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You can you be part of the grants cadre of technical advisors

Supporting humanitarian grants program, humanitarian grants cadre of technical advisors is a registry of Rotarians who provide technical expertise to the Rotary Foundation and Rotarians who develop and implement 3-H grant and competitive matching grant projects worldwide. Cadre members serve in countries other than their own, and they conduct on-site project visits for two to three days with written reports upon their return. The Rotary Foundation pays for a per diem and roundtrip air-fare. The cadre is in need of Rotarians qualified in the following fields: health, education & literacy, low-cost shelters, small business/revolving loans (micro credit), and financial auditing (chartered accountants and certified public accountants), and those with spanish, portuguese and french language skills in all fields.

Are you ready to sign up?

World Community Service Opportunity

Dear Rotarians, Rotaractors and friends,

On 30th November 2006, The Rotaract VCT was officially named as the BEST VCT IN KENYA FOR the year 2006 after an annual countrywide survey conducted by the Ministry of Health via NASCOP – National AIDS and STI Control Programme – We were ranked the best out of 559 VCT’s in Kenya.

The Rotaract Family in Nairobi is very proud of this achievement. The VCT staff led by PDRR – Past District Rotaract Representative Leonard Nyamai deserves special commendation for the achievement.

The achievement comes at a crucial time when the Rotaract VCT is seeking local and International Partners to fund the Project and keep it running. At least four Rotaract Clubs depend on the VCT for their weekly meetings and it also acts as a centre for coordinating Rotaract activities in Nairobi.

Your kind support is most welcome.

Regards,

Joseph Nyagari
Chairman- VCT Management Committee
joemosoti@gmail.com

Club Members, please contact Keleigh or Shelly if you would like a pdf of the proposal. Thank you.

Great Gifts and 25% to Rotary

What a great way to give a gift to a friend, and do something good at the same time! Go to Great Rotary Gifts

http://www.greatrotarygifts.com

25% of your purchase from either Gorge Gifts or The Fruit Company will be donated to Hood River Rotary to support our great programs for kids in the community, plus a portion goes to Rotary International to support their efforts with the eradication of polio worldwide. Thank you for your consideration.

Happy Holidays,

Gary Rains
Hood River Rotary

Rotary Classification Talk

A “classification” describes the principal activity of the company or business with which a Rotarian is connected. For example, a police officer could be classified as “law enforcement”, a school principal as “public education”. The reason for classifications is to ensure a well-balanced club with members of many vocations.

One of Rotary’s four avenues of service is “vocational service”, whereby we honor and respect our individual contributions to our community through our vocations. New members are given an opportunity to share their vocation by giving a classification talk.

The following is a rough guideline for giving a classification talk:

1. State your name, where you currently work, and what you do there.

2. Give a brief history of yourself. This can include where you were born, childhood interests and family statistics, people that had an influence on you, major life events such as military service or travel.
3. Talk about your work history, training and education. This can include why you chose your profession (or perhaps why it chose you).
4. If desired, you can share your present hobbies, interests, values and beliefs. This could include why you joined Rotary, what you hope to gain from it, and what you feel you can contribute.
5. Finally, the best part, it should take 5-10, no more than 15 minutes. It is a great opportunity to share information about yourself. Relax and enjoy!

Oysters & Art Photos

Wow! What a great evening! While we’re waiting for the final numbers to come in, take a peek at some of the night’s photos:

http://beachrotary.org/photos

Just what are 3-H grants?

3-H (health, hunger and humanity) grants was launched with the objective “to improve health, hunger, and enhance human, cultural and social development among peoples of the world.” 3-H grants cover a broad spectrum of projects that are integrated and provide sustainable development, generally range in size from $100,000.00 to $300,000.00, involve the active participation of Rotarians, address humanitarian needs by funding long-term (2-5 years) international development projects to improve health, alleviate hunger, or enhance development through self-help activities.

The first 3-H grant in 1978 helped immunize 6.3 million children in the philippines against polio – the project that evolved into polioplus. Other projects have included providing medical equipment for hospitals, vocational training for leprosy victims and street children, improving farming methods, installing a hydrogenerator to produce potable water, creating a buffer zone around a protected rain forest, introducing a literacy and numeracy program, and many others.

Humanitarian Grants Program

The humanitarian grants program funds club and district service projects such as:

(1) blane community immunization grants to help clubs and districts in the u.s.a. address disease immunizations in their local communities;

(2) district simplified grants to help Rotary districts support short-term, humanitarian projects that benefit local communities;

(3) helping grants to facilitate international service projects in areas where Rotary is not present or where the local Rotary club because of either inaccessibility or distance from a project site, cannot provide significant Rotarian involvement and/or oversight;

(4) individual grants help subsidize the travel of individual Rotarians, spouses of Rotarians, rotaractors, and qualified Foundation alumnI who are planning or implementing international humanitarian service projects in Rotary countries for periods up to 60 days. This program replaced discovery grants and grants for Rotary volunteers. Funds are for travel and related expenses necessary in the developmental stages of an international service project (no more than $6000.00 per group);

(5) matching grants to support international service projects involving Rotary clubs or districts in two or more countries; and

(6) 3-h (health, hunger and humanity) grants to fund long-term, self-help and grassroots development projects which are too large for one club or district to implement on their own.

You can be a part of accessing these grants for worthy projects!

District 5100 December Newsletter

The December 2006 Rotary District 5100 Newsletter is now on the web and available for download. See the link below.

Yours in Rotary Service,

Ray Fields
District 5100 Webmaster

To see the Bulletin File, Please click on the Link below:
December2006Newsletter.pdf