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Rotary Information February 28, 2003
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<p><BR><br /><DIV><br /><DIV><br /><P><FONT face="Lucida Handwriting, Cursive" color=#cc3366 size=4><FONT <br />face="Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif"><STRONG>Thanks for taking a "Rotary <br />Minute" to explore the attached from RI</STRONG>.&nbsp;&nbsp; </FONT></FONT></P><br /><P><FONT face="Lucida Handwriting, Cursive" color=#cc3366 size=4><FONT <br />face="Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif">You may want to put&nbsp;attached WWW <br />links&nbsp;on your club's Internet site . . . <EM><STRONG>in addition to <br />calling&nbsp;this information&nbsp;to the attention of your club <br />members.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </STRONG></EM></FONT></FONT></P><br /><P><FONT face="Lucida Handwriting, Cursive" color=#cc3366 <br />size=4>Tony&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <br /></FONT></P><br /><P><FONT face="Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif"><FONT size=2><STRONG>Tony <br />Hiesberger&nbsp;&nbsp;<IMG height=12 <br />src="http://graphics.hotmail.com/emwink.gif" <br />width=12>&nbsp;&nbsp;</STRONG></FONT><A href="mailto:THusa@hotmail.com"><FONT <br />size=2><STRONG>THusa@hotmail.com</STRONG></FONT></A></FONT><STRONG><FONT <br />face="Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif" size=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT <br />face="Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif" size=2>&nbsp;<IMG height=12 <br />src="http://graphics.hotmail.com/emphone.gif" width=12>&nbsp;573-893-8669&nbsp; <br /></FONT></STRONG><FONT face=Verdana><FONT <br />face="Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif"><FONT <br />size=2><STRONG>&nbsp;&nbsp;</STRONG></FONT><A <br />href="http://www.jeffcityrotary.org/"><FONT <br />size=2><STRONG>www.jeffcityrotary.org</STRONG></FONT></A><FONT <br />size=2><STRONG>&nbsp;&nbsp; </STRONG><IMG height=16 <br />src="http://graphics.hotmail.com/emarrow_left.gif" <br />width=16></FONT></FONT></FONT></P></DIV><br /><DIV><FONT size=2></FONT></DIV><br /><DIV></DIV><br /><DIV><FONT face="Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif" size=1><EM>Rotary <br />International Dictrict 6080 Public Relations Coordinator <br /><HR><br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </EM></FONT></DIV><br /><DIV></DIV><br /><P><FONT face="Arial Black, Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif" color=#cc0033>RI launches <br />new Rotary Centennial Web site </FONT></P><br /><DIV></DIV><br /><DIV><FONT face="Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif"></FONT></DIV><FONT <br />face="Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif" size=2>Rotary International kicked off <br />the countdown to its 100th anniversary celebration in 2005 with the launch of a <br />new Web site, <HTTP: centennial.rotary.org>. </FONT><br /><DIV></DIV><br /><DIV><FONT face="Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif" size=2></FONT></DIV><FONT <br />face="Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif" size=2>The Rotary Centennial Web site <br />is an online celebration of Rotary's first hundred years and next century of <br />success. RI launched the site Friday 21 February, in commemoration of the <br />organization's 98th anniversary the following Sunday. </FONT><br /><DIV></DIV><br /><DIV><FONT face="Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif" size=2></FONT></DIV><FONT <br />face="Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif" size=2>"The Web site highlights <br />Rotary's past achievements, present initiatives, and future goals," said Sherry <br />Bondi, Web site manager at RI. "It will be a valuable resource for Rotary clubs <br />and districts around the world as they begin to plan their own centennial <br />celebrations." </FONT><br /><DIV></DIV><br /><DIV><FONT face="Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif" size=2></FONT></DIV><FONT <br />face="Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif" size=2>Visitors to the site are <br />invited to learn about Rotary's history through an interactive timeline, share <br />Rotary stories with each other, and send electronic greeting cards with historic <br />images to family and friends. They can also purchase Rotary history books and <br />other items, view a countdown clock, and much more. "New content will be added <br />to the site as the centennial draws closer," Bondi said. </FONT><br /><DIV></DIV><br /><DIV><FONT face="Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif" size=2></FONT></DIV><FONT <br />face="Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif" size=2>The site, which incorporates <br />information from previously published Web pages with new content and colorful <br />graphics, features four main sections: </FONT><br /><DIV></DIV><br /><DIV><FONT face="Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif" size=2></FONT></DIV><FONT <br />face="Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif" size=2>* "Activities" includes tips on <br />ways Rotary clubs can plan and celebrate the centennial, as well as information <br />on Centennial Community Projects, the Rotary Centennial Twin Clubs Program, the <br />poster contest, and the Centennial Bell, which will travel to the first 100 <br />Rotary clubs during the next two years. </FONT><br /><DIV></DIV><br /><DIV><FONT face="Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif" size=2></FONT></DIV><FONT <br />face="Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif" size=2>* In the section called "A Look <br />Back," visitors can explore