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IMPORTANT DATES March 7-9 PETS San Jose March 9-15 World Rotaract Week March 29 District Assembly Inderkum High School March 30 Dinner with RI President Ron Burton Doubletree Hotel April 26 Rotarians at Work Day May 2-4 District Conference Silver Legacy Resort Reno, NV May 18 Rotary at the Rivercats June 1-4 RI Convention Sydney, Australia March is Literacy Month Continued on page 2 Alma and I had occasion on a recent Saturday to spend time on a Rotary project in a local library. It was surprisingly full of people, a respectfully quiet, but clearly alert collection. Teenagers, or so it seemed to me, filled rows of computer stations, each working diligently, as one would on something important. I couldn’t see them all, but words, not wizards or warriors occupied the several screens I could see. It appeared these kids were not playing games, but working seriously on educational projects. To one side of the orderly rows of fiction and nonfiction, there was an identifiable area for younger children, with slimmer, taller books emblazoned with animals and things. Again this section was well populated, some with adult companions, probably parents, and some alone, but all engrossed. It seemed the entire outer edge was occupied by more mature folks sitting in cushioned chairs, some reading a current newspaper or magazine, some browsing the many flyers stacked nearby, some introducing themselves to a book, and some just sitting, as if between missions. This contemporary view of a library, fully alive with interest and enthusiasm, belies recent news reports suggesting the language will die because some schools no longer teach cur- sive; or the language won’t suffer the abuse given it by thumb-writers who condense all they can to a single number or letter symbolizing a thought. For instance, “2” covers various forms of “to,” or “two,” or “too.” March is literacy month, a good reason to look at what we have and what we should do to make anything better or different. Our most prominent 5180 literacy project is dictionaries. Most clubs are now onboard giving a handsome, $9 hardbound book to as many 2nd or 3rd

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IMPORTANT DATES

March 7-9PETS

San Jose

March 9-15World Rotaract Week

March 29District Assembly

Inderkum High School

March 30Dinner with RI President

Ron BurtonDoubletree Hotel

April 26Rotarians at Work Day

May 2-4District ConferenceSilver Legacy Resort

Reno, NV

May 18Rotary at the Rivercats

June 1-4RI Convention

Sydney, Australia

March is Literacy Month

Continued on page 2

Alma and I had occasion on a recent Saturday to spend time on a Rotary project in a local library. It was surprisingly full of people, a respectfully quiet, but clearly alert collection. Teenagers, or so it seemed to me, filled rows of computer stations, each working diligently, as one would on something important. I couldn’t see them all, but words, not wizards or warriors occupied the several screens I could see. It appeared these kids were not playing games, but working seriously on educational projects.

To one side of the orderly rows of fiction and nonfiction, there was an identifiable area for younger children, with slimmer, taller books emblazoned with animals and things. Again this section was well populated, some with adult companions, probably parents, and some alone, but all engrossed. It seemed the entire outer edge was occupied by more mature folks sitting in cushioned chairs, some reading a current newspaper or magazine, some browsing the many flyers stacked nearby, some introducing themselves to a book, and some just sitting, as if between missions.

This contemporary view of a library, fully alive with interest and enthusiasm, belies recent news reports suggesting the language will die because some schools no longer teach cur-sive; or the language won’t suffer the abuse given it by thumb-writers who condense all they can to a single number or letter symbolizing a thought. For instance, “2” covers various forms of “to,” or “two,” or “too.”

March is literacy month, a good reason to look at what we have and what we should do to make anything better or different. Our most prominent 5180 literacy project is dictionaries. Most clubs are now onboard giving a handsome, $9 hardbound book to as many 2nd or 3rd

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The 2014DISTRICT 5180 CONFERENCE

MAY 2-4, 2014at the

SILVER LEGACYRENO

Be there! You’ll have a

time!

DISTRICT 5180OFFICERS

District GovernorBill Short

District Governor-ElectFred Teichert

District Governor-NomineeGlenn Fong

District SecretaryShelton Enochs

District TreasurerDennis Diver

ASSISTANT GOVERNORS

Area 1Harrel Wilson

Area 2Brent Hastey

Area 3Bill Tobin

Area 4Walter Dahl

Area 5Mike Reinero

Area 6Judy Foote

Area 7Bill Wittich

Area 8Fred Rowe

Area 9Barbara Tracy

graders as they can. We gave away a record 10,900 books this year, more than all of the other Northern California Rotary districts combined. An unexpected but great benefit in this project is taking Rotarians into classrooms to make deliveries, an experience they call life changing. Another true benefit, confirmed by more than one parent, is the excited 3rd grader coming home from school with a real treasure, the very first thing that youngster ever owned.

