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The Joy Report for August

27 Sunday Sep 2015

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The header for this week’s blog shows President Shel of the Prince George Club (red jacket), DGE Diane, and project partners smiling broadly after DGE Diane had presented the $5000 District Grant check to help build accessible playground and recreation facilities at one of the county’s parks.

Doing Good in the World

Doing Good in the World

We all know that the District has funds to make such grant awards because of Rotarians who gave generously three years ago.  They ‘paid’ it forward so to speak.  The Annual Fund donations we make this Rotary year will become District Designated Funds (DDF) and will fund grants three years from now.  That is the continuum.   The district can make strong projections about DDF which will be available three years from now by encouraging and tracking current giving.

Club Foundation Chairs already have access to Foundation Giving Reports for their own Clubs.  Now Foundation Advocates have access to those reports for all of the clubs in their areas because of the access delegated by their counterpart Area Governors.

Another tool to track club giving is the monthly report provided by Joy Kline or, in my vernacular, the ‘Joy Report’.  This report gives a summary of club giving segmented by areas through the closing of the TRF books  the previous month.  This can be very convenient for the Foundation Advocate who can also share this report with his or her Club Foundation Chairs and Area Governors.  Take a look at the report to see how easy it can be to use.   It is provided here in both EXCEL and pdf format for your convenience.

2015 Foundation Report-Aug (1) EXCEL         2015 Foundation Report-Aug (1) pdf

Shout outs to all of the Rotarians I will see this weekend at the District Conference. Haven’t registered yet? Really?  Do it now and don’t miss out on the fun.

 

District Grants and Paul Harris Society

21 Monday Sep 2015

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District Rotary Foundation Leaders are on a roll

The month of September, has been filled with District and District Rotary Committee Foundation leaders traveling to the clubs to personally bestowLouis Tayon Area 13 Michael Broadhurst PHF + 6 Paul Harris Society Recognitions and to award District Grants to recipient clubs. The awarding of the District Grants will probably be accomplished by the District Conference, but hopefully the joyful task of awarding the Paul Harris Society Recognitions will continue throughout the year. Often in these presentations and awards the Area Foundation Advocates are called upon to assist as was Louis Tayon (area 13 Advocate) earlier this month as he and District Governor Gary Chenault recognized Michael Broadhurst with his Paul Harris Fellow+ 6 pin.

Paul Harris Society –Annual Fund — District & Global Grants

The last couple of our blogs have focused on Every Rotary Every Year (EREY) as a worthy giving goal for clubs and Rotarians across District 7600 because 50% of all Annual Fund Giving comes back to the District every three years and matriculates to the clubs via district and global grants. As District Giving Chair, Ken Hodge noted, because of how District Designated Funds (DDF) can be leveraged, that 50% can become 87% in some  circumstances.

You may be asked about the Paul Harris Society.

The Paul Harris Society is one of the giving levels of the Annual Fund.  Upon enrolling in the Paul Harris Society the Rotarian promises to donate $1000 each year to The Rotary Foundation until that persona selects a different level of giving to the Foundation. As Advocates and Club Foundation Chairs consider recommending membership in the Paul Harris Society if an inquiring  Rotarian is already donating at or near the annual $1000 level. If the Paul Harris Society membership doesn’t match the giving interests of that Rotarian at this time, any level of giving to the Annual Fund can help do good in the world.

Foundation Advocates and Club Foundation Chairs

Questions about the Paul Harris Society and other levels of giving are among the many questions your club leaders and especially new members may have of you as Foundation Advocates and Club Foundation Chairs.  Carol Woodward is always ready to assist you when, and if,  you get stumped or if you just want to know more about the information available to share with the clubs. You can reach Carol at woodwardcd@aol.com or woodward739@gmail.com.

Shout Outs

To Delmar Dayton Area 4 Foundation Advocate and patient member of the South Richmond Club for his pleasant phone call.  The Advocates Chair gets lonely sometimes.

To Heather Martin Area 17 Foundation Advocate for posing with District Governor Nominee John Padgett at the Foundation Workshop in August.  The use of the photo in this blog header does justice to neither of them.

To all Foundation Advocates, Club Foundation Chairs, and to any readers of this blog … what information would you like to see addressed here?  Would anyone like to do a guest blog?

See you in the funny papers …  and at District Conference — Carol