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Annual Fund - Share, Bequest Society, Chuck Arnason, District Conference, Endowment Fund, Literacy, Major Donor, Named Funds, Rudy & Catherine Garcia, Samuel Owori, Stan & Debbie Wall, The Rotary Foundation, Water & Sanitation, World Fund
Generous Donors …
District 7600 has so many generous donors to The Rotary Foundation it is usually impossible to recognize them individually in District publications, though we try. Today, however, we take a moment to share the generosity of two couples from District 7600 who give, not only of their time, but also of their hearts and funds to meet needs now and in the future.
The couples are four Rotarians … Stan and Debbie Wall of the Colonial Heights club and Rudy and Catherine Garcia of the Fluvanna club. These four Rotarians had the honor of being recognized at the District Conference by Samuel Owori, the Rotary International President’s Representative to our conference and a Past Rotary International Director. Though it is no official yet, it is expected that he will be our Rotary International President in the 2018-2019 Rotary year. Mr. Owori was assisted in his duties on this occasion by the District Rotary Foundation Committee Chair and Past District Governor, Chuck Arnason.
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Stan and Debbie Wall received recognitions for having received Major Donor Level 2 and Bequest Society Level 4. They have created named funds and have designated 50% of their funds to Literacy, 25% to Water & Sanitation, and 25% to the World Fund. Stan and Debbie are both past presidents of their club and are active at Zone 33-34. They also serve in current District 7600 capacities, Stan as an Assistant Governor for Area 7 and Debbie is doing double duty as the District Communications Officer and District Secretary.
Rudy and Catherine Garcia are very active Rotarians. Rudy is a past president of his
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club and Catherine is the President-Elect. Rudy is the Development Chair for the District Rotary Foundation Committee and Catherine is the Fluvanna club’s Interact sponsor at Fork Union Military Academy. The Garcias have reached Major Donor status and Bequest Society Level 2. They created a named fund and designated their funds for the District’s Annual Fund – Share.
There will be more about these dedicated district couples and about the particulars of designation at various levels of giving in the near future, but if you have a chance before then to reach out to Stan, Debbie, Rudy, or Catherine, please give them a ‘Well-done’.
Rotarians across the District are getting excited, especially those who cannot find various Rotary Foundation Recognition items such as Paul Harris Fellow Pins and other swag. We have received many queries on ‘how can I get a replacement for my PHF pin +4 or my Paul Harris Society Pin?’
This article by Debbie Wall (Colonial Heights), District Secretary and District Communication Officer, is the first in a series of three articles describing the steps for Club Foundation Chairs (CFCs) to take in order to access club giving reports. This article addresses setting up an account in ‘My Rotary’ which is the first step in the CFCs having such access. Next week (August 23) the article will address ‘assigned positions’ which is step 2. Already have a My Rotary account? Click on Foundation Reports and see what you can see.
Thank you to the 60+ Rotarians who attended the District Foundation Workshop on Saturday, August 6th. Another 30+ attended the Membership Workshop. The attendance level was amazing considering that many district Rotarians were involved in the Newport News 100th birthday celebration with luminaries such as the Rotary International President John Germ,and Congressman Bobby Scott in attendance.
sure that Club Foundation Chairs have access to and know how to use the Club Foundation giving reports. There were many questions about that topic during or after the presentations. There were also a number of questions about becoming a Benefactor.
District 7600 Rotarians broke Foundation Giving records in the 2015-16 Rotary year. We shattered the per capita giving record with our Rotarians giving at a per capita rate of $211.44. We also broke records by donating a total of $718,358. I wrote about this in the July Spirit of 7600, the District Newsletter which published on July 30. Did you miss it in your email inbox? Take a look at it on 
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You’ve heard there have been changes in Club Giving Banners. What happened to Every Rotarian Every Year (EREY)? What about Sustaining Members? With these changes how does a club encourage giving to The Rotary Foundation? Rudy Garcia and the Development team has answers to these and other questions.This is a great chance to meet the entire Development team.
there any clubs in the district that we can join with in a big global grant? My club did apply for a District Grant, if we get the grant, how and when do we document our progress? Everything is online now. Isn’t that hard to do? SuAnne Hardee Bryant and her Grants team will answer those questions and allay those concerns.
The first of our two End Polio Now Baseball Games in Richmond on July 7 was a huge success. Game Coordinator and now Assistant Governor Stan Wall and Debbie Wall, District Secretary, sold 1016 tickets, a record for the Richmond Squirrels Game. Two dollars from each ticket was a donation to End Polio Now, the Squirrels threw in a bit more, and Debbie’s employer Sabra Dipping added another $2 for each of the 400 tickets that Debbie sold. Add the matching contribution from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and our Richmond Squirrels game raised over $8000 for End Polio Now. At left District Polio Plus Coordinator, Colleen Bonadonna, under the watchful eye of that giant Squirrel, Nutzy.
, Zoe Romano, Skyped in from Maine to share her plans for her two-year graduate program which will span three South American countries and will include academic semesters and semesters of volunteer teaching in under-served schools. She especially praised Delmar Dayton of the South Richmond Club for his patience and persistence in the two years it took to steward her acceptance as a global scholar.
So two weeks in and there is another fantastic End Polio Now Baseball Game in Norfolk on July 27th being organized by David Mansfield. There is still time to get tickets for this Triple-A game. Join in with hundreds of area Rotarians doing their bit to eradicate Polio and have a heck of a lot of fun. Rip Tide will be so disappointed if you don’t show. Check the 
Wall, Dan Jones, Cynthia Gregg, Philip Ford, Dennis Wool, Bob Harper, Louis Tayon, James P. O’Brien, Suzanne Luna, Paul L. Strong, and Heather Martin each handled their roles in a different way with varying levels of intensity, but each carried a strong commitment to The Rotary Foundation in their DNA.Their involvement helped us ‘Bee’ a Gift to the World.
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