Looking ahead, some clubs are providing or planning to provide electronic readers to class-rooms, which, at least so far, are held by the schools and used by students. Every literacy project is important and our clubs do many—too many to name here.

Our Literacy Chair, Jean Irwin-Hatfield, tells us the best way to help a child learn to read is reading with the child. Some of our clubs do that, sending Rotarians into lower grade class-rooms to read to children. Some Interactors are doing that. We now have Interact Clubs developing in middle school.

What better influence than the peer influence of an older child reading to 2nd and 3rd graders. RI President Ron Burton did that in a classroom recently, not just reading, but also reading upside down so students could see the pictures. You can discover his story in the current The Rotarian.

And if your club is looking for a new and different literacy approach, think about adult literacy. Then read about “Do-It-Yourself Libraries Coming To A Neighborhood Near You,” also appear-ing in The Rotarian this month for a classic new literacy project. It may not be like reading to a child, but it can put reading materials within reach of seniors and others who may not other-wise have ready or easy access to a library.

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Up Close and Personal Our Facebook page regularly contains feature articles on District 5180 Rotarians who are making a difference

in their communities. Rotarians often tell us they read these articles before anything elseso we are reprinting them in The Link for those of you who may have missed them. Enjoy!

Finally a Rotarian! Her Focus is Youth

Chuck Smith was hesitant to join Rotary at first because of the criteria that Rotary used to define eligible members. It wasn’t until his wife Linda joined that he began to spark an interest because he got to witness Rotary in action from a distance.

In March of 2012, Chuck and Linda visited Bangkok for the Inter-national Convention. Chuck explained, “It was fascinating to see that Rotary was not just a group of privileged people but a broad conglomeration of people of every shape, size and interest around the globe. When I came back home I agreed to attend some meetings and ultimately joined the club we now call the South Yuba County Sunrise Rotary Club.”

That Rotary today is different from what it was decades ago—or even a few years ago—is a very important message we try to convey continually.

Today, as a Rotarian, Chuck follows in the footsteps of his father who was a charter member of the South Yuba County Sunrise

Chuck readies himself to knock the head off the scarecrow in the garden at the Shady Creek Outdoor School where many children attend a weeklong outdoor education program.

See SMITH on page 5

Angela (second from right) and husband Kevin (left) pose with D2450 PDG Ada Cheng and fiance Rick Martinof D7300 at the RI Convention in Lisbon.

See SPEASE on page 5

As the youngest person to be president of the Rotary Club of La-guna Sunrise, Angela Spease is proud as can be that her Club has 70 women and an average age of 45. She is known for her energy and her commitment to making life better at home and around the world.

The club works with three Interact Clubs on a Rotary garden and sells vegetables to help raise money for Interact special projects in their community. Angela inspires young people to be their best!

Angela is proud of her club’s international projects done in col-

laboration with the Rotary Club of Elk Grove. Together, the two clubs have helped build 44 homes for the needy in Elk Grove’s sister city, Ataco, Mexico.

Angela also has played a major role in RYLA. A counselor for two years now, she will learn how to direct the camp this sum-mer. She also serves as the District 5180 registrar for RYLA. Her love of young people makes RYLA a natural fit.

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A Book Fair at White Rock Elementary School

Selecting just the right books!

Cheers for Clifford!Cheers for Clifford!

The Rotary Club of Rancho Cordova’s District Grant Project for the 2013-14 Rotary year was a Scholastic Book Fair at White Rock Elementary School. Planned for a $3,100 club budget, it was matched by the District so that each of the 490 students from pre-kindergarten through sixth grade received $12 in books.

With a classroom all to ourselves for a week in December, we could leave all the books on display for the entire book fair. Scholastic Books sends large metal bi-fold cases that open up to display the selection of books. They supplement those with many more boxes of books to put on display.

