[D9640general] [eFlash_Rotary] Digest Number 688

[Garry & Anne Krischock]

 Messages In This Digest (4 Messages) 
  1. 1337: Wilkinson presents $45,000 for new homes along Katrina-ravaged From: Sunil K Zachariah 

  2  1339: Meet new TRF Chair From: Sunil K Zachariah 

  3. 1338: New TRF Chairman's August Message From: Sunil K Zachariah 

  4.1340: New book published for Rotarians, by Rotarians From: Sunil K Zachariah 
Messages 
  1. 1337: Wilkinson presents $45,000 for new homes along Katrina-ravaged 
Posted by: "Sunil K Zachariah" sunilkzach at yahoo.co.uk   sunilkzach 
Wed Aug 8, 2007 3:34 am (PST) 
Wilkinson presents $45,000 for new homes along Katrina-ravaged Gulf 
Coast

Rotary International News

To support the rebuilding of homes destroyed by Hurricane Katrina, 
Rotary International President Wilfrid J. Wilkinson presented a 
US$45,000 check to Pete Owsianowski president of the Rotary Club of 
South Bend, Indiana, USA, and former University of Notre Dame 
basketball coach Digger Phelps on 27 July.

The South Bend club is working in cooperation with the National 
Association of Basketball Coaches to provide new homes for displaced 
families. Phelps seeded the effort with his own financial 
contribution and invited the South Bend club, Indiana's second 
largest Rotary club, to assist in fundraising. 

"The commitment of the South Bend Rotary club to the long-term 
recovery of the Gulf Coast is a perfect example of the impact Rotary 
can have on people's lives," Wilkinson said. Since the disaster, 
thousands of Rotarians have also volunteered their time and resources 
to help Gulf Coast residents. 

The $45,000 contribution comes from The Katrina Relief Fund, which 
was established through The Rotary Foundation in the wake of the 
August 2005 hurricane. The fund has distributed $2 million, with 
support coming from Rotary clubs and friends of Rotary around the 
world - and is part of more than $20 million being channeled through 
local Rotary hands in the rebuilding effort.

Local leaders in affected Gulf Coast communities will select eligible 
families for the homes. Under the program, each family agrees to pay 
25 percent of the mortgage over time and to perform 20 hours of 
community service each month. Each home is worth about $120,000. 

The check presentation took place at one of seven membership 
conferences being held by Wilkinson across North America to 
brainstorm strategies for recruiting new members. 

Courtesy:eFlash_Rotary


2. 1339: Meet new TRF Chair 
Posted by: "Sunil K Zachariah" sunilkzach at yahoo.co.uk   sunilkzach 
Wed Aug 8, 2007 3:41 am (PST) 
Meet TRF Chair
Robert S. Scott
Cobourg, Ontario, Canada

Born and raised in Edinburgh, Scotland, Bob received a medical degree 
with distinction in dermatology and chest diseases from the 
University of Edinburgh in 1957. After his internship and two years 
of mandatory military service, he spent six years in general practice 
in North Wales. In 1966, Bob emigrated to Cobourg, where he continued 
as a general practitioner until 1994. He then served as medical 
director of a home for the elderly and other geriatric facilities 
until 1997. He was a coroner for the Province of Ontario and 
investigated more than 1,200 cases before retiring in May 2000.

In 2004, Bob became a Rotary Foundation trustee. In 2006, he began 
his term as chair of the International PolioPlus Committee. A Paul 
Harris Fellow, Bob has received the RI Service Above Self Award, The 
Rotary Foundation Citation for Meritorious Service, the International 
Service Award for a Polio-Free World, and the Four Avenues of Service 
Citation. He has been named an outstanding leader in polio 
eradication by the United Nations Foundation and has received the 
Glenn Sawyer Service Award from the Ontario Medical Association for 
professional and community achievement. [Spouse: Ann] 

Courtesy:eFlash_Rotary


3. 1338: New TRF Chairman's August Message 
Posted by: "Sunil K Zachariah" sunilkzach at yahoo.co.uk   sunilkzach 
Wed Aug 8, 2007 3:41 am (PST) 
Moving forward and doing good in the world

Robert S. Scott 

August 2007

Dear family of Rotary,

On 1 August, I became Rotary Foundation trustee chair. I'm deeply 
honored by this opportunity. I would appreciate - and I need - your 
support as Rotary Shares and we advance the many programs of the 
Foundation to do good in the world.

I'm grateful that Past Foundation Trustee Chair Bhichai Rattakul will 
remain a trustee and allow us to continue to benefit from his vast 
experience and wisdom.

I had the privilege of working with Trustee Rattakul in developing 
the Foundation's goals for the year, and they remain unchanged: (1) 
to finish the job of global polio eradication and prove that a polio-
free world is realistic; (2) to fulfill the promise of Every 
Rotarian, Every Year; (3) to show that peace is possible by 
supporting the Rotary Centers for International Studies in peace and 
conflict resolution; and (4) to reconnect with Rotary Foundation 
alumni, our forgotten assets.

These goals should guide all your deliberations at Foundation 
meetings, from district seminars to club forums - and indeed, club 
Foundation committee meetings. They will help us all to do good in 
the world.

Robert S. Scott
Trustee Chair, The Rotary Foundation, 2007-08
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