Rotary's rich history by viewing an interactive <br />timeline that highlights many of Rotary's past achievements and read an <br />exclusive online feature article about the colorful past of the Rotary wheel. <br />Visitors will also be able to share and read their own Rotary stories here. <br /></FONT><br /><DIV></DIV><br /><DIV><FONT face="Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif" size=2></FONT></DIV><FONT <br />face="Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif" size=2>* The site's "Newsroom" <br />provides Rotarians with sample press releases and information from a public <br />relations kit to help promote the centennial in their communities. </FONT><br /><DIV></DIV><br /><DIV><FONT face="Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif" size=2></FONT></DIV><FONT <br />face="Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif" size=2>* Visitors to "Resources" will <br />be able to download the centennial logo and other materials, purchase history <br />items from the RI Catalog, and learn how to create customized Rotary Centennial <br />merchandise. </FONT><br /><DIV></DIV><br /><DIV><FONT face="Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif" size=2></FONT></DIV><br /><P><EM><STRONG><FONT face="Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif" size=2>The Rotary <br />Centennial Web page is best viewed with the latest versions of Internet Explorer <br />and Netscape. Download the latest versions for free at </FONT></STRONG><A <br />href="http://channels.netscape.com/ns/browsers/download.jsp"><FONT <br />face="Arial Black, Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif" <br />size=2>http://channels.netscape.com/ns/browsers/download.jsp</FONT></A><FONT <br />face="Arial Black, Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif" size=2> </FONT></EM></P><br /><P><EM><FONT face="Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif" <br />size=2></FONT></EM>&nbsp;</P><br /><DIV><FONT face="Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif" size=2></FONT></DIV><br /><DIV><FONT face="Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif" size=2></FONT></DIV><FONT <br />face="Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif" <br />size=2>************************************************************************************* <br /></FONT><br /><DIV><STRONG></STRONG></DIV><STRONG><FONT <br />face="Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif"><FONT size=2>Winnipeg residents build <br />snowmen to help <FONT color=#ff0033>eradicate polio <br /></FONT></FONT></FONT></STRONG><br /><DIV><FONT color=#ff0033></FONT></DIV><br /><DIV><FONT face="Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif" size=2></FONT></DIV><FONT <br />face="Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif" size=2>Snow is Winnipeg's most <br />ubiquitous feature, but the city's nine Rotary clubs have turned what some <br />consider its biggest drawback into an asset by raising more than C$10,000 for <br />PolioPlus through the Snowman City project. </FONT><br /><DIV></DIV><br /><DIV><FONT face="Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif" size=2></FONT></DIV><FONT <br />face="Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif" size=2>Club members made a donation <br />for each of the 800 snowmen that were built by the city's schools, businesses, <br />and families and raised the rest of the money by selling snowmen pins. Maria den <br />Oudsten, the president of the Rotary club of Winnipeg, came up with the idea and <br />then drummed up support through the local media and convinced prominent <br />businesses to participate. </FONT><br /><DIV></DIV><br /><DIV><FONT face="Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif" size=2></FONT></DIV><FONT <br />face="Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif" size=2>The project culminated with an <br />awards ceremony for 400 guests at the Fort Garry Hotel on 22 February 2003. A <br />panel of judges appointed by the Rotary clubs of Winnipeg presented trophies and <br />prizes of $1,000 to the proud builders of the five best snowmen, based on each <br />snowman's sturdiness, decoration, presence, and charm. Corporate sponsors <br />provided the funds for the cash prizes. A middle school, an electricity company, <br />and the city planning and development board were among the winners. </FONT><br /><DIV></DIV><br /><DIV><FONT face="Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif" size=2></FONT></DIV><FONT <br />face="Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif" size=2>"It was a great event," den <br />Oudsten says. "For everyone that made a snowman it was their personal project <br />and their labor of love. This city has an inferiority complex about the cold and <br />snow, and we wanted to use it as an asset. When we build a snowman, it doesn't <br />melt." </FONT><br /><DIV></DIV><br /><DIV><FONT face="Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif" size=2></FONT></DIV><FONT <br />face="Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif" size=2>The event received media <br />exposure from local and national newspapers and television stations and opened <br />the eyes of the community to Rotary's work to eradicate polio. </FONT><br /><DIV></DIV><br /><DIV><FONT face="Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif" size=2></FONT></DIV><FONT <br />face="Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif" size=2>The lesson of the Snowman City <br />project is that, "we shouldn't complain about the snow because we are healthy," <br />says den Oudsten, who hopes to make this an annual event and would like to see <br />10,000 snowmen built during the centennial year. "We