We learned a lot from our experience. On Monday, all classes came through to preview the books. Although it seemed like a good idea at the time, after watch-ing what happened during the rest of the week, we would not do that again. We could have had a lot of sales on that day instead of compressing all 20 classes into the remaining four days.

The little ones at White Rock Elementary School get ready to “buy” their books.

Scholastic also had no experience with a book fair this large; usually they fall within the $1,200-$2,000 range. Ours was planned for $9,000-$10,000. As a result, the company had a restocking limit of only $1,000 for our fair, and since we only had time for one restocking, we ran out of some books that students wanted.We ended up giving away $6,085 in books to students and teach-ers. To that, we added $2,049 in cash sales. Since Scholastic credits those sales with 50% of their scholastic dollars

that the teachers can use for additional purchases, we ended up with $12,262 in books, not bad for a $3,085 club expenditure.The book fair took 428.5 hours of work. Seven Rotarians donated 107.5 hours. Retired teachers, a White Rock parent, a couple of White Rock teachers, two Fair Oaks Inner Wheel members, and a sixth grade class donated

the bulk of the time. The sixth graders were great in helping the students decide on how many books they could “buy” within their $12 budget and in assisting with students whose first language was not English. They also had fun, and one

of the sixth graders said this was “the best week of his life”!

Twice PP Joe Scheimer dressed up as Clifford, the Big Red Dog, and either met the students as they were being dropped off at school or went onto the playground at recess. The result--he got lots of hugs and high fives!

This was truly a rewarding Rotary project. The students were all so excited to receive so many donated books that they couldn’t wait to share pictures and stories with each other.

Joe Scheimer

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Angela and her husband Kevin, also a member of the Laguna Sunrise Club, helped out together at last year’s D5180 Confer-ence. They will be celebrating their 25th anniversary this sum-mer and have a grown son who is completing his senior year at CSU, East Bay.

Last but not least, Angela really wants to get Mickey and Minnie to help in the Rotary In-ternational campaign to rid this world of polio! With Angela’s energy and commitment, we suspect that someday we will see Mickey and Minnie saying, “We are this close!”

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Join the Sacramento Club’sCentennial Speakers Series

Delivering a Christmas tree to the winnerof the raffle following the Olivehurst Christmas Parade

Angela really wants to get Mickey and Minnie to help in the Rotary In-ternational campaign to

suspect that someday

The 2014 Centennial Speakers Series has two great speakers remaining, and the Rotary Club of Sacramento is inviting everyone in District 5180 to join them for lunch to hear what they have to share: Kim Lorenz, Rotary Liaison to World Vision, and Gregory Kondos, internation-ally acclaimed artist. On March 17, 2014, Kim Lorenz, Ro-tary’s liaison to World Vision, will speak on the topic of “Changing the Face of Communities Worldwide.” World Vision, one of the world’s largest humanitarian organizations, is focused on alleviating poverty and injustice throughout the world. Mr. Lorenz will tell us how our community can work with World Vi-sion and its 40,000 employees in more than 100 countries to change the future

with improvements to water, sanitation, micro-finance, and education.

Gregory Kondos will follow a month later on April 14 and talk about the “Changing Face of the Delta.” Having traveled the world painting landscapes, it is Kondos’ signature works of the Sacramento Delta that have become modern classics. Take advantage of this rare opportunity to hear and see this acclaimed artist with his perspectives regarding art, living his-tory, nature, community and the Delta, all elements key to the Sacramento experience.

Call the Sacramento Rotary office at (916) 929-2992 for more information and to register to be a part of these exciting luncheon programs.

A “PHS Member” is an individual who has joined the Paul Harris Society and agreed to support the Foundation every Rotary year with a $1,000 or more contribution to the Annual Fund, Polio-Plus Fund, and/or an approved global grant, when financially able. A “PHS Join Date” is the day that Rotary International processed the request to add the PHS member. The earliest possible join date was July 1, 2013 when The Rotary Foundation officially began administering this recognition program. Any members who join during the current Rotary year are considered “charter members.”

