The enormous impact of The Rotary Foundation for our District

 
 
November is Rotary International Foundation Month.
 
District 9920 The Rotary Foundation (TRF) Committee for 2022-2023 are:
  • Chair                                                  Steve Chaney                                   Manukau City Sunrise
  • Secretary                                           Nitika Chand                                     Botany
  • Treasurer                                           Kathryn Harvey                                Papakura
  • Public Image                                    Madison Chang                               Auckland South
  • Polio Chair                                        Jennie Herring                                  Otahuhu
  • Stewardship Chair                          PJ Dhatt                                             Papatoetoe Central
  • Global Grants (GG)                          Alan McKay                                       Papakura
  • District Grants (DG)                        Richard Thorpe trainee Richette Rogers
  • District Designated Funds (DDF) Richard Thorpe                                Ormiston
  • Ambassadorial Scholars                Shefali Mehta                                   Auckland Harbourside
  • Peace Fellowship Scholars            Shefali Mehta                                   Auckland Harbourside
  • International                                    Jeanette Drysdale                           Otahuhu
  • Pacific Islands                                   Malini Raghwan                              Suva
  • Peace Building Clubs                      Andrew Harvey                                Papakura
 
All members are available to speak about TRF at your meetings. Be sure to invite them along with your Area Governor to learn more about TRF.
 
 
Context:
The Rotary Foundation (TRF) is our Point of Difference and our 5-Star Rated Charity of Choice.
 
There is giving to the TRF and granting of funds based on the seven areas of focus:
  • Peacebuilding and conflict prevention
  • Disease prevention and treatment
  • Water, sanitation, and hygiene
  • Maternal and child health
  • Basic education and literacy
  • Community economic development
  • Environment
TRF granting is allocated through District Designated Funds (DDF) and Global Grants (GG).
 
A District is allowed one Disaster Response Grant per year of up to $US30,000.
 
Currently Disaster Response Grants are being awarded for projects in the Ukraine.
 
Annual DDF is based on the Annual Giving total from clubs to TRF from 3 years ago. This is divided amongst Clubs for Project applications received on 1st July of the new Rotary Year.
 
Zone 8 (Australia, NZ, and the Pacific Islands) has 50 approved Global Grants.
 
To date District 9920 has 30 approved Global Grants, with 2 additional Global Grants awaiting approval from Rotary International. The majority of these District Global Grants are focused on projects in the Pacific.
 
In addition, 2 Global Grant projects from the disestablished Francophone E Club have been re-allocated to the Rotary Club of Manukau City Sunrise.
 
There is 1 application in progress for the Programme of Scale Award from the Rotary Club of St Johns for an existing IT Learning and Development project in Madagascar.
Past Activity: Rotary 2021-2022 Year:
  • District 9920 gifted:
  • Polio                                                                  $53,000
  • TRF                                                                    $163,000
  • Tonga Volcanic eruption and Tsunami     $57,000
Initiatives Being Worked on:
  • Applications for Ambassadorial Scholarship Awardees
  • Applications for Rotary Peace Fellowship Scholarship Awardees
  • International:    
    • RNZWCS supply of ERKs District 9920 Rotary Club donations Year to date is $3,000
    • RNZWCS Taveuni Eye Project
    • Fiji Health Uniforms donation of $10,000
    • Continued collaboration with Squire Shipping to the Pacific Islands
    • VTT (Vocational Training Team) for Emergency Services to Tonga
Upcoming TRF Events over the next 3 months:
  • PAT (Polio all Transit) is scheduled for Friday 11th November 2022 departing on the 8.14am train from Britomart and returning to Britomart at 4.31pm.
  • “Cruising to End Polio” the boat is booked and scheduled for the evening of Friday 24th February 2023
  • “Zone 8 Rotary Foundation Workshop February 2023” scheduled by Peter Garnett at Waipuna Hotel 25/26 February
  • Plan is underway to establish District Peace Builder clubs in District 9920
  • Plan for delivery of laptops from Auckland to Tonga as part of the “Volcanic Eruption and Tsunami” Disaster Response Grant are continuing
How can Your Rotary Club support TRF through the District Stewardship Programme:
  • Rotary Clubs are to appoint a Club Foundation Chair
  • The Foundation Chair is to be Grant Certified annually to make applications for DDF and GG. The Module I can be found in Rotary.org learning centre
  • Rotary Club MOU approval is to be signed by the Rotary Club Board
  •  Rotary Club to budget for annual Polio giving. Encouraged to participate in the annual District Polio All Transit (PAT) November event
  • Rotary Club to budget for their annual giving to TRF, $US100 per member investment
  • Rotary Club to invite members to become a TRF Major Donors
  • Rotary Club to do a scoping exercise to investigate projects that could be eligible for either a District Grant or Global Grant
 
Club Area Governors to:
  • Liaise with TRF Stewardship Chair (PJ Dhatt)
 
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