[D9640general] [eFlash_Rotary] Digest Number 752

[Garry Krischock]

 Messages In This Digest (3 Messages) 
  1. 1430: New financial resources available From: Sunil K Zachariah 
  2. 1431: 2008-09 club officer data is due to RI by 31 December 2007 From: Sunil K Zachariah 
  3. 1432: R I President's January Message From: Sunil K Zachariah 

Messages 
  1. 1430: New financial resources available 
 Sat Dec 29, 2007 7:49 pm (PST) 
New financial resources available 

Two new resources will help Rotary clubs and districts with financial 
management.

The first resource is the Club Treasurer's Manual. It is a section in 
the Club Secretary's Manual that teaches club treasurers about their 
role and responsibilities, and it helps with creating budgets. 

The District Finance Committee Resource Guide is a general guide for 
financial practices. The four-page document explains how the district 
finance committee should work with the clubs in its district.

These two documents were approved by the Rotary International Board of 
Directors in November

Source: Rotary International
Courtesy: eFlash_Rotary


  2. 1431: 2008-09 club officer data is due to RI by 31 December 2007 
Sat Dec 29, 2007 8:19 pm (PST) 
2008-09 club officer data is due to RI by 31 December 2007 

Club officer data helps Rotary International keep your club's records 
up to date online and in the Official Directory. It also ensures that 
your club will receive important mailings from RI, including the 2008-
09 Official Directory and the Semi-Annual Report (SAR). 

Club officer data can be updated in one of the following ways: 

Your current club president or secretary can update 2008-09 club 
officer data via the "Update Club Data" link in Member Access. This is 
the preferred method. 

Your current club secretary can fill out the Official Directory Data 
form (PDF) and fax it to:
+1-847-773-9340 

Source: Rotary International
Courtesy: eFlash_Rotary


3. 1432: R I President's January Message 
 Sat Dec 29, 2007 8:19 pm (PST) 
R I President's Message for January 2008 
Since 1988, when polio eradication efforts began, Rotary 
International has been a spearheading partner in the fight to end the 
disease. Longtime Rotarians know the history well. There have been 
triumphs and setbacks. There have been times of rapid advances and 
times when progress has seemed slow. There have been times when the 
end seemed very near. But never has it been nearer than it is right 
now. 

Before the campaign to eliminate polio, about 1,000 children a day - 
350,000 a year - were paralyzed by this terrible disease. These 
children were left to a life of struggle and disability, and often of 
social stigma. Today, only four countries are still polio-endemic, 
and annual cases of polio paralysis are down to about 1,000 a year. 

We've come so far, yet the nature of the wild poliovirus means that 
if we slacken our efforts for even a moment, we'll soon see our hard 
work reversed. We have only two options: to press on with 
determination and faith until we succeed, or to lose everything we've 
invested and everything we've gained. 

The generosity of Rotarians in responding to the call for help has 
been astounding. We've raised more than US$600 million to support 
polio eradication in 122 countries. We've saved the lives of 
thousands of children through the polio vaccine and the vitamin 
supplements distributed with it, and we've saved countless more from 
the often desperate realities of postpolio paralysis. 

Now we're in the final stretch of this long and difficult, but 
exhilarating, race. It's literally a question of choice - to win or 
lose, succeed or fail. Our partners around the world have recognized 
how critical this juncture is, and many have stepped in with added 
support, financial and practical. The recently announced grant of 
$100 million from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is a resounding 
vote of confidence in polio eradication efforts. Their financial 
support will be invaluable in the months ahead, and their trust in 
Rotary is an honor to us all. 

Many of you have already given so much to the battle against polio. 
Each of you is forever a part of history - part of Rotary's legacy 
and its gift to the world's children. Today, we call on all 
Rotarians - but especially on new Rotarians who have not been a part 
of campaigns in the past - to do what they can, to help in any way 
they can, to finish this fight once and for all. 

Wilfrid J. (Wilf) Wilkinson 
President, Rotary International 

Courtesy: eFlash_Rotary
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