James Gouty

DRFC  2022-2025

November is Rotary Foundation Month

November has begun and with it, we all begin the Holiday Seasons, leaves continue to fall from the trees, it begins to get colder as fall and winter approach, and we fall back as daylight savings time ends.

November is also Foundation month in the world of Rotary and District 7690 along with Districts all over the world will be celebrating The Rotary Foundation with a Foundation Banquet.  As most of you know, District 7690’s Foundation Banquet will be on Saturday November 12^th at the Koury Center in Greensboro.  I hope you able to join us as we celebrate the Rotary Foundation and the work our District has done through this very fine organization.

 

District 7690 has a rich legacy in supporting the Foundation with all-time giving of over $18 million.  Our District receives District Designated Funds from the Foundation annually and District Leadership distributes these funds to our Clubs to assist them in projects in their communities.  For this Rotary year, District 7690 approved 56 District Grants for just over $91,000 and club matches of over $98,000.  In addition, District 7690 approved 42 grants for the District Project Enhancement Grant for $16,800.  The District has 2 Global Grants in draft stage and 1 in approval stage.  All these District Grants and Global Grants are made possible by you, the members of Rotary District 7690 and your contributions to the Rotary Foundation.  WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR GENEROSITY!!!!!!!

As the DRFC for District 7690, I am sharing news from the Rotary Foundation website to help you understand the power of the Rotary Foundation.

The Rotary Foundation transforms your gifts into service projects
that change lives both close to home and around the world.

Since it was founded more than 100 years ago, the Foundation has spent more than $4 billion on life-changing, sustainable projects. With your help, we can make lives better in your community and around the world.

Our mission
The Rotary Foundation helps Rotary members to advance world understanding, goodwill, and peace by improving health, providing quality education, improving the environment, and alleviating poverty.

What impact can one donation have?

• For as little as 60 cents, a child can be protected from polio.
• $50 can provide clean water to help fight waterborne illness.
• $500 can launch an antibullying campaign and create a safe environment for children.

“Whatever Rotary may mean to us, to the world it will be known by the results it achieves.” – Paul Harris, Rotary Founder

 

July 2022 – It’s A New Rotary Year

July 1, 2022 has arrived and a new Rotary year has begun.  Excitement is evident in all our clubs as new Presidents accept the gavel of leadership.  In addition, District 7690 has new leadership been named in District roles as well.  In my case, I have been asked and selected to serve as the District Rotary Foundation Chair for District 7690 for the next three years.  It is an honor and responsibility that I do not take lightly.

As with all new roles and the beginnings of a new year, leaders have been setting goals for the upcoming year.  Your District Foundation Committee has been spending time doing that very thing and I thought it would be appropriate to share out Foundation goals with you, our members.

District 7690 Foundation Goals

2022-2023

End Polio Now

• Encourage all club to raise funds for End Polio Now with a goal of $100 per member
• Encourage all clubs to promote the PolioPlus Promise

Annual Program Fund

• Encourage all clubs to reach 100% EREY/Sustaining status
• Seek a net gain of 30 new Paul Harris Society (PHS) members
• Add five additional Triple Crown Clubs
• Add five new Major Donors
• Obtain a 10% net increase in giving to the Annual Fund from the 2021-2022 Rotary year
• Encourage all clubs to maintain true 100% Paul Harris Fellow status

Endowment Fund / Major Gifts              

• Add ten new Bequest Society Members
• Add five new Major Donors

Grants & Vocational Training Teams (VTT)

• Encourage all clubs to participate in District & Global Grant opportunities
• Encourage all clubs to pursue Vocational Training Team (VTT) opportunities

Scholars

• Add one new Global Scholar
• Encourage clubs to identify a potential Peace Fellow
• Maintain District status as a Peace Builder District

Events

• Encourage 15% of clubs’ membership or at least 12 people (spouses included) to attend the 2022 Foundation Banquet
• Encourage at least two club members to engage in Grant writing and attend Grants Management Seminar
• Encourage all Club Foundation Committee members to attend Foundation training events and District Training Assembly

Important Foundation Dates

2022

• June – Nov Foundation programs in clubs—(I am available and willing to come speak with your club)
• Sept 17^th Fall Training on all things Foundation

(Randolph Community College in Asheboro NC)

• October 24th Celebrate “World’s Greatest Meal
• November 12th Foundation Banquet and PHS event to celebrate successes

(Koury Center in Greensboro NC)

2023

• January Training dates TBA
• April District Conference, recognitions, celebrations, & education on programs

 

Just some highlights on some events we are planning for this Rotary Year.

1. Polio—“We are this close” This is Rotary’s and our District Governor Debbie Scott #1 goal for the coming year.  I encourage all clubs to make a commitment to our Polio Plus campaign.  Our PDG Randy Perkins at Randyperkins@rotary7690.org   and he will be glad to come and speak with your club about Polio Plus.
2. The Foundation Banquet in November and our Paul Harris Society reception. We have two dynamic speakers lined up for these events and I want to encourage all clubs to represented at these events.  If you would like to join the 177 current Paul Harris Society Rotarians from District 7690 for our Paul Harris Reception, please contact PDG Rick Moore at 2018@gmail.com.  Attendance from every club is a mandatory requirement in the District Acheivement Awards  “Club has at least one-member attend 2022 Rotary Foundation Banquet”
3. Foundation Talks—I am available and willing to travel to your clubs and give a short presentation on the Foundation and what it means to your clubs. Just contact me at jggouty@gmail.com to set up a date/time and I will make every effort to be there.  In our District Achievement Awards, DG Debbie has offered the 2 points for this requirement—“Arrange for a Rotary Foundation Club program by November 30, 2022”.

These are just a few things I wanted to point out as we begin our new Rotary year.  Please feel free to reach out to me to set up a time for me to come and speak to your club or with any Foundation questions you may have.

James Gouty

DRFC  2022-2025

 

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Click for District 7690 Triple Crown Clubs Updated December 10, 2020 Click for History of the Triple Crown Club Program Updated December 10, 2020

 

INFORMATION ABOUT THE DISTRICT’S DISTRICT GRANTS PROGRAM
Q. Where can I find information about the District Grants program?
A. CLICK HERE – March 10, 2020

Useful forms

• Paul Harris Fellow Recognition Transfer Request Form (Form 102en)

• 2011-12 District Grant No. 25649 – Final Report to Clubs (June 2012)