need to realize how lucky <br />we are and help and have compassion for people all over the world who still face <br />the threat of polio." </FONT><br /><DIV></DIV><br /><DIV><FONT face="Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif" size=2></FONT></DIV><FONT <br />face="Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif" size=2>"This was a natural project for <br />children to get involved in and they loved it," den Oudsten adds. "This really <br />stuck in people's hearts and many people sent in checks. This raised awareness <br />for what Rotary is trying to do." </FONT><br /><DIV></DIV><br /><DIV></DIV>************************************************************************************* <br /><br /><DIV><FONT face="Arial Black, Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif"></FONT></DIV><FONT <br />face="Arial Black, Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif" color=#cc0033>New humanitarian <br />grant approved by Rotary International</FONT> <br /><DIV></DIV><br /><DIV><STRONG></STRONG></DIV><br /><P><STRONG>The first request for a grant under The Rotary Foundation's new <br />Humanitarian Grants structure was approved on 14 February by Foundation General <br />Manager <FONT color=#cc0000>Duane Sterling. </FONT></STRONG></P><br /><P>The US$2,000 District Simplified Grant, awarded to District 1170 (England), <br />will be used after 1 July to purchase furniture for a day care center in Alto <br />Paraiso, Brazil. </P><br /><DIV></DIV><br /><DIV></DIV>"The [center] needs to be set up to save young children from <br />malnutrition, and as quickly as possible," says John Rendle, chairman of <br />District 1170's Rotary Foundation Committee and a member of the Rotary Club of <br />Tiverton. "Children from birth to three years will be properly fed and the <br />mothers, mostly single teenagers, will be educated in how to feed and look after <br />themselves." <br /><DIV></DIV><br /><DIV></DIV>The day care center is sponsored by the Rotary Club of Alto Paraiso. <br />District 1170 learned of the facility's needs from a visiting Brazilian Group <br />Study Exchange team from District 4530. <br /><DIV></DIV><br /><DIV></DIV>District Simplified Grants are a tool that Rotary districts can <br />utilize to support short-term, humanitarian projects that benefit the community. <br />A district can use a portion of its available District Designated Fund to <br />support multiple projects locally or internationally. The district Rotary <br />Foundation committee chairperson and district governor-elect must submit a <br />completed District Simplified Grant request and Agreement Form to The Rotary <br />Foundation in the Rotary year prior to funds being available. Requests may be <br />submitted from 1 July to 31 March, and funds will be available in July each <br />Rotary year. <br /><DIV></DIV><br /><DIV></DIV>As of 18 February, the Foundation had approved 13 grants out of 32 <br />requests received under the new structure for a total of US$270,394. For more <br />information about the grants, including terms and conditions, log onto the RI <br />Web site at www.rotary.org/foundation/grants/district_simplified/index.html <br /><HTTP: www.rotary.org foundation grants district_simplified index.html>. <br /><DIV></DIV><br /><DIV></DIV>************************************************************************************* <br /><br /><DIV><STRONG></STRONG></DIV><STRONG><FONT <br />face="Arial Black, Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif" color=#ff0033>Deadline:&nbsp; <br />Significant Achievement Award Nominations </FONT></STRONG><br /><DIV></DIV><br /><DIV></DIV>The deadline for district governors to submit nominations and <br />supporting documents for the <STRONG>RI Significant Achievement Award is <FONT <br />color=#ff0033>14 March. </FONT></STRONG><br /><DIV><FONT color=#ff0033></FONT></DIV><br /><DIV></DIV>The award is designed to recognize a single club project that <br />addresses a significant problem or need in the local community, involves most or <br />all of the club members in personal rather than merely monetary service, and <br />enhances the image of Rotary in the community. Also, a project nominated should <br />be capable of emulation by other Rotary clubs, currently active or reaching a <br />conclusion in the current Rotary year, and commensurate with the size of the <br />club and the resources available. Only one club per district can be nominated <br />for the award. <br /><DIV></DIV><br /><DIV></DIV><br /><P>Nomination forms for the Significant Achievement Award can be obtained from <br />the Download Center on RI's Web site at <A href="http://www.rotary.org"><FONT <br />face="Arial Black, Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif">www.rotary.org</FONT></A></P><br /><P>&nbsp;<HTTP: www.rotary.org>. <STRONG>Completed forms should be sent by mail <br />to PD230, Rotary International, One Rotary Center, 1560 Sherman Avenue, <br />Evanston, Illinois 60201 USA. For more information, contact Nancy León of the RI <br />Recognition Section by telephone: 847-866-4494; fax 847-866-6116 or E-mail <A <br />href="mailto:Riawards@Rotaryintl.org">Riawards@Rotaryintl.org</A> </STRONG></P><br /><P><MAILTO:RIAWARDS@ROTARYINTL.ORG><br /><DIV><STRONG></STRONG></DIV><br /><P></P></MAILTO:RIAWARDS@ROTARYINTL.ORG></DIV><BR clear=all><br /><HR><br />STOP MORE SPAM with <A href="http://g.msn.com/8HMVENUS/2728">the new MSN 8</A> <br />and get 2 months FREE* <BR><br /><DIV><A href="file://c:\eudora\attach\winmail1.dat" EUDORA="ATTACHMENT" <br />file="file://c:\eudora\attach\winmail1.dat"><IMG <br />alt=c:\eudora\attach\winmail1.dat src="file://c:\eudora\icons\d0994e2.jpg"> <br />winmail1.dat </A></DIV></p>