Become aPaul Harris Society

Charter Member

Kathy Clemens

Skip Lawrence

Club. He wishes his father were around to see him as a Rotar-ian but adds that Linda keeps him close by wearing his Paul Harris pin instead of her own. Chuck is proud to be a Rotarian. “I have set the history aside, except that as long as I am in Rotary, I will argue for broadening opportunities for individuals

SMITH - Continued from page 3 SPEASE - Continued from page 3

Angela with Mickeyand Minnie

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Know Your Rotary History

In America, the land of plenty, one-fifth of all children (16.4 million) live be-low the federal poverty line. Of these children, 3.55 million live in house-holds that earn less than $2 per person per day (The Rotarian, December 2013, p18). The unfortunate outcome is that millions of American families repeatedly run short of food. Hunger for them is a cruel reality; seniors and children suffer the most from missed meals. Undernourished children are more likely to have an increased rate of behavioral problems and/or poor school performance, and food insecurity negatively affects their self-esteem. Hunger in America is not acceptable! The Miss1 Program asks that our Rotary Club skips serving the meeting meal once a year to show our com-mitment and support to help fellow Americans facing hunger. Announce-ment of the Miss1 program at a club might take the following form:

The management of the (restaurant name) has graciously agreed to charge us a reduced amount to cover their cost of our Miss1 meeting; this will result in the club saving $_____. The proposed Miss1 date is

______ (meeting date prior to and closest to World Hunger Day, May 28, 2014) The resulting savings of $_____ will be donated by the club to local chari-ties serving those facing hunger.

PS: Individual members are welcome to bring their own meal to the meet-ing; each table will have water, tea, and coffee service. Visiting Rotarians will not be charged for the meeting.

Gopal K. Kapur

Fight Hunger with the Miss1 Program

This History of the Rotary Foundation

At the 1917 convention, outgoing RI President Arch C. Klumph proposed to set up an endowment “for the purpose of doing good in the world.” In 1928, it was renamed The Rotary Foundation, and it became a distinct entity within Rotary International.

Growth of the Foundation

In 1929, the Foundation made its first gift of $500 to the International Society for Crippled Children. The organization, cre-ated by Rotarian Edgar F. “Daddy” Allen, later grew into Easter Seals.

When Rotary founder Paul Harris died in 1947, contributions began pouring in to Rotary International, and the Paul Harris Memorial Fund was created to build the Foundation.

Evolution of Foundation Programs

1947: The Foundation established its first program, Fellowships for Advance Study, later known as Ambassadorial Scholarships.

1965-66: Three programs were launched: Group Study Exchange, Awards for Technical Training, and Grants for Activities in Keeping with the Objective of The Rotary Foundation, which was later called Matching Grants.

1978: Rotary introduced the Health, Hunger and Humanity (3-H) Grants. The first 3-H Grant funded a project to immunize 6 million Philippine children against polio.

1985: The PolioPlus program was launched to eradicate polio worldwide.

1987-88: The first peace forums were held, leading to Rotary Peace Fellow-ships.

2013: New district, global, and packaged grants enable Rotarians around the world to respond to the world’s greatest needs.

Since the first donation of $26.50 in 1917, the Foundation has received con-tributions totaling more than $1 billion.

May 28, 2014

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An Incredible NID Experience

On February 14, three of us from District 5180—John Stokes from the Roseville Rotary Club and my husband Jim Tracyand I from the South Sacramento Rotary Club--were part of a team headed for India to participate

in a National Day of Immunization (NID). It was an incredible experience, one that none of us will ever forget. Two reflections on that trip follow. The first is a transcript of what I shared with one

of the Indian Rotary Clubs we visited. In it, I tried to capture the impressions India had madeon our team to that point. The second is a summary of the four days that followed, specifically our trip to the slums,

the celebration that kicked off the immunization efforts, and the two immunization days in which we were participants. Barbara Tracy

Five Days In, I Wrote...We’re 22 strong, and for most of us, this was our first trip to India. It is my pleasure to stand before you and share some of our observations. These impressions are fresh, and I’m sure that more will follow as we return home and continue to think about our experience, but here are some of the things we’ve discovered so far.

We’ve enjoyed a little taste of Indian cul-ture. The dancing, the food, the dress—all help us to understand what it is to be Indian. One of our team members, who returned to India for the fourth time for this NID, said she loves to come here. For her it’s the color, the sounds, and the activity—so different from her home.

We visited a lot of sites. We saw palac-es, forts, and monuments built to honor a family member. For many of us, our image of India was simply the Taj Mahal. How exciting it was to see all the other structures and to stand in awe when we realized these magnificent pieces of ar-chitecture, advanced for their day, were built without the aid of modern tools and technology.

