Rotary International District 5550 WORLD COMMUNITY SERVICE

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Rotary International District 5550 WORLD
COMMUNITY SERVICE
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PRESENTATION OVERVIEW

• Knowing why we should support WCS.
• A Glimpse of District 5550 Club Activity.
• Deciding the Clubs WCS focus.
• Structuring the Club Committee.
• Looking for, and getting help.
• Discussion Wrap up

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1. Knowing why we support WCS.

• One of the 4 Avenues of Service
• When you said Yes to Rotary you said Yes
  to WCS! Ron Dick Former District WCS Chair
• opportunity to meet needs

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1. Knowing why we support WCS (contd)

• Greater financial, material and human resources
• Develop ties with Rotarians abroad
• Learn about another country and its people.
• Create a favorable image of our country and
  Rotary.
• Address global concerns.
• Make a difference!

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1. Knowing why we support WCS (Contd).

• Giving a hand up not a hand out
• Partnering with a community to bring
• Potable Water and Waste Disposal
• Health Services where these did not
  exist
• Literacy and Education helping to
  
  make
  poverty history
• Personal Community integrity and
  pride
• Independence and interdependence

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2. A Glimpse of D 5550 Club Activity.

• Club Participation (July 1, 2001 June 30, 2006)
• YEAR OF PROJECTS OF CLUBS
• 01/02 23 30
• 02/03 29 26
• 03/04 26 29
• 04/05 31 23
• 05/06 13 30

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2. A Glimpse of D 5550 Club Activity.

• Components of Financial Support (Completed
  Projects)
• Year D5550 Clubs TRF CRCID
• 01/02 33,164 71,559 115,502 119,091
• 02/03 15,156 139,512 149,144 155,912
• 03/04 18,144 102,951 131,670 149,286
• 04/05 23,678 135,605 152,949 131,370
• 05/06 23,958 117,223 128,634 49,452

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2. WCS Activity - The Rotary Club of Fort
QuAppelle

• Year Project Commit
• 2001/02 Education/Africa 250
• 2002/03 Education/Africa 300
• 2003/04
• 2004/05 Tsunami Relief 250
• 2005/06 Pakistan Earthquake 200
• 2006/07 Wheelchair/Rwanda 500
• 2007/08 Education/Kenya 300

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2. Deciding the Clubs WCS focus.

• The club should consider

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2.1 What will be our WCS commitment.

• Disaster relief
• One year project or single opportunity

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2.1 What will be our WCS commitment.

• A single project or,
• Are we into relationship building
• Do we know our financial parameters.

Microbanks
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2.2 HOW TO CONTRIBUTE?

• Contributing money
• How much and for how long
• Contributing Time Effort
• Time to visit build relationship locally and
  international
• Combination of Time, Effort

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2.3 TO WHICH CAUSE ?

• Health
• Education Literacy
• Water Sanitation
• Economic Development

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3.4 TO WHICH REGION?
South and Central America
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2.5 WITH WHICH PARTNERS?

• Rotary clubs in Recipient Country
• District 5550 clubs
• Other Districts/Clubs
• Other Organizations
• E.g. TRF, CRCID, NGOs, etc.

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2.6 IN WHAT TIME FRAME?

• Matching Grants
• Vs
• Speed Simplicity

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2.7 WHO IMPLEMENTS THE PLAN ?

• Needed individual or committee abilities
• Cooperation
• Communication
• Continuity
• Commitment

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3. Structuring the Club Committee

• Setting the Framework
• for Action

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3.1 Committee Activity

• Frame the Strategic Plan
• Find the Right Champion(s)
• Monitor, Record Celebrate
  Achievements
• Regular (and frequent) Reporting to the Club
• Promote Club-wide Understanding of WCS Activities

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4. Looking for and getting help

• There is help nearby for you to call on..

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4.1 DONOR CLUBS ARE PART OF A TEAM

• Recipients
• Organizations needing aid
• Contributors
• Donor Club(s)
• Non Rotary Partners
• Support Groups
• RI, TRF, CRCID
• District WCS Ctte

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4.2 DISTRICT COMMITTEE

• Helps clubs to identify plan projects
• Helps to find co-sponsoring donors
• Refer you to approved District
  opportunities (Consider Montevideo
  Project or Ripple Effect Program)

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4.2 DISTRICT COMMITTEE(Contd)

• Review grant applications
• Advises on project management
• Tracks/records contributions
• Provides Financial Support
• District Designated Funds
• District WCS Foundation

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REMEMBER THE GOAL

• To break the cycle of poverty
• To make real our commitment to world
  understanding and peace by
• Doing good in the World, and,
• For this the people say

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THANK YOU
THANK YOU