[D9640general] [eFlash_Rotary] Digest Number 773

[Garry Krischock]

 Messages In This Digest (3 Messages) 
  1. 1468: RI president discusses zone realignment From: Sunil K Zachariah 
   
  2. 1469: Presentation on Zone Reallignment From: Sunil K Zachariah 
   
  3. 1470: Trustee chair sounds the call to Rotary's US$100 Million C From: Sunil K Zachariah 

Messages 
  1. 1468: RI president discusses zone realignment 
Fri Feb 15, 2008 11:26 pm (PST) 
RI president discusses zone realignment 

Dear Rotarians,

The Rotary International Board of Directors has approved a 
realignment of zone boundaries that is available for review on 
www.rotary.org.

As many of you know, RI directors are nominated by Rotary's 34 zones. 
To ensure fairness in the election process, RI Bylaws (section 
12.010.4) require that each zone has approximately the same number of 
Rotarians and that the Board conduct a comprehensive review of zones 
at least every eight years. 

Zone boundaries were last adjusted in 1995. Membership demographics 
have changed considerably since then, causing concerns about 
fairness. The Board began discussing the zone structure in 2002 and 
appointed committees of current and past RI directors and past RI 
presidents to study the issue and make recommendations. The Board 
presented a proposal to the 2007 Council on Legislation that would 
have added an additional director and maintained the current zone 
boundaries. The Council rejected this proposal and instead referred a 
resolution to the Board requesting it to realign the zones. At its 
January 2008 meeting, the Board approved a realignment of zone 
boundaries that will first be used to select members of director 
nominating committees in 2008-09.

In accordance with the decision, I have appointed a committee to 
discuss the implementation of this realignment structure and make 
recommendations to the Board at its June 2008 meeting for final 
approval. Recommendations will include zone "pairings," the order of 
zone rotation for the ongoing selection of directors, and other 
issues such as future appointment of RRIMCs and RRFCs. Any objections 
to sectioning should be submitted to the general secretary via club 
resolution no later than 1 May 2008. 

A comprehensive PowerPoint presentation giving the history of the 
zone realignment project as well as a full listing of the realigned 
zones is available online. If you have comments or 
questions, you may submit them via e-mail.

On behalf of the RI Board of Directors, I thank you for your 
understanding and patience with this process.

Sincerely,

Wilfrid J. (Wilf) Wilkinson 
President, Rotary International 

Source: Rotary International
Courtesy: eFlash_Rotary


  2. 1469: Presentation on Zone Reallignment 
Fri Feb 15, 2008 11:41 pm (PST) 
Dear eFlash_Rotarians,

Do you want to see a powerpoint presentation preapred by Rotary 
International on the proposed zone reallignmnent?

Please send your requests to sunilkzach at vsnl.com

Best regards,
Sunil K Zachariah
PDG, D3200, India
Editor, eFlash_Rotary


3. 1470: Trustee chair sounds the call to Rotary's US$100 Million C 
Fri Feb 15, 2008 11:47 pm (PST) 
Trustee chair sounds the call to Rotary's US$100 Million Challenge 

By Dan Nixon 

When the conversation turns to polio, Rotary Foundation Trustee Chair 
Robert S. Scott is passionate about putting an end to the disease, 
and he believes Rotary's US$100 Million Challenge will play a key 
role.

Scott, who also chairs the International PolioPlus Committee, spoke 
about the challenge during a recent Rotary media interview. The 
challenge is Rotary's three-year fundraising effort to match the Bill 
& Melinda Gates Foundation's US$100 million grant to The Rotary 
Foundation for polio eradication.

"Each Rotary club is being asked to contribute at least $1,000 
annually to the challenge for the next three years," Scott said. "If 
you consider there are nearly 33,000 clubs in the world, their 
combined fundraising efforts would result in almost the full matching 
amount of $100 million." 

All Rotarians are invited to participate in the challenge, especially 
those who have joined Rotary since June 2005, when the last 
commitments to the previous polio eradication funding campaign were 
fulfilled. Rotary clubs chartered since that time are also a special 
focus.

"PolioPlus is Rotary's only corporate program, and I believe that all 
Rotarians will want to share in the legacy of wiping out a disease 
that has caused so much disability and death worldwide," Scott said. 
He added that Rotary Fellowships, Rotarian Action Groups, Rotary 
Foundation alumni, Rotaractors, and Interactors are also being 
invited to participate.

Although Rotary's US$100 Million Challenge began 1 January, 
contributions started coming in earlier and have been credited since 
1 December 2007. Rotary has until 31 December 2010 to match the Gates 
Foundation challenge grant. Contributions will be eligible for Paul 
Harris Fellow and other standard recognition, but no new recognition 
will be available. 

Several resources are being produced to help Rotarians meet the 
challenge, including a DVD, PowerPoint presentation, brochure, and 
sample press releases. The tools will be available on the RI Web site 
and from RI headquarters and international offices. A task force is 
also providing oversight and direction to clubs and districts. 

"Many Rotarians are also asking if Rotary's US$100 Million Challenge 
is designed to supersede Every Rotarian, Every Year and the Rotary 
Centers Major Gifts Initiative," Scott said. "The answer is no. Each 
effort is equally important, and Rotary is fully committed to funding 
all three."

Will the Gates Foundation grant and Rotary's US$100 Million Challenge 
cover the cost of eradicating polio?

"The $200 million that will be generated will be a vital catalyst in 
support of polio eradication," Scott said. "However, more will be 
needed to finish the job. Rotary along with its partners in the 
Global Polio Eradication Initiative ¯ the World Health Organization, 
UNICEF, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and now 
the Gates Foundation ¯ must continue to be advocates for donor nation 
support to help fund the push to finish polio once and for all."

Source: Rotary International News 
Courtesy: eFlash_Rotary

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