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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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A Bit o’Honey … can do so much!

01 Monday Feb 2016

Posted by Carol Dois Woodward in Rotary 7600 Foundation News

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'Bee A Gift to the World', A Bit O' Honey, Friends of Barnabas, Global Grants, Honduras Pediatric Hospital, Innsbrook Rotary

The header image of this issue of the blog features a pediatric cardiac surgery being performed in Honduras which benefited from Rotarian humanitarian efforts. Prior to there being a permanent pediatric cardiac unit in San Pedro Sula, Honduras, such critical surgeries had to wait until visiting medical teams, along with equipment and supplies, could be put together to come on a periodic visiting basis to perform such surgeries.

A permanent pediatric cardiac surgical ward was created and opened in February 2015 due to many years work on a global grant spearheaded by three Rotary districts, including District 7600, lead by the Innsbrook club and 8 of its sister clubs, the Friends of Barnabas Foundation, the Ruth Paz Foundation , and the The Rotary Foundation World Fund.  The grant included a Vocational Training Team to train local health personnel on the equipment provided by the grant.  The total grant budget was $112,300, of which $23,000 was donated by the District 7600 clubs.  With district and World Fund matching monies and donations for the other partners, this complicated, but magnificent project came to fruition.

BitohoneyThree years after a Rotarian donates to the Annual Fund, 50% of that donation comes back to the District to help fund district and global grants.  This Innsbrook Rotary-led global grant is only one example of such a global grant.  These global grants provide an opportunity for smaller clubs to join in with larger clubs to participate in international (global) projects,  which that club might not be financially able to do on its own.  Not all grants are global and even all global grants are not necessarily this complex, but we as Rotarians are capable of so much.  It starts with the honey, the money.

So the challenge is out to the Rotarians of District 7600, their clubs, their Club Foundation Chairs, their Foundation Advocates, and to all champions of The Rotary Foundation to reach into their own pockets, to encourage others to do so,  and donate to The Rotary Foundation.  This will assist the clubs in meeting their 2015-16 Rotary Foundation giving goals and will help us all ‘Bee’ A Gift to the World.  A Bit O’ Honey can go such a long way!

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Are your clubs ready for Rotary Foundation Month?

12 Monday Oct 2015

Posted by Carol Dois Woodward in Rotary 7600 Foundation News

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Anne Matthews, Boo Elmore, Chester Rotary, Foundation Resources, Global Grants, Innsbrook Rotary, Interact, Jim Probsdorfer, Liz Lazar, Newport News Rotary, November Foundation Month, Purple Pinkie, Rotaract, SuAnne Bryant, World Polio Day

Great club interest in global grants

Before the lead topic which is Rotary Foundation Month, let’s pause to reflect on this week’s header.  It features our District Foundation Committee Chair and Past District Governor, Jim Probsdorfer,  addressing remarks to the standing-room-only global grants session at the District Conference.  He wasn’t the only speaker.  A delegation from the Innsbrook Club & Friends of Barnaby spoke of their partnership and multi-club project in Honduras, and Roma Frye of the Newport News Club described a recent three-bridge, Bridges to Prosperity project in Africa.  It also was a partnership and multi-club project. These two projects included District 7600 clubs which were smaller than the lead clubs, but gave those clubs a chance to get skin in the game on large scale international projects.  SuAnne Bryant is the go-to person for more information on global grants.

November -Rotary Foundation Month

Yesterday the Foundation Advocates received a resource packed email which originated with Liz Lazar, our Annual Giving Officer at The Rotary Foundation.  She covers Zones prouddonor33 & 34 which happily includes District 7600.  The email is reprinted here, November Foundation Month, and you are invited to refer to it as you encourage or arrange for your club(s) to participate and advocate in a major way for The Rotary Foundation during the month of November. Many of you are are Foundation Advocates, Area Governors, Club Foundation Chairs, or Foundation groupies, but whatever your role or interest please encourage your clubs to make the most of the resources (with links) provided by Liz.

Foundation Awards Banquet-2014-2015 Awards

November 12 is the date of our Annual Foundation Awards Banquet in Williamsburg at the Colonial Heritage Country Club. Anne Matthews, Past Rotary International Vice-President will be our keynote speaker.  It will be a packed two hour dinner and program during which many clubs from our district will be recognized for their commitment and accomplishments. Registration is open on www.dacdb.com.  Get it on your calendar, register early, and bring your spouse and fellow club members.  Make it a gala evening to remember.

Shout out

This shout out is for Boo Elmore of the Chester Club who is organizing the World Polio Day efforts of the district Interact and Rotaract Clubs which will host Purple Pinkie events on October 23rd & 24th.  Find one and get your pinkie done!

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