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A U G U S T 2 0 1 3
A B O U T
THE ROTARY
FOUNDATION
The Rotary Foun-
dation enables Ro-
tarians to advance
world understand-
ing, goodwill, and
peace through the
improvement of
health, the sup-
port of education,
and the alleviation
of poverty.
ROTARY DISTRCICT 5170
TRF NewsToday
News of D5170 and Beyond
Stories from Around the Rotary world... In 1994, Marion Bunch lost
her son, Jerry, to AIDS. It
was early in the U.S. epidem-
ic. The stigma of the disease
kept her from talking about
it. But three years later,
Bunch recalls feeling a tap on
her shoulder & hearing a
voice telling her to “get up &
get going.”
Within a year, Bunch, pro-
posed an idea and through
Rotary, began bringing to-
gether community and pro-
fessional leaders who shared
her passion for disease pre-
vention. That was the start of
Rotarians for Family Health
and AIDS Prevention (RFHA),
a Rotarian Action Group.
Last month, the group held
its third annual Rotary
Family Health Days in Af-
rica. Rotarians from 365 Ro-
tary clubs fanned out across
Uganda, Nigeria, and South
Africa to help medical profes-
sionals and government
workers provide free health
services to 250,000 people.
The event included polio &
measles immunizations, den-
tal & eye clinics, family coun-
seling, screening for HIV, dia-
betes, hypertension, breast
cancer & cervical cancer. Vol-
unteers also handed out bed
nets, deworming tablets &
sanitary pads.
In South Africa, 225 Rotary
clubs participated at 160
sites; in Uganda, 65 clubs sup-
ported 120 sites; and across
Lagos & Ogun states in Nige-
ria, 62 clubs supported 70
sites. Two Rotary Foundation
global grants provided funding
for vocational training teams
in Uganda & to pay for anti
malaria bed nets in Nigeria.
Volunteer Chris Pretorius, a
member of the Rotary Club
of Pretoria Sunrise, was
amazed by the turnout.
“One of the members of the
health department said they
had never been able to get so
many children for a day like
this” “That is success.”
The campaign illustrates how
Rotary partners with other
organizations to expand its
impact. Since 2011, RFHA has
partnered with the Coca-
Cola Africa Foundation. Oth-
er partners were South Afri-
ca’s Dept. of Health, South
Africa Broadcasting Corp.,
U.S. Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention,
USAID, Delta Airlines &
Nampak (a producer of sani-
tary pads).
The Rotarian Action Group
hopes to expand to more
African countries each year.
“Rotary is the catalyst organi-
zation in this event because
of the power and (political)
neutrality of our brand and
the respect we receive
worldwide for our ability to
mobilize communities to ac-
tion,” Bunch says. “No one
organization can do a massive
event like this alone. Each
partner has a defined role
and set of responsibilities,
and that’s why it works.”
Inside this issue:
Giving to date 1
Project Fair coming 2
Paul Harris Society 3
Polio Updates 4
Notes from the Chair 5
Tools for Success 6
District 5170 July Statistics Wow! We’re off to a great start. Thanks
to the generosity of many Rotarians and the
organizational skills of our clubs Foundation
Chairs and Presidents, our donations for the
month of July were outstanding. Please keep
up the good work because August of last
year was a great month, so we want to keep
the momentum going in the right direction.
ANNUAL GIVING DONATIONS :
July 2013 July 2012
$22,955 $17,675
P A G E 2
West Africa Rotary Project Fair Are members of your club interested in connecting with international partners in West Africa to collabo-
rate on a service project? If so, encourage them to visit a project fair. Project fairs are regional events
hosted by Rotary districts that provide an opportunity for local clubs to
showcase their projects to visiting Rotarians and form new international
service partnerships.
The 9th annual West Africa Project Fair will take place 16 – 23 October
in Lomé, Togo. Rotarians from District 5170 are invited to travel to To-
go to share friendship and fellowship, discover partnership opportunities
to support projects in the West African region, and participate in work-
shops focused on projects in Africa.