But as impressive as the structures were, even more impressive were the warmth, hospitality, and genuineness of you, India’s people. You welcomed us and have made sure to take care of any need we had. I must admit that our first experience on India’s roads left us won-dering if we would make it to our desti-nation, but as time has passed, we have realized that while it may be crowded, it works. Unlike us Americans—and probably our Canadian and Australian team members as well—who daily see angry drivers shouting at each other and honking their horns in anger as they attempt to negotiate our highways, you all get along and actually see honking in a positive light. Your people are energetic and industri-ous. Whether it’s repairing a jeep or staying up all night to make alterations in a garment made for one of our team, it gets done. People are also good at what they do. One of our members had to replace his reading glasses, and when he handed his broken glasses over to the store proprietor, he immedi-ately was able to identify their strength, something our member says would

never have happened at home.We also noticed how respectful you are to each other. In spite of personal, religious or socio-economic differences, you truly treat each other with respect. For me, who spent her working life in education, the respect demonstrated by your youth, both for each other and for their elders, was refreshing and admi-rable. You are also a very caring people. Your colleagues’ work with the Jaipur Foot Factory provides mobility and as a result, self worth, free of charge to those who have lost one or more limbs. As Rotarians, your support of St. Stephen’s Hospital brings new hope and a better life to those afflicted with polio. Shortly, we will be working alongside you in an NID. You don’t really need us. You’ve shown your ability to mobilize people and immunize the young to keep this dreaded disease from crippling those just beginning their lives. As your brothers and sisters in Rotary, we are here to show our support, to feel and understand, and to let you know that

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those of us on the other side of the world celebrate your accomplishment with you.

Even though polio is no longer the pres-ent danger it once was, much work is still to be done to maintain a polio-free India as well as address other needs. As we have looked out the windows of our bus, it has been easy to see those

needs. I want you to know that I am, and again I believe the same is true for oth-ers in our group, committed to continuing to support the work of Rotarians in India. I will start by sharing my experience—both in story and pictures—and encour-age clubs in my district to look at ways we can join together to address some of the issues facing your country. My eyes

have been opened, and now it is my turn to open those of some other Rotarians.

Thank you for your commitment to “Ser-vice Above Self” and for making us feel so welcome. We look forward to the NID ahead, and as we board our planes for home late Monday night, a piece of India will go with us.

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A snake charmer entertains touristson the streets of Delhi.

Manufacturing prosthetic limbsat the Jaipur Foot Factory

On to the NIDThe second half of our trip took place in Delhi where, in addition to our immuni-zation experience, we observed other Rotary projects. We walked the slums of Delhi and were welcomed into a school that Rotary had established. Although the facility was lacking if measured by our standards, the children were happy, learning, and anxious to share. As a former principal, I was especially moved by the school’s “playground” which consisted of an uneven dirt surface, two broken-down slides partially buried in the dirt, trash everywhere, and pigs running all over the area. The school’s playground equipment was non-existent. Talking to one of the lead Rotarians, I learned that the residents were reticent

to pave the area because they wanted the pigs to have a place to roam! She and I were both amazed by the choice of pigs over their own children. Our immunization experience began with a “Flag Off Ceremony.” Rotarians in the Delhi area came together with visiting teams from several countries to celebrate three years of a polio-free India and draw energy from each other for the task ahead. I’m sure that similar celebrations occurred elsewhere in large cities throughout India as many teams prepared to spread out to the rural areas and villages beyond the city boundaries. We couldn’t help being amazed by both the past and current work of the Indian

Rotarians and cooperating organiza-tions. There had not been a new case of polio in the country in three years, and they were determined to keep it that way. A critical piece of that involved the ongoing securing of India’s borders, especially those with Afghanistan and Pakistan since those two countries continue to have new polio cases within their borders. For the current effort, the Rotarians played a major role in orga-nizing 3,000,000 immunization workers within their own country with a goal of vaccinating 172,000,000 children under the age of five over a period of four days! It was clear that they really didn’t

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Continued from page 8need our help, but again and again we were told how much our support was appreciated.

