Rotary Acronyms / Abbreviations
3-H – Health, Hunger & Humanity
AG – Assistant Governor
AGM – Annual General Meeting
APF – Annual Programs Fund
CAP – Community Assistance Program
CIDA – Canadian International Development Agency
CODT – Club Officers and Directors Training
COL – Council On Legislation
CRCID – Canadian Rotary Committee for International Development
DDF – District Designated Fund (Share Program)
DEVED – Development Education – part of our contract with CIDA
DG – District Governor
DGE – District Governor Elect
DGN – District Governor Nominee
DGND – District Governor Nominee Designate
DLP – District Leadership Plan
DLT – District Leadership Team
D.O. – District Office (District 5370)
DPPM – District Policy & Procedures Manual
DSA – Distinguished Service Award
DSG – District Simplified Grants
DT – District Trainer
EREY – Every Rotarian Every Year
GSE – Group Study Exchange
HAWS – Humanitarian Aid Warehouse Society (District 5370)
ICUFR – International Computer Users Fellowship of Rotarians
IPDG – Immediate Past District Governor
IPP – Immediate Past President
LOA – Leave Of Absence
MG – Matching Grant (from either The Rotary Foundation or CRCID)
MOP – Manual of Procedure
MPHF – Multiple Paul Harris Fellow
NGO – Non-government organization, perhaps involved in a project
NID – National Immunization Day
OD – Official Directory (RI)
P – President
PDG – Past District Governor
PE – President Elect
PEF – Permanent Endowment Fund
PETS – Presidents Elect Training Seminar
PHF – Paul Harris Fellow
PHS – Paul Harris Society (District)
PHSM – Paul Harris Sustaining Member
PP – Past President
PF – Permanent Fund
PRID – Past Rotary International Director
PRIP – Past Rotary International President
PPRIBI – Past President Rotary International Britain and Ireland
PRIVP – Past Rotary International Vice President
PsF – Projects Fair
RAG – Rotarian Action Group
RBM – Results Based Management – as required by CRCID
RC – Rotary Club
RD5370HAWS – Rotary District 5370 Humanitarian Aid Warehouse Society
RD5370WCSS – Rotary District 5370 WCS Society
RDCF – Rotary District Charitable Foundation (District 5370)
RFSM – Rotary Foundation Sustaining Member
RI – Rotary International, as well as the various offices at headquarters
RIBI – Rotary International Great Britain and Ireland
RID – Rotary International Director
RIDE – Rotary International Director Elect
RIMZC – Rotary International Membership Zone Coordinator
RIP – Rotary International President
RIP – Rep Rotary International President Representative
RITS – Rotary International Travel Service
RIVP – Rotary International Vice President
RRIMC – Regional Rotary International Membership Coordinator
RLI – Rotary Leadership Institute
ROTEX – Organization of Ex-Rotary Exchange Students
ROTI – Rotarians On The Internet
RRFC – Regional Rotary Foundation Coordinator
Rtn – Rotarian
RYE – Rotary Youth Exchange
RYLA – Rotary Youth Leadership Award
RYPEN – Rotary Youth Program of Enrichment
SAR – Semi Annual Report (Club to RI)
SETS – Secretaries Elect Training Seminar
STYEP – Short Term Youth Exchange Program
TPF – The Permanent Fund
TRF – The Rotary Foundation
WCC – WebComCentre (District 5370 website)
WCS – World Community Service
WCSS – World Community Service Society (District 5370)
WCSRN – World Community Service Resource Network
YEO – Youth Exchange Officer—sometimes used—similar to District Chairman for
Short or Long Term Exchange
YEP – Youth Exchange Program
YIR – Yours in Rotary
YIRS – Yours In Rotary Service