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Where is the world is … ?

07 Thursday Feb 2019

Posted by Carol Dois Woodward in Foundation Global Grants, National Immunization Days (NID), Rotary 7600 Foundation News

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AG Shel Douglas, Books in English, Brandermill Rotary, Colleen Bonadonna, Costa Rica, Dianna M. Waters, E.M. Miller, End Polio Now, Ghana, Huguenot Trails Rotary, Innsbrook Rotary, James River Rotary, Jeanne Walls, John Delandro, Karin Jimenez, Mike Little, Muriel Hawkins, New Kent Rotary, PDG Stephen Beer, Petersburg Lunch Rotary, Polio Plus, Prince George Rotary, Rotary Club of Richmond, Spirit of 7600

Where will you find D7600 Rotarians?

Last week as we ushered in Peace and Conflict Resolution Month we highlighted work in progress on Water and Sanitation global grant projects in Ghana. District Rotarians Shel Douglas (Prince George) and Past District Governor Stephen Beer (Innsbrook) are on the ground on that series of grants. Yes, you will get a little update.

India:

We also have had a team in India working on preventing polio and vaccinating children. The 7600 Rotarians on that trip are Colleen Bonadonna (New Kent) our district’s Polio Plus Chair, Dianna M. Waters (Brandermill), and Muriel Hawkins (Petersburg Lunch). After two weeks of work, they are getting a little R & R.

Polio Plus Angels, Dianna, Muriel, Colleen

Costa Rica:

We have also learned of a global grant project in Costa Rica spearheaded by the Rotary Club of Richmond, with the Rotary Clubs of James River and Huguenot Trail joining in. This project has been to provide English language books to elementary schools in Costa Rica. Members from the Richmond Club have already been on one or more trips to Costa Rica including, Michael Little, Jeanne Walls, E.M. Miller, and John Delandro. Around the end of March, there will be another trip of local Rotarians to Costa Rica to bring additional books to assist elementary school children in learning and improving their English language skills. Mike Little, Jeanne Walls, Kelly Keene, and Karin Jimenez (James River Club) are scheduled to go on that trip along with Mike’s and Jeanne’s spouses.

Ghana:

The district Rotarians have actually just landed in Accra (about 1 pm our time Thursday) where they will meet with the District Governor on Friday morning. Then the team will have a few hours to shop, rest, read, whatever before they catch their flight back to Virginia. Two pictures sent by Shel captured this writer and are shared here. This is also an homage to our Rotarians in India just about to finish their work there.

Part of the grant project in the Andasi village in Ghana was to install a block of micro-flush toilets. This project builder is a young man trained last year by the grant’s master trainer. Everyone had said that this polio survivor would never be successful. He has proved them wrong!

  • Builder
  • Block of micro-flush toilets being built

This blog is just a teaser … More in the March Spirit of 7600

All three project trips will be featured in more detail in the March Spirit of 7600. It is an abundance of riches to have many of our District 7600 Rotarians engaged in three different international endeavors, Polio Plus, and two global grants, but how interconnected they are! Doing good in the world.

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Are you ready for some baseball?

04 Monday Jun 2018

Posted by Carol Dois Woodward in Rotary 7600 Foundation News, The Rotary Foundation

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Debbie Wall, End Polio Now, Flying Squirrels, June 15, RIPE Barry Rassin, Rotary Night at the Diamond, Stan Wall

Be there … Richmond … The Diamond!

Baseball 2018Yes, we were rained out in May.  The whole idea had been to have our Richmond area game earlier in the year to beat the heat of July.  Well, we did, but what had not been anticipated was the rain, not a polite, respectful rain, but a deluge of a rain. The Squirrels, rightfully, called the game and helped us reschedule for the June 14th date.

District Secretary Debbie Wall and Past Assistant Governor Stan Wall are recognized as the End Polio Now Rotary Night at the Diamond organizers. These two amazing Colonial Heights Rotarians have full corporate careers, but also make the time to be active regional and District Rotary activities.  This last weekend they were front and center at the Zone 33 Training in Greensboro, North Carolina. A real perk of that event was the opportunity to meet the Rotary International President Elect (RIPE) Barry Rassin and his lovely wife, Esther.

SaM & Debbie Wall

On June 14th they’ll put their red End Polio Now tee shirts back on and greet all comers in the name of Rotary.  Check in with your club Rotary Night representative to get updated on the plan to replace your previous tickets or buy tickets if you hadn’t already.

Tickets are $10, $2 of which goes to Rotary’s End Polio Now … but wait, there’s more. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is matching that $2 by a 2:1 ratio meaning that your ticket will actually result in $6 being donated to End Polio Now in the name of your very own club.  How cool is that?

Play Ball!

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In the good ole summertime

21 Wednesday Jun 2017

Posted by Carol Dois Woodward in Foundation Giving, Upcoming District Events

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End Polio Now, End Polio Now Shirts, Rotary Night at the Squirrels, Rotary Night at the Tides, Stan & Debbie Wall

Rotary Nights at the End Polio Now Games in July

It looks like we will have a very healthy 2016 -2017 giving year.  Thank you, everybody.

But Rotarians’ good works are never finished.  We can kick off the new Rotary year with gusto by supporting the End Polio Now Rotary Night games with the Richmond Squirrels (July 13) and the Norfolk Tides (July 24) organized so ably by Stan & Debbie Wall and David Mansfield.  The Squirrels game begins at 6:35 pm and the Tides game begins at 7:05. The gates open earlier to allow plenty of time for hotdogs, nachos, and beer prior to the game beginning.

