District 7610 Rotary Foundation Status

Rotary Foundation Seminar

September 2013

PDG Chuck DavidsonDistrict Rotary Foundation Chair

Giving

• Annual Fund (2012-13 final)

– $566,896 (18.5% increase)

– 0 zero-giving clubs– $254.67 per capita ($216.15 previous)

– Per capita was record for district; ranked 11th in World!

– 28 clubs earned EREY banners; 14 of them also got 100% Sustaining Member banners

– 2013-14 status: -5.7% thru Aug

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Giving

• Paul Harris Society– 51 new PHS members last

year!– 193 cumulative total today

among active/honorary Rotarians

– Shooting for 250 goal– TRF accepted responsibility for

PHS effective July 1, 2013

Giving

• PolioPlus (2012-13 final)

– $103,761 from clubs– 14.2% increase over

previous year– Ranked 38th in World; 2nd in

Zone– Clubs did Bowl-a-thons as

main polio fund-raiser– District added $25,000

DDF

Grants

• District– Formerly known as

District Simplified Grants– 2012-13: $44,696 spent

on 17 projects involving

35 clubs; typically $1,000 per club–2013-14: ~$87,000 will be spent on 28 projects from 45 clubs; grant size increased to $2,000 per club; awards still pending close-out of previous grant

Grants

• Global– Formerly known as Matching

Grants– 2012-13: 12 grants approved

by TRF involving 19 clubs– Are benefiting Zambia,

Jamaica, Mexico, Nigeria, South Africa, Ukraine, India, Greece, Egypt, South Sudan

– 2013-14: None yet sent to TRF; minimum budget is $30,000

Global Scholars• 2012-13

– One in Uganda (Burke)(Brittany Bennett)

– One in China (Arlington)(Reagan Thompson)

• 2013-14– One in South Africa

(Fairfax) (Sophie McManus)

– One in England (Arlington)(Reagan Thompson)

World Peace Fellows• 2013

– One in Japan (Crystal City-Pentagon) (Sana Saeed)

• 2014 (submitted)

– One for Australia/Sweden (Great Falls) (Nabi Sahak)

– One for Australia/England (Falls Church) (Emma Sheehy)

Vocational Training Teams

Formerly known as Group Study Exchange (GSE)

2012-13: GSE with Australian District 9465 2013-14: Entirely open; could be:

One-way “GSE look-alike” comes here

One-way VTT goes in connection with grant

Significantly more flexibility on age, mix, and duration

Tappahannock, Arlington, Alexandria, Herndon

Thank You!