Attending the West Africa Project Fair is a life-altering experience.
Events fostering intercultural exchange, fellowship, and knowledge build-
ing are scheduled during the week of the fair including site seeing, cultur-al shows, Rotary Foundation seminars, roundtable service and development discussions, project site visits,
and an exhibit of regional projects seeking international partners. View a detailed program description and
visit www.westafricaprojectfair.org.
To make it easier for North American participants, a special program has been set up that includes hotels,
meals, all Rotary events, Fair registration, sightseeing, a one-day polio immunization exercise, and a hands-
on service activity. For more information on this program, please e-mail PDG Brad Howard
Space is limited! Please share this opportunity with your district over the next month and include infor-
mation on your website, social media pages, newsletter, and encourage Rotarians to embark on an unparal-
leled trip while representing their club!
Best regards,
Ellina Kushnir
Coordinator, Rotary Service Connections
RI Programs
P A G E 3
2012-2013 Totals
Please Consider
The Paul H arris Society
D istrict 5340
Ed Aeling
Cleo Amarillas
Louise Andres
Louis Barnum
Leon Baron
Ronald Beaubien
John Benson
Larry Bentheim
Lowell Billings, Jr.
David Breeding
Kermit Brown
Stephen Brown
Susan Brown
Andres Calderone
Jack Campbell
Jill Campbell
Ellen Casey
James Cavanaugh
Ken Clark
Lenore Combs
Charles Considine
Paul Corriere
Shelvie Crittendon
Jim Crosby
Robert Crouch
Mike Cummings
Lee Ann Cusick
Wayne Cusick
Matt Dalton
Floyd Danley
Jack Dausman
Joe Davies
Keith Dindinger
Jack Dodds
Malcolm (Phil) Dotts
Michael Dunlap
Nancy Dunlap
Bruce Dunn
Charles DuVivier
Kathryn DuVivier
Paul Eckert
MEMBERSHIP
William Plourd
Nick Pricola
John Pullen
James Roche
Cora Lee Rogers
Charles Ruane
Peter Rullan
Carl Russell
Pamela Russell
Edna Sahm
Marty Schwartz
Larry Scott
Richard Sharp
John Shepard
Wilber Simlik
Sherman Smith
Donald Spanninga
Karen Stelman
Mike Stelman
Richard Stevens
Sydney Stewart
Doris Stimson
Sam Strong
Bill Sturgeon
Donald Sullivan
William Taylor
Louis Tyler
Devi Vakil
Lourdes Valdez
John Vaughn
Greg Walker
Robert Watson
Floyd Wergeland
Wayne Werner
Don White
Burnet Wholford
James Williams
Jerry Winter
Kaye Woltman
Richard Woltman
Don Yeckel
Rotary International - District 5340
2245 San Diego Avenue, Suite 221
San Diego, California 92110
Tel 619.299.5341 • Fax 619.299.3826
www.rotary5340.org
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Guy Elam
William Elliott
Tom Ferrier
Doris Fox
Eric Freeberg
Judith Gallegos
Manual Gallegos
Bruce Geier
Ann Goodwin
David Goodell
Eddie Gosschalk
Wendell Graves
Pete Griffith
Antonio Grillo-Lopez
Russ Hanthorn
Kenneth Heinz
James Hughes
Morton Jorgensen
Houston Kellogg
George Kinney
James Krause
Philippe Lamoise
Charles Lane
Norman Lassey
Raymond Lawton
Christopher H. Lewis
Mark Marchand
Peggy Martin
Bill McDade
Scott McMillin
John (Red) McQuilkin
Mary Kay Mennt-Martin
Allan Miller
Andy Molnar
Ramon Moncada
Jose Monforte
Donna Neuhauser
Lane Pearson
Marty Peters
Mary Alice Peters
The Paul Harris Society
District 5170
2012-2013
The Paul Harris Society is a recognition program designed for Rotarians and others who wish to support the Foundation in a more substantial way each year. It recognizes Rotarians and friends of The Rotary Founda-tion who annually contribute $1,000 or more to the Annual Programs Fund, PolioPlus and other approved Foundation Grant activities.