On our first immunization day, we loaded six teams into cars and headed for the village of Nuh (Mewat), Haryana an hour and a half away. This makeup of this village was about 70% Muslim, and while inroads had been made recently, Rotar-ians had had to break through their fear that immunization would either sterilize or kill their children. Each of our teams was sent to an area of the village where we set up stations. Parents and others brought the children to us for immuniza-tion. In a little over three hours, our team immunized 317 children and made sure that the little finger of each child’s left hand became a “purple pinkie,” a clear mark that immunization had occurred.

We returned to the village the next day to go door to door catching those we had missed at the centers the first day. This gave us insight into the stark living conditions of the inhabitants of the vil-lage, most of whom had no electricity or running water. It was easy to see how polio could run rampant in the area with the filth and trash everywhere and ani-mals of all kinds—dogs, goats, Brahma bulls, and water buffalo—freely roaming the streets. In spite of the conditions, the Indian health workers who accompanied us were determined to immunize every eligible child, and homes where immuni-zation was complete were marked and recorded.

On both days, everywhere we went in the village we were accompanied by throngs of children. Many were fasci-

nated by my blonde hair and blue eyes to say nothing of my height. They also were anxious to have their picture taken and eagerly posed for pictures. At times, we had to calm down the boys who became overly excited and pushed the crowd to make sure they were part of the picture. We also noted that some of the girls shied away, quite possibly the result of their Muslim beliefs.

We left India in awe of what Rotary has accomplished. Still, with 90% of the population below the poverty level, there is much to be done. Our Indian broth-ers and sisters in Rotary will continue their work to improve life for those less fortunate, and those of us who were part of this experience will look for ways we can support those efforts.

More Images of India

It’s timefor a break.

Village children tellus we’re “this close.”

John immunizes a child.

←← Welcoming us

to their school

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The Flag Off Ceremony...third from the right isBrad Howard, NID leader and RI Zones 25/26 Director Nominee

← The playground

Barbara gives her “End Polio” pinto a new friend

Sanitation is a huge issue.

Some things never change...even in India!

A new experiencefor most of us

In the village, several generationsin a single family live together

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D i r e c t o r S t e v e S n y d e ri n v i t e s y o u t o a

D i n n e r w i t h Ro t a r y I n t e r n a t i o n a l

P r e s i d e n t Ro n D. B u r t o n

Take this rare opportunity, to hear from the President of

Rotary International in Sacramento. President Ron has chal-

lenged each of us to “ENGAGE ROTARY-CHANGE LIVES.” Three

quarters of the year completed, we will hear his observation,

challenges and successes as a Rotary International President.

Details:

March 30, 2014

Double Tree Hotel Sacramento, Arden

Way & Business 80

5:00 PM Doors Open, 6:00PM Start

$55 per person (table of 10-$550)

Choice for dinner:

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Vegetarian Soufflé (roasted

vegetables in puff pastry)

A special room rate of $89.

Register On Line, individually or tables of 10; use the QR code, Click Here or go to:

Dave Clemens, Registrar Rotary District 5180

(916)784-9104 [email protected]

DoubleTree by Hilton 2001 Point West Way

Sacramento, CA 95825

http://events.constantcontact.com/register/event?

llr=ej5lnihab&oeidk=a07e8koj8v2a3d6c21e

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ROTARY DAY20

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For more information, please contact Megan Hinde 916.376.4621 or [email protected]

Sunday, May 18River Cats vs. Tacoma RainiersAAA Af�liate of the Seattle MarinersGame starts at 1:05 p.m. • Gates open at 12:05 p.m.

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Enjoy these exciting bene�ts!

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Zone 25 Foundation Statistics

Program January 31, 2014 December 31, 2013

Total Contributions 4,972,779(#4 Zone in Rotary world)

4,486,716

Annual Fund 2,658,776 (#6) 2,382,145

Endowment Fund 775,673 (#6) 631,850

PolioPlus 667,005 (#4) 629,395

Other 871,326 (#1) 843,326

Per Capita 89.36 (#5) 80.07

Zone 25 Districts inTop 50 re:

Total Contributions

5020516051105030

1,114,524839,169547,673495,706

January 31,2014 January 31, 2013

Total ContributionsWorldwide

107,864,388 92,810,183

Annual FundWorldwide

57,410,634 54,268,159

PolioPlusWorldwide

19,445,124** 15,247,791

** does not include any contributions from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundationand does include a $5M contribution from RI in July 2013.

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