Category Archives: TRF – The Rotary Foundation

District 7980 Grants Seminar 4/13 – REGISTER NOW!

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missing_pieceSame time and place as District Assembly, but a separate seminar– Every Club should send at least 1 or 2 members to just the Grants Seminar and many more to District Assembly!

Any club that wishes to participate in Rotary Foundation Programs in 2013-14 MUST be re-qualified annually. To qualify you need to understand and sign the Memorandum of Understanding and you must have a trained Club Steward. We recommend at least 2 trained TRF people in every club.

With the Global Launch of Future Vision, the rules have changed – every club needs to learn the new rules and the new grants funding opportunities from District 7980.  Register TODAY.

If you want to apply for a Global Grant to do a significant project, to apply for a District Grant locally or internationally, recommend a Scholarship candidate or a Peace Fellow candidate, participate in a Vocational Training Team, or apply for a prepackaged grant – your club must be qualified.

There will only be 3 opportunities to train your Club Steward & Club Foundation Committee –

  • District Assembly – NEXT SATURDAY APRIL 13, 2013 <click here for program>
  • The District Foundation Seminar – Saturday July 13, tbd central CT
  • The Zone Success Seminar – September 14, 2013 – Cromwell, CT

Who Should Attend: Incoming Club Stewards, Club Foundation Chairs, Foundation Area Reps, Club International Service Chairs, New Members interested in Humanitarian Grants or Scholarships

rick benson2PDG Rick Benson
District Foundation Committee Chair
2013-16
203 856 9792

New Haven Rotary is EREY 3 Years Running!!!

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PDG Colin Gershon announces to The New Haven Rotary Club, his home club, that they have achieved Every Rotarian, Every Year (EREY) status for the 3rd consecutive year. Under EREY, every Rotarian is encouraged to participate in a Rotary Foundation project and contribute to the Annual Fund every year.

The Rotary Foundation (TRF) is supported solely by voluntary contributions from Rotarians and others who share a vision of a better world. With every donation,  the Rotary Foundation to continues the humanitarian work of Rotarians.

NE PETS 2013 was a tremendous success

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The D7980 crew at NE PETS with RI PE Ron Burton

The D7980 crew at NE PETS with RI PE Ron Burton

NE PETS concluded on Saturday 3/9 and from all accounts it was a very successful training event for the incoming Rotary Club Presidents and Assistant Governors from the 8 New England Districts. While the snow put a slight damper on attendance only about 40 of the 580 attendees were unable to make it.

Fabulous motivational speeches were given by RIPE Ron Burton, Brad Howard and RI Director Bryn Styles.

Incoming officers left NE PETS well prepared to run their clubs beginning July 1st.

All 61 Rotary Clubs in District 7980 donate $191 to PolioPlus

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Over $11,000 is donated to Polio Plus ($191 from each of D7980's 61 Clubs)

Over $11,000 is donated to PolioPlus ($191 from each of D7980’s 61 Clubs).

District 7980 is 1st Class!!! – The Board of Directors of the District 7980 Foundation voted tonight to disperse just over $11,000 to The Rotary Foundation for PolioPlus. The donation will be made in name of each of our 61 Rotary Clubs at just over $191 each.

PolioPlus, the most ambitious program in Rotary’s history, is the volunteer arm of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative. For more than 25 years, Rotary has led the private sector in the global effort to rid the world of this crippling disease. Today, PolioPlus and its role in the initiative is recognized worldwide as a model of public-private cooperation in pursuit of a humanitarian goal.

By the time the world is certified polio-free, Rotary’s contributions to the global polio eradication effort will exceed US$1.2 billion. This constitutes nearly 14 percent of all contributions to the global budget through 2010 and represents approximately 66 percent of private sector contributions to the initiative. More recently, Rotary is working with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to help raise much needed funds to eradicate polio.

Interested in helping us to rid the world of Polio? Consider contributing to stop Polio by clicking here