The Rotary Foundation depends heavily on the members of the Paul Harris Society (PHS) for significant donations to its world programs. About one-third of the donations from this District’s members to the Foundation’s Annual Programs Fund come from its Paul Harris Society members. For the Rotary year 2012-2013, 222 members of District 5170 were members of the Paul Harris Society. For the 2011-2012 year, there were 176 members of the Paul Harris Society.
Some of the clubs are doing well this year.
Club # PHS Morgan Hill 11 Los Altos 12 Oakland 15 Livermore 20 Cupertino 23 Fremont Warm Springs Sunrise 23
And sadly, 15 clubs had NO PHS mem-
bers last year.
Club # PHS % of Club Oakland Sunrise 2 10.5% San Jose East/Evergreen 2 10.5% Cupertino 23 11.5% Sunnyvale Sunrise 2 12.5% Dublin 6 13.0% Sunnyvale 9 14.1% Livermore 20 15.0% Alviso 2 15.4% Los Altos Sunset 4 33.3% Fremont Warm Springs Sunrise 23 109.5%
The goal for this District is for 10% of a club’s members to join the Society. Congratulations to the 10 clubs listed above for achieving and surpassing the goal. We want to thank the 220 Rotarians in District 5170 who joined the Paul Harris Society in the Rotary Year of 2012-2013. This was an outstanding response to help the Rotary Foundation enable Rotarians to ad-vance world understanding, goodwill and peace through the improvement of health, the support of educa-tion, and the alleviation of poverty.
Top clubs in number of PHS members
Top clubs in percent of club members belong-ing to the Paul Harris Society
The next subnational Immuniza-
tion Days are planned across
northern states in September.
Pakistan
Two new V1 cases were report-
ed in the past week (from North
Waziristan, Federally Adminis-
tered Tribal Areas – FATA),
bringing the total number of V1
cases for 2013 to 24.
No newV2 cases were reported
in this week. The total number
of V2 cases for 2013 remains 6.
Chad, Cameroon and Central
African Republic
In Chad, no new V2 cases were
reported in the past week. The
total number of V2 cases for
2013 remains 4.
In Cameroon, no new V2 cases
were reported in the past week.
The total number of V2 cases for
2013 remains 2.
West Africa
No new WPV cases were re-
ported in the past week. The
most recent case in the region
was a V1 in Niger, Nov 2012.
Multi-country immunization cam-
paigns are planned in West Afri-
ca for mid-October and mid-
November, as well as subnational
campaigns in Niger in Septem-
ber.
Horn of Africa
No new V1 cases were reported
in the past week. The total num-
ber of V1 cases for 2013 remains
110 (100 from Somalia and 10
from Kenya).
Access in some areas of south-
central Somalia remains a signifi-
cant challenge. Analysis shows
that as many as 70% of children
in inaccessible areas are under-
immunized. This compares to
20% in accessible areas of the
country.
In Kenya, nearly 50% of children
in in the North Eastern province
remain under-immunized
(compared to less than 5% in
Kenya on the whole).
Afghanistan
One new WPV case was report-
ed in the past week, bringing the
total number of WPV cases for
2013 to 4.
No new circulating vaccine-
derived poliovirus cases were
reported in the past week. The
total number of cases in 2013
remains 3.
Special strategies are being de-
veloped for Eastern Region, to
address large-scale population
movements.
Subnational immunization days
were held on 1-3 July, Planning
is underway for nationwide activ-
ities in late August.
Nigeria
One new V1 case was reported
in the past week, bringing the
total of V1 cases for 2013 to 43.
No new V2 cases were reported
in the past week. The total of V2
cases for 2013 remains one.
The engagement of communities
and traditional and religious lead-
ers is continuing to be fostered.
