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2020-2021 Memorandum of Understanding for D7600 Grants & GMS

09 Thursday Apr 2020

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Updated Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)

D7600 Memorandum of Understanding 2020-2021Download

Sign up for D7600 Zoom GMS

Attire Optional

Please take this opportunity to get into the District 7600 grant world if your club hasn’t been there before. Never before has the district had such a large pot of money to fund grants in the district. The pot had already grown to $208,000 and then $25,000 was added by The Rotary Foundation to help address some of the COVID emergency needs.

The two district GMS offerings are on April 15 and on April 19. Each will last about 2 hours plus a little to time to help some folks navigate in Zoom. You may signup for one or both and encourage those in your club involved with your projects to take a GMS. It builds “herd” knowledge.

Attendees must attend the entire session. Attendance is taken. That is required by The Rotary Foundation.

These are live so you will be able to ask questions through the Chat window and see the grants team District Rotary Foundation Chair, Stephen Beer, District Governor Elect, Judy Cocherell, Grants Chair, Rudy Garcia, Global Grants Chair, Shel Douglas, and District Grants Chair Kevin Yeargin. Carol Woodward will be serve as the proctor to monitor attendance and to track questions & comments.

How do I register?

Go to dacdb.com calendar and select the date you want to take the GMS and, again, you can register for both. Click on the link that is provided. After you have done that and follow the instructions, you will receive a confirmation email which will have the link to the actual Zoom session(s) you have chosen. You might want to flag this email so you can find it easily and consider joining the meeting about 10 minutes early to check your audio and video. See you on the 15th and 19th.

Attendance is free. Attire is optional, but be careful if you are activating the video function :))

Need more info about GMS?

Who you gonna call? Carol Woodward (Prince George). Find her contact information in dacdb.com or messenger her on Facebook.

District Grants On the Loose

24 Saturday Aug 2019

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$245,162 of good in District 7600 communities:

Fifteen district grants have been awarded for the 2019-2020 year. District 7600 awarded approximately $125,000 of District Designated Funds for these grants. That is a handsome figure. Even more handsome is the total dollar value impact of the grants which will be $245,162, based on donations from the participating clubs, partnering organizations, and governmental entities. The projects funded will bring significant enhancements to communities in District 7600 and to one community in Costa Rica. Yes, Costa Rica.

Norfolk (Lead Club) Improving YMCA – Rotary Kitchen

Four of the six areas of focus represented:

The largest number of district grants was in the Maternal & Child Health area of focus with a total of 8 grants. Next was Economic & Community Development with a total of 6 grants. Basic Education & Literacy had one grant. There were no grants in either Water & Hygiene or in Peace & Conflict Resolution.

Virginia Peninsula (Lead Club) Boys & Gril Club

Club projects increase impact by working together:

Of the 15 district grants awarded, 9 were multi-club projects while six were single club projects. Many clubs do not have nearby clubs to partner with, which makes these clubs so much more important for their communities.

Great projects, great partners, & more good news:

There will be a Round 2 of district grant awards. District Rotary Foundation Chair Stephen Beer reports that there is still approximately $25,000 in the kittly. Information on the application and award timeline will be announced soon. Presidents and Club Foundation Chairs, be sure to read your email if you want a shot at a Round 2 district grant award.

July Foundation Milestones

12 Friday Jul 2019

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July is change of Leadership month and:

July is also the month when Rotary Districts around the world learn whether the club Rotary Foundation giving goals have been met. The other milestone in July is that clubs learn if their District Grant applications have been approved.

Foundation Giving Goals:

The giving year for 2019-2020 ended on June 30, 2019. However, it takes a couple of weeks to correctly process the donations and make sure the catagories of giving are correct.

Based on her initial check, Joy Kline, now our District Rotary Foundation Development Chair, is convinced that District 7600 clubs met their giving goals. Next week we will know how much we gave and by how much we may have exceeded our giving goals. Stay tuned.

Fireworks of Success

District Grant Approvals:

Stephen Beer, our District Rotary Foundation Committee Chair (DRFC) has announced that the district’s spending plan has been approved. Very shortly, probably next week, letters will go out to the clubs involved in the approved district grants. Will your club be one of them? Stay tuned.

Upcoming District Events:

Many of us will be congregating in Williamsburg tomorrow (Saturday, June 13) for the District Change of Leadership and for the District Awards ceremonies

Please pencil in the following dates and register at your earliest opportunity.

District Conference in Virginia Beach: September 20-23. The Westin at Virginia Beach Town Center.

District Conference 2019

The Rotary Foundation Awards Banquet: November 14. Colonial Heritage Club in Williamsburg.