[D9640general] [eFlash_Rotary] Digest Number 798

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  1. 1512: Redwood brings in books From: Sunil K Zachariah 

  2. 1513: Board adopts Future Vision Plan From: Sunil K Zachariah 
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  1. 1512: Redwood brings in books 
Wed Jun 11, 2008 11:41 pm (PDT) 
Redwood brings in books 
Effort helps Rotary Club drive 
By Joann Groff 

More than 8,000 books have been collected as part of a major book 
drive, and kids from Redwood Middle School played a big part in 
reaching that number. 

The local collection, organized by the Westlake Village/Sunrise 
Rotary Club, is part of an international book drive that will 
culminate at the Rotary International Convention next month in Los 
Angeles. 

Rotarians from 144 countries will bring their books, and an 8foot-by 
8-foot structure made up of boxes of books will stand at the entrance 
to the convention. 

Andrea Jansen, who's on Rotary's book drive committee, focused on 
getting kids excited about giving. Because of her involvement in 
Rotary and her position as community concerns chair of the Conejo 
Council PTA, Jansen was able to get a large number of people 
involved. She went to parentteacher groups, private schools and Scout 
troops urging kids to bring in books. 

More than half of the 8,000 books collected are from local schools. 

"It was a really great way for the two groups to work together," 
Jansen said of Rotary and PTA. 

John Gorham, executive director of Manna, a nonprofit organization 
that feeds needy children around the world, agreed. 

"It really brought the groups together," Gorham said. "And working 
together sets us up to do other future projects together." 

Redwood students brought in nearly 1,200 books, far more than any 
other school. Sequoia Middle School collected about 530 and Ladera 
Elementary collected 500. University, Weathersfield and Madrona 
elementaries each brought in more than 300. 

"One thing I found as I was going and collecting books was that some 
of the kids donating were recipients of books last year or the year 
before," Jansen said. "I think it's really cool, kids giving back to 
the same program that gave to them." 

Since Redwood Middle School students collected the most books, Evie 
Green, president of the Westlake Village/Sunrise Rotary, presented 
Principal Lou Lichtil with a certificate of appreciation. Gorham, 
Jansen and Aleta Smith, president of the Conejo Council PTA, were on 
hand. 

Jansen said she was impressed with the kids' involvement, especially 
in view of the fact that no prizes or celebratory pizza parties had 
been offered. 

"To have that drive to do that, it's incredible," Jansen said. "So 
many kids do things for others because of what they get from it." 

Gorham, too, was impressed. 

"These kids were really doing this for their peers just for the 
feeling of helping others," he said. 

The 99th annual Rotary International Convention is June 15 to 18. For 
many years, Rotary in Southern California has partnered with the Los 
Angeles Times and the Reading by 9 program. This year, Rotary has 
decided to make the drive a global initiative, and everyone who 
attends the convention will bring at least one book. 

The donated books will benefit students in kindergarten through third 
grade in Southern California school systems. 

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  2. 1513: Board adopts Future Vision Plan 
Wed Jun 11, 2008 11:57 pm (PDT) 
Board adopts Future Vision Plan
By Janis Young 
Rotary International News 

At its June meeting, the RI Board adopted the Future Vision Plan for 
The Rotary Foundation, a far-reaching effort to simplify access to 
the Foundation, direct more resources to projects with high-impact 
and sustainable outcomes, and gain greater public recognition for the 
Foundation's work. The Board agreed to initiate the three-year pilot 
in July 2010 to focus resources and attention on Rotary's number one 
priority, polio eradication, and Rotary's US$100 Million Challenge. 
The Foundation will be sharing more information about the plan and 
its implementation throughout 2008-09 and will incorporate training 
for pilot districts into Rotary's standard training cycle.

Under the Future Vision Plan, the Foundation will offer two kinds of 
grants: Rotary Foundation District Grants, which provide districts 
with access to up to 50 percent of their District Designated Fund, 
and Rotary Foundation Global Grants, which support larger projects 
with sustainable, high-impact outcomes in one of six areas of focus: 
peace and conflict prevention/resolution, disease prevention and 
treatment, water and sanitation, maternal and child health, basic 
education and literacy, and economic and community development. Clubs 
and districts can either create their own global grant projects in 
the areas of focus or sponsor packaged global grants, which The 
Rotary Foundation will develop in conjunction with a strategic 
partner organization that has expertise in the selected area of 
focus. 

All districts will be encouraged to apply to participate in the 
pilot. In selecting pilot participants, the Trustees will attempt to 
compose a representative group of districts in terms of location, 
size, effectiveness, and level of involvement with the Foundation. 
Pilot districts will follow the new grant structure and not 
participate in current Foundation programs, with the exception of 
PolioPlus and the Rotary Centers for International Studies. 

Interested districts will need to secure the agreement of two-thirds 
of their clubs and complete the pilot application form online between 
February and June 2009. The list of selected pilot districts will be 
posted on the RI Web site on 1 July 2009. The 2010-11 governors and 
Foundation chairs of the selected pilot districts will attend 
mandatory training sessions at RI's expense in early 2010. 

More information will be available at www.rotary.org in the coming 
weeks.

Source: R I Website
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