P A G E 4
Polio Updates from around the globe
- See more at: http://www.polioeradication.org/
Total cases Year-to-date 2013 Year-to-date 2012 Total in 2012
Globally 181 121 223
- in endemic countries 71 116 217
- in non-endemic countries 110 4 6
P A G E 5
General Chair: Roger Hassler, PDG
Fundraising Chair: Robert Kidd
Paul Harris Society: Pamela Philbert
Major Gifts: Mike Kearns
Polio Plus: Jim Mealey, PDG
Grants Chair: Cecelia Babkirk
Foundation Resources: Charlie Wasser
TRF NewToday Editor: Jolene Bortz
Your Rotary Foundation Committee
From the desk of the chairman Roger Hassler, PDG
Dear Rotary Friends,
In last month’s TRF NewsToday I compared our Foundation to an expanded version of the Marshall Plan. The pic-
ture you see with this note is found at the FDR memorial in Washington, D.C. I believe it validates my premise.
Our globe is our neighborhood; because what is happening half a world away will have an impact on our way of life.
That is why The Rotary Foundation’s goal of Peace, Goodwill, and Understanding is a goal we can all embrace.
Through our donations we can generate the funds that support our grant activity which will Change Lives both near
and far. Our donations will support water and sanitation projects in Africa; dictionaries for third graders in San
Leandro; medical equipment in Guatemala; school supplies in San Jose; Faces of Hope and Alliance for Smiles cleft lip
and pallet surgeries in Central America; and park enhancements in Morgan Hill. Your donation to The Rotary Foun-
dation creates friendships around the world.
That’s being Engaged in Rotary!
Roger
From Behind the Scenes…
You may not know that our new Rotary President Ron Burton was hard at work starting last year in support of The
Rotary Foundation. Early last year he asked all District Governor Elect’s (Governor Angie’s class) to make a donation
to the Foundation thus becoming the First Class to have each DGE to achieve 100% Every Rotarian Every Year. This
was called the First Class Initiative.
Congratulations to Governor Angie and her fellow classmates as this historic goal was achieved! In fact the 534 Gov-
ernors made donations amounting to $892,000 or an average of $1,659 per member. Now that’s leadership by exam-
ple.
Additionally, President Ron encouraged each of his Governors to motivate all of the President Elect’s to join in and
make a donation prior to their year in office. Thirty-six percent of the 534 Districts achieved the goal of having each
President Elects make a donation. District 5170 had 52 of the 53 PE’s make a contribution, truly outstanding.
In total the Initiative generated $5,158,000 in donations to The Rotary Foundation. Now that’s Engaging Rotary and
Changing Lives!
P A G E 6 Planning Ahead Rotary is looking for Estate Plan-ning Attorneys, CPA and Financial advisors to help promote gifts to the Endowment Fund (formerly the Permanent Fund). The Gift and Estate Planning Pro-fessional’s Group will officially begin in 2013-14. The Foundation invites professionals who are in-terested in learning more about
gift planning opportunities to sign up to receive the monthly news-letter, Emphasis on Planned Giv-ing. This ‘corps’ will serve as a re-source to accurately share infor-mation with Rotarians and others who may be interested in giving options such as charitable gift an-nuities and remainder trusts, es-tate gifts, or Donor Advised Fund accounts.
To be included, please email con-tact information to: [email protected]
Videos Areas of Focus
Doing Good in the World
Promote peace
Fight disease
Provide clean water
Save mothers & children
Support education
Grow local economies
Foundation Grants
Improving Our Foundation
Lessons Learned
Sustainability
District Grants
Global Grants
Vocational Training Teams
Mercy Ships & Rotary
End Polio Now
Rotary Fights
Shot Felt Around the World
The Final Inch
This Close
The Last Hurdle
Crutch | Tree | Faces
Peace Centers
Voices for Peace
Practicing Peace
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recurring contribution”. To learn more about Rotary’s recurring giving program, visit the Rotary Direct sec-
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