At the January 2009 Rotary International Assembly in San Diego, CA Bill
Gates announced an
additional
$255,000,000 gift to the Rotary Foundation to fight for Polio
Eradication and the Foundation agreed to ask Rotarians around the world
to raise an additional $100,000,000.
Internationa
l H2O
Collaboration
Announced
We are pleased to
announce the official launch of the International H
2O
Collaboration. The International H2O
Collaboration is a new
worldwide alliance of Rotary International/The Rotary Foundation and the
United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The alliance is
dedicated to implementing long-term, sustainable water, sanitation, and
hygiene projects in the developing world.
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IMPORTANT INFORMATION FROM THE IRS
Rotary clubs are tax exempt,
however must file a 990 each year. Read this important document from the
IRS.
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Are you
making
use of
district
grants?
Each
year
District
5450 has
dollars
that can
be used
for
District
Simplified
Grants.
That
means
your
club can
leverage
your own
project
funds to
increase
the
value of
your
project.
Get your
applications
in now!
We
promise
quick
turn
around.
Remember:
District
Simplified
Grant
projects
must:
1) Begin
and end
in this
Rotary
year
2) Be a
NEW
project
for your
club. We
cannot
fund an
ongoing
project
and/or a
project
that
your
club has
done
before
3) Must
include
significant
“hands-on”
Rotarian
involvement
complete
DSG
rules
finishing the job - eliminating polio
Rotary International
and the Gates Foundation have made a recent announcement regarding a record funding
to finish the Polio Plus project. This article appears on Rotary eClub One
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It
is the
duty of
all
Rotarians,
Rotarians’
spouses,
partners,
and
other
volunteers
to
safeguard
to the
best of
their
ability
the
welfare
of, and
to
prevent
the
verbal,
physical,
sexual,
or
emotional
abuse or
harassment
of all
persons
with
whom
they
come
into
contact.
Each
Rotarian
should
review
the new
policy
and
complete
the
online
tutorial.
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