rotarian in the WHO Region to execute the regional committee responsibilities in this regard.  International awards will be made only by the Executive Committee of the Trustees upon recommendation by the IPPC.

Any Rotarian may initiate a recommendation for a Rotarian to receive either award.

Download the Nomination Form

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Rotarians,
Perhaps you were curious about where the District stands on the 2011-12 Polio Plus campaign. Last month, our District Polio Plus Chair, Bill Biddle and I submitted a request to the Viking Cruise Lines and to Beaches Resorts asking for them to donate a vacation to use as a prize for our Polio Plus raffle. We are waiting for their donation committees to review our request and make a decision on our requests. It is obvious that every dollar saved on a vacation prize is a dollar more to help eliminate polio around the world. We requested a donation of a family vacation cruise from the Disney Company, but the Disney Company, Community Relations Department advised us that it is not within their corporate policy to make donations of cruises. We have a price for a family cruise and it is reasonable. We are continuing to explore other options at this time.

We plan to print and distribute tickets during the August 13th Foundation Seminar at AB Tech in Asheville so we have to firm the prizes soon.

I want each and every Rotarian to be informed as to what Polio Plus is and why we are raising money for the Rotary Foundation for this program. Accordingly, I have provided some background for your information.

Since 1985, Rotary International (RI), a world-wide service organization, made a decision to eliminate the dreaded disease, Poliomyelitis from the world. To date, RI has helped remove this disease from the entire world except for four countries, Nigeria, Pakistan, Afghanistan, and India. Millions of dollars have been raised by Rotarians and expended in this effort. Several years ago, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation donated $355 million to help fund RI’s fight to eliminate Polio in the world. All they asked in return was for RI to match $200 million of this donation. The match program, called “Polio Plus” was initiated. Each of the 531 Districts around the world have been tasked to raise funding to make this $200 million match of the Gates Foundation grant.

I have included information as to the status of Polio Plus in the attachment from Rotarian John Germ, the RI Polio Plus program Chairman. Also, the below link provides information on how RI conducts National Immunization Days (NIDs) in the four countries where the disease remains:

http://www.rotary.org/en/ServiceAndFellowship/Polio/Pages/ridefault.aspx

For the last three years, our District has held a raffle to raise monies to be submitted to the Rotary Foundation to meet the $200 million dollar challenge. The grand prize of these raffles has been an automobile. While I was preparing to become the District Governor, I met with my club Presidents. They suggested that for my year, we should consider vacations instead of another automobile. They recommended for first prize, a river cruise in Europe; second prize, a family Disney Cruise or a Beaches Vacation; and for the third prize, a local vacation or event such as a hot air balloon ride somewhere in western North Carolina.

Accordingly, our Polio Plus Chairman contacted several Travel Agents to get a price on the vacations so we know how much to set aside from the ticket sales to cover the cost of the prizes. We plan to offer the vacations or a cash equivalent to the winners. We will print 8,000 tickets and begin our sales in August 2011 and hold our drawing at our District Conference in Concord, North Carolina on 22 April 2012. Our ticket sales will be performed by the Rotarians of our District’s 56 clubs. We plan on having the vacations occur sometime in June 2012. All monies raised minus the cost of ticket printing and the cost of the vacations will be sent to the Rotary Foundation earmarked for the Polio Plus program. We will print advertising on each ticket addressing the providers of the prizes.

Every dollar that is not spent on the vacation prizes is a dollar that will be used to complete our Rotary International goal to eliminate Polio throughout the world.

Thank you for your support!

Bill Parker
District Governor

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You are respectfully requested to join us at our district’s Rotary Foundation seminar scheduled on August 13, 2011. It will be held at the Simpson Lecture Hall on the campus of Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College (AB Tech) in Asheville. Registration will begin at 9:00 a.m. with Danish and coffee provided. The opening session will start at 9:30 a.m. The seminar will end at 12:30 p.m. with lunch.

The seminar is designed to provide support and encouragement early in the Rotary year in one of the most important areas of responsibility we have as club and district leaders, promoting and building better understanding of The Rotary Foundation. We are very excited to have Jackie McGuire, who is the Major Gifts Officer for The Rotary Foundation, join us. She brings skills in helping with giving to the Foundation through tax-advantaged estate planning.

The registration fee for the seminar is $25 per conferee and registration will be online using the District and Club Database (DaCdb) Calendar tab (Go to the 13 August Event). A hard copy registration form is attached. The details for registering are outlined on the form which also includes directions to AB Tech. If you have any questions or you experience difficulty  registering, please contact either of us or Margaret Gormley Chapman using the contact information in the heading of this letter.

The seminar is structured to help you gain a better understanding of how to participate in the programs of the Foundation and how to best stimulate support for it in your clubs and is open to all Rotarians. However, club Presidents and Presidents-elect, club Foundation chairs, International Service chairs, club Secretaries and Treasurers, Assistant Governors, and District leadership are particularly encouraged to attend. Please make every effort to ensure your club is represented at this very important district meeting.

We are sincerely looking forward to working with each of you and your club Foundation leaders. The Rotary Foundation is “Our Charity” which with our support can truly help us in our work of “Reaching Within to Embrace Humanity”. See you on August 13th.