South Hill at Game (2)
Squirrels epn game 2016
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Each club should have appointed a club member to be the organizer of the effort for the club by taking reservations and ticket payments from the club members, and then communicating timely with the team representatives to reserved sections of the stadiums for the club members.  Attendees are asked to wear either the red End Polio Now tee shirt or any red shirt so that the Rotary sections will stand out at the games.

There is still time to order the End Polio Now tee shirt from Stan and Debbie Wall.  The
RTEE7red ‘End Polio Now’ t-shirts for sale are $10 for most shirts and $12 for the fulsome 2x and 3x sizes.  A dollar from each shirt sale goes back to End Polio Now.  You can contact Stan & Debbie at stan.debbie.rotary@comcast.net.

With this shirt, we can turn the stadium bleachers red and really ramp up the Rotary and End Polio Now profile.

A portion of each ticket is donated to End Polio Now and is one of the underpinnings our effort to support the matching grants from the Gates Foundation and other foundations and governments to thwart this crippling disease.  Each club gets credited with the donated amount generated by that club’s ticket purchases.  A great jump start to the clubs’ giving goals.

So look up your club’s Rotary Night Game organizer and make your reservations now. Remember to include family members, neighbors, friends, prospective members and just ask them to wear a red shirt.  Let’s have a ball!

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Rotarians at work in Atlanta

14 Wednesday Jun 2017

Posted by Carol Dois Woodward in Rotary 7600 Foundation News

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$1.2b, Atlanta, District 7600, End Polio Now

Must comment on the $1.2b pledge

By now the whole world must know that the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, many countries, companies, nonprofits, and nongovernmental organizations have pledged up to $1.2 billion to continue the work of eradicating the transmission of polio.

This pledge was unveiled in Atlanta and there is live video of the announcement on the Facebook pages of Rudy Lee Garcia, our district development chair, and on the Rotary District 7600 page.  Enjoy.

Upon their return please commend our hard -working district Rotarians who served in Atlanta

It’s a tough role but somebody has to do it and if anyone knows who took the photo, please advise so we can give credit to the photographer.

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The Rotary Foundation Centennial Year

05 Tuesday Jul 2016

Posted by Carol Dois Woodward in Rotary 7600 Foundation News

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Centennial, Chuck Arnason, dacdb.com, End Polio Now, Membership & Foundation Workshop, Squirrels July 7, The Rotary Foundation, Tides July 27

Welcome to the Centennial of The Rotary Foundation …

Chuck Arnason

Chuck Arnason

It is a great honor that the beginning year of my tenure as the District Rotary Foundation Committee Chair is the Centennial Year of The Rotary Foundation.  This year brings great optimism in that we will celebrate the Centennial throughout the district from now until July 1, 2017.  We trust that the heightened awareness of this special year will spur giving and the completion of remarkable district and global grants.  This will happen only with your help, whatever your club or district role.  The Rotary Foundation is the personal connection for each and every Rotarian to the greater good we are accomplishing throughout the world.

We are eradicating Polio, building wells and sanitation systems, linking isolated communities with state of the art foot bridges, bringing literacy  and educational programs, and improving access to health and wellness facilities for people across the world. This does not happen unless a Rotarian reaches into his or her ‘pocket’, makes a contribution, and contributes time to design and execute impactful, sustainable projects. We, as Rotarians, are The Rotary Foundation.

So, my challenge to all of the clubs and members  is promote the celebration of The Rotary Foundation Centennial, donate generously, and participate in doing good in the world.  –Chuck

A useful tool …

A list of ways your club can celebrate The Rotary Foundation Centennial.

Events of note …

End Polio Now Baseball Games on July 7 2016 Rotary Night Flyer Richmond Flying Squirrels and on July 27 2016 Polio Plus Tides Baseball (2) in Norfolk.

Membership & Foundation Workshop on August 6, 2016.  Register now on dacdb.com Calendar. 2016 WorkshopFlyer3 .

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Change and Baseball

08 Wednesday Jun 2016

Posted by Carol Dois Woodward in Rotary 7600 Foundation News

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Dennis Wood, End Polio Now, EREY, Foundation Advocates, Foundation Banners, Squirrels Baseball Game, Sustaining Member, Tides Baseball Game

Changes in Foundation Recognition Banners

Our primary topic today potentially affects every club in our district.  The club banners for giving have been restructured, with possibly the biggest change being the merging of the EREY (Every Rotarian Every Year) and the Sustaining Member recognition banner. The District Foundation Committee Chair, Jim Probsdorfer, has communicated this information already to Club Foundation Chairs and to Foundation advocates, but it is of import to every member of every club.  Many clubs and donors set benchmarks for their giving based on this banner recognition structure.

Dennis Wool Area 11Foundation Advocate Dennis Wool of The Historic Triangle Club was kind enough to provide some comment to the Advocate Chair that it might have been helpful to have it take effect in the next Rotary year, rather than be a fiat accompli for the current year, but that change is change whenever it occurs.

Please check out the details in  CLUB_BANNER_RECOGNITION_OPPORTUNITIES.

And don’t forget the baseball …

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End Polio Now Games In July

July 7 (Squirrels)  and July 27 (Tides) are the dates for our End Polio Now Baseball games. Each club has a point of contact through which club members can order tickets for themselves, families, and friends.  The first game on July 7 at the Richmond Diamond Stadium is set to be a high achiever.  The goal is to sell 1000 tickets.  More questions … give Stan Wall  an email at stan.debbie.rotary@comcast.net.  Tickets for the Tides game $10 bucks each with $2 of each ticket donated by the Squirrels to End Polio Now. 2016 Rotary Night Flyer Richmond Flying Squirrels_2. Stan asks that Rotarians and guests were a red tee shirt or an End Polio Now shirt if they have one.

More info on Tides game superintended by Dave Mansfield 2016 Polio Plus Tides Baseball (2)

 

 

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