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1. 1599: <>   December Message from HOC Birmingham Convention, Brian Fuller
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2. 1598: Recipients of Competitive Matching Grants <>  From: Sunil K
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Fri Nov 21, 2008 1:54 am (PST) 


December Message from HOC Birmingham Convention, Brian Fuller

When I look at our ticking clock on the HOC website,
www.rotaryconvention2009.com I can hardly

believe what I see. When the site went live we had well over four
hundred days to go before the

Convention and now it is under two hundred and thirty. Where has the
time gone?

It has certainly been well spent. Confirmed speakers include Mia Farrow,
Dame Jane Goodall, Deepa

Willingham and Tom Henderson. Archbishop Desmond Tutu has agreed to
address the Peace

Symposium prior to the Convention and there are more top names on the
way. At RI Conventions there

is always entertainment in the plenary sessions and 2009 will exceed
your expectations. A sixty strong

troupe is flying in from Korea, which includes the "Little Angels of
Korea" with their song and dance

routines, which have been a hit all over the world. They will be joined
by the Band of the Royal Marines and entertainers from

England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales. The Closing Event will be a one
hour costumed spectacular of British Musicals featuring

Liz Robertson, Yi Taewon and Robert Meadmore, all stars of the West End
stage. All of that is included in the registration fee of

course, as is Transport to and from the NEC and HOC events for those not
using their own cars.

Our own HOC events programme must be the finest entertainment programme
of any convention anywhere. Beginning with

Katherine Jenkins and the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; moving
on to Warwick Castle; a great Host Hospitality

evening and then a "Night on the Town" featuring The Birmingham
Royal Ballet, The Treorchy Male Voice Choir and a fantastic

"East meets West" show, all in addition to Street Theatre,
wonderful restaurants and great shopping. Rarely can Rotarians have

had such an incredible opportunity. When did any Convention put on stage
the World's leading classical diva, as Katherine

Jenkins must now surely be following her $11 million dollar deal with
Warner Music, and one of the World's top ten Symphony

Orchestras? This is the chance of a lifetime to see Katherine perform
with low ticket prices at a fraction of what one would

normally pay. We have already booked over double the tickets for HOC
events that we expected at this stage and which we were

advised by RI to expect.

On Saturday 20th June 2009 proceedings start at the NEC with a Grand
Parade of the Nations, which will lead on to the opening

of the House of Friendship, the largest in Rotary history. 25,000 square
metres of fun, meeting space, non-stop entertainment

and much, much, more. There will never be a better opportunity for
Rotarians in RIBI to attend an RI Convention. Remember

this is only the fourth time one has been held in these islands in a
hundred years and it won't come again for a very, very long

time. Six thousand of us live within a one hour drive of the NEC, car
parking will be free and for those folk there need be no hotel

bills. For those from farther away at least travel costs will be
reasonable by comparison with going to Los Angeles this year or

Montreal next year.

Gather under one roof at the NEC

December 2008

Message from Chairman Host Organisation Committee, Brian Fuller

Remember 15th December is the cut off date for "Early Bird"
registrations and for the

discounted ticket for the Opening Concert and Warwick Castle. At around
£30 per day the

registration fee represents remarkable value for money and the cost of
the HOC events is

well below commercial prices.

Continued on page 2

Brian Fuller

Page 2

Rotary International have confirmed that Keynote Speakers at the

Plenary Sessions of the Convention 2009 include Mia Farrow, actress,

humanitarian and polio survivor, Dame Jane Godall, renowned

primatologist and humanitarian, Deepa Willingham, Founder of PACE

Universal and Tom Henderson, Founder of Shelterbox. Archbishop

Desmond Tutu has agreed to address the Peace Symposium prior to the

Convention and there are more top names on the way.

Renowned primatologist Dame Jane Goodall's presentation at the
Convention

will focus on her conservation work as well as Roots & Shoots, her
global

environmental and humanitarian youth programme. Dame Jane began her
landmark

study of chimpanzees in Tanzania in June 1960 under the mentorship of

anthropologist and palaeontologist Dr. Louis Leakey. Her work at Gombe
Stream

would become the foundation of future primatological research and
redefine the

relationship between humans and animals. One of Dame Jane's most
significant

discoveries came in her first year at Gombe, when she saw chimpanzees

stripping leaves off stems to make tools for fishing termites out of
nearby

mounds. This and subsequent observations would force scientists to
rethink the

definition that separated man from other animals: "man the toolmaker."
Dame

Jane also observed chimps hunting and eating bushpigs and other animals,

disproving the widely held belief that chimpanzees were primarily
vegetarians.

In April 2002, then Secretary-General Kofi Annan appointed Dame Jane to
serve

as a United Nations Messenger of Peace. She was reappointed in June 2007
by

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. In 2004, Prince Charles invested her as a

Dame of the British Empire, the female equivalent of knighthood. In
2006, Dame

Jane received the French Legion of Honor, presented by Prime Minister

Dominique de Villepin, as well as the UNESCO Gold Medal.

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS ANNOUNCED

All the things I have referred to thus far are great reasons to attend,
but there is more. An RI Convention is, quite simply, the

greatest Rotary Show on Earth. Birmingham will bring together Rotarians
from around 120 countries, providing a wonderful

opportunity for Rotary Fellowship, for learning about what happens in
other parts of the Rotary World and for making new friendships

which often become lifelong. If you belong to one of Rotary's many
fellowships have a look at your fellowship's web site

and see what is arranged especially for you.

In truth every Rotarian ought to experience an RI Convention at least
once in their Rotary lives. For Club Presidents there is an

invitation to attend the Lord Mayor of Birmingham's Grand Reunion
Breakfast on Saturday morning 20th June. Book on the HOC

ticket form.

And, finally one more important reason to attend. The RI President for
2009/10 will be John Kenny from the Rotary Club of

Grangemouth in Scotland. It is nearly fifteen years since RIBI produced
an RI President, so President Elect John's appointment

is one in which we can all take great pleasure. He will be in Birmingham
with his family and will address the Convention setting

out his thoughts for the ensuing year. John and June deserve our
support, so let's give it to them.

So! Take the plunge and register for the 100th Rotary Convention, book
your place at the great HOC events on offer and be

assured of a fabulous experience. Because it is the 100th Convention,
both RI and the HOC are working to make it a very special

event indeed. Please be positive and see the Convention for the great
opportunity it is and be part of it, not apart from it. You can

register on-line, book hotels (if you need them) and sign up for the HOC
events by going to www.rotaryconvention2009.com or

you can use snail mail, but beat the deadline. After December 15th all
the prices rise. I look forward to seeing you at the greatest

Rotary Show on Earth from 20th – 24th June 2009.




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Competitive Matching Grants 

 

Fri Nov 21, 2008 1:54 am (PST) 

Recipients of Competitive Matching Grants Rotary International News

Here is an eFlash_Rotary:

The Rotary Foundation has announced the October 2008 recipients of 
Competitive Matching Grants. 

Please visit 
http://www.rotary.org/RIdocuments/en_pdf/mg_competitive_en.pdf
to know more about the recipient clubs and their projects

 

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