Bill                                                                       Chuck

Bill Parker                                                                             PDG Chuck Reiley

District Governor                                                                 District Foundation Chair

Registration

Foundation Seminar Registration Form (Download and Print)

Agenda

DISTRICT 7670 ROTARY FOUNDATION SEMINAR

AB Technical Community College

Simpson Building, Simpson Lecture Hall

Asheville, NC

August 13, 2011

Tenetative Agenda

9:00 -  9:30 am           Registration

Opening Plenary Session

9:30 -10:45 am           Call to Order and Welcome – DG Bill Parker

Invocation and Pledge of Allegiance – DGE Frank Dean

Foundation Information Icebreaker – PDG Chuck Reiley

Overview & District Foundation Goals  – PDG Chuck Reiley

Polio Plus & $200 Million Challenge – PDG Bob Miller

Polio Raffle – Bill Biddle

Paul Harris Society – Billi Black

10:45 -11:00 am         Break

Second Plenary Session

11:00 -12:30 pm Every Rotarian/Every Year (EREY) – Gary Bray

Major Giving – PDG Carol King & Jackie McGuire – TRF Major Gifts Officer

Group Study Exchange – Michael Greene

Rotary Scholarships – Shirley Browning

Successful Giving Clubs – PDG Chuck Reiley

Grants – Ann Sperry

Friendship Exchange – Jennifer Dirkes

Tracking and Using Foundation Alumni – PDG Bob Miller

Adjournment and Lunch

iPDG Carol King gave several awards for clubs who reached milestone goals in financial support the The Rotary Foundation.  Some awards included:  100% PHF Clubs, 100% PH Sustaining Clubs, Top Per Capita Giving and more.

Many groups of Rotarians were recognized for their contribution to The Rotary Foundation which included PHF’s, Benefactors, Major Donors, PH Society Members among others.

The light-hearted and well delivered Keynote given by PDG Mark was well received and enjoyed by those in attendance.

The RFE Team met on Saturday for their final orientation and are ready for their trip.  They depart on Wednesday January 13th and return February 2nd.  Their official RFE visit will be hosted by District 3060 in Surat, India.  However, District 3050, in Jaipur is hosting a heritage tour of India as well as a visit to the Jaipur Heritage Girls Schools, the site for the TRF Matching Grant funded by several clubs in the District this year.

Follow the team on there trip by visiting Amanda Shuford’s Blog at http://www.themisadventuresofamanda.blogspot.com/ Amanda, her Mother (Cathleen) and father (PDG Hamp Shuford) will participate in the trip as well.

2010 Friendship Exchange, India

Participants:

Wade Hampton Shuford III  (RC of Catawba Valley)
Kathleen Elizabeth Shuford
Amanda Lindsay Shuford (Teenager)
Clyde Dean Lutz (RC of Lincolnton SR)
Ginger Voyles Lutz
Rankin Allen Whittington (RC of Lenoir)
Sandra Whittington
Billi Joyce Black (RC of Franklin Daybreak)
STEVEN RAY STUDEBAKER (RC of Hendersonville Four Seasons)
ELIZABETH MARY TAIT
Jamie Anna Van Harlingen
Ann Van Harlingen (RC of Franklin)

Your itinerary will be as follows :

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Saturday evening the annual District 7670 Foundation Banquet was held in Hickory.  The evening was a great success with heavy attendance and great representation from the whole District.

Keynote

PRIP Frank Devlyn delivered the keynote speech, inspired us to support TRF and also recognized numerous Rotarians for their support of TRF and commitment to Rotary.  In attendance there were numerous special guests including Past RI Director Ken Morgan and his wife Winnie and PDG Mark Markanda.

Introductions

At the Banquet, Frank Dean the current DGNDE was officially presented as well as the Outgoing GSE Team to the Philippines.  Frank Dean gave an enthusiastic preview of his commitment to Rotary and the good works that the Foundation does around the world.  Frank promised a FANTASTIC year and great things to come in District 7670.

Pictures and more information are to follow soon.

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These trips have a profound effect upon the individual.  If you ever have a chance to go on one, you should; it will change you forever.  Can you imagine what the clubs in your District could do if you could get ONE person from each club to have such an experience?  It would have an extraordinary effect on the expression of Rotary in your District.

The purpose of this e-mail is to offer to the Rotarians in your District, such an opportunity. From November 4–11, 2009, Rotarians will travel to Benin, West Africa to participate in a National Polio Immunization Day program and attend the 5^th Annual West African Project Fair. 

Attached to this correspondence is a detailed folder describing the trip to Benin, summarized as follows: 

  2009 West Africa Polio Trip Info

Trip Dates:                    November, 4 -11, 2009

Travel to:                       Cotonou, Benin (West Africa)

Program includes:          Hotel accommodations, transfers, most meals, hands-on polio eradication field work, visits to local communities to experience and explore Rotarian humanitarian programs, West Africa Project Fair registration, special Rotary and fellowship events, sightseeing, etc.

In addition to polio eradication, participants will spend time with Benin Rotarians to explore their communities and see the service and experience fellowship that only Rotary can provide.  Further, participants will attend a two-day West Africa Project Fair, where Rotarians from 15 West African nations will present possible humanitarian grant projects.  It is an extraordinary event that will expose your members to new cultures, projects, friends and opportunities.

Rotary clubs and Districts are playing a vital role in meeting the $200 Million Polio Challenge, and for that we thank you.  However, we invite you and your members to participate, first hand, in Rotary’s historical achievement.  This may be the one of your last opportunities to participate in a polio eradication trip.

Let me know if you have any questions. Because of limited space, we expect this program will sell out in the next few weeks.  I hope that you will join fellow Rotarians to provide service, fellowship and a wonderful highlight of your year as District Governor.  We hope to hear from you soon.

Best regards for a successful Rotary year,

Bradford R. Howard, PDG

Rotary District 5170

West Africa Project Fair Committee

516 Grand Avenue

Oakland, CA  94610

Phone:  (510) 834-2260

FAX:  (510) 834-1019

E-mail: Rotary@HowardTours.net

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The winner of the 2008 red Corvette was Charlie Reep of the Rotary Club of Catawba Valley!! Thank you all for participating in this great event and helping stop Polio NOW!!