[D9640general] [eFlash_Rotary] Digest Number 1042

[Garry & Anne Krischock]

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Messages In This Digest (2 Messages) 


1.  1911 : The RI president’s monthly message  - July 2010 From: Sunil 

2.  1912 : Message from  Rotary Foundation trustee chair, Carl-Wilhelm S
From: Sunil 

 


Messages 


1.
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DVlBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE1BGdycElkAzI3ODYwNzYEZ3Jwc3BJZAMxNzA1MDY0MDg2BG1zZ0lkAzE4M
zYEc2VjA2Rtc2cEc2xrA3Ztc2cEc3RpbWUDMTI3ODA4MjI4MA--> 1911 : The RI
president’s monthly message  - July 2010 


Posted by: "Sunil"
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dent%92s%20monthly%20message%20%20-%20July%202010> sunilkzach at yahoo.co.uk
<http://profiles.yahoo.com/sunilkzach> sunilkzach 


Thu Jul 1, 2010 10:00 am (PDT) 


Winds of Change
What an amazing world! Advances in technology are happening so quickly
that they cause constant changes in our businesses and professions. Yet
about one-third of the world's population is still living at a
subsistence level with little change in their lives. It is a stark
contrast and a cause for concern.

Rotary has both a distinguished heritage and a bright future. My primary
task as president is to enhance the vitality and viability of Rotary
clubs and to enable them to succeed in the midst of societal changes.
This is an important task because it is the clubs that address and
alleviate the root problems of society and thereby make the world a
better place.

Wind of change was a new and significant phrase when I was a Rotary
Scholar in South Africa in the early 1960s. It is serendipitous that the
phrase that was first publicized in my host city of Cape Town is now
applicable to Rotary as we contemplate the changes in society that
dictate some corresponding changes in our organization. The phrase is
now better known as winds of change.

We are currently enjoying a culture of innovation at Rotary
International. We have the ability to look at all of our programs and
practices to see if they can be improved, even as we steadfastly
maintain our core values. I hope many Rotarians will take advantage of
this opportunity to identify and implement improvements in their clubs
and districts as well.

Rotary lives and breathes in our 33,000 clubs, and it is the clubs that
improve lives by Building Communities € ¦’¶ Bridging Continents. If we
succeed in helping clubs to become Bigger, Better, and Bolder in the
next year, then it will be clear that the best days of Rotary are still
ahead. We are fortunate to be Rotarians! Together, we can make the world
a better place!

Source : Rotary International News / Courtesy : eFlash_Rotary



2.
<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/eFlash_Rotary/message/1837;_ylc=X3oDMTJxdmYxN
WEyBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE1BGdycElkAzI3ODYwNzYEZ3Jwc3BJZAMxNzA1MDY0MDg2BG1zZ0lkAzE4M
zcEc2VjA2Rtc2cEc2xrA3Ztc2cEc3RpbWUDMTI3ODA4MjI4MA--> 1912 : Message from
Rotary Foundation trustee chair, Carl-Wilhelm S 


Posted by: "Sunil"
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0%20Rotary%20Foundation%20trustee%20chair%2C%20Carl-Wilhelm%20S>
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Thu Jul 1, 2010 3:56 pm (PDT) 


Using Future Vision as a window to the future

The Future Vision Plan pilot starts 1 July. The Rotary Foundation has
invested great care and considerable background work into this plan.
Based on the findings of two consulting firms and the responses of
10,000 Rotarians to a comprehensive questionnaire, the Future Vision
Committee and Foundation Trustees have worked hard to move forward with
the Future Vision Plan.

The Rotary Foundation has been very successful over the years. Yet, as
the world changes, our Foundation needs to change with it. Cooperation
with other organizations is the future, and The Rotary Foundation must
not fail to get on board. We need to sharpen our vision and expand our
ambitions. Today people do not join organizations € ¦’¶ they join
causes. We need to take advantage of what we have learned from our polio
eradication program: We need to think big.

When we received the substantial contributions from the Bill & Melinda
Gates Foundation, we could handle them easily because we had built up
the administration of PolioPlus over a period of more than 20 years. But
if we were to receive grants of a similar size for other programs, it is
not clear that clubs and districts would be prepared to effectively
manage and utilize the funding, or that the Foundation's
administration, as it stands today, could handle such gifts.

The Future Vision Plan will move more responsibility, control, and
flexibility to districts and clubs to allow them to monitor their own
funds. Never forget that The Rotary Foundation belongs to Rotarians.
When districts and clubs take advantage of this opportunity, staff at
our offices around the world will be freed to work on other issues that
will further enhance the future of the Foundation.

Carl-Wilhelm Stenhammar
Foundation Trustee Chair

Read the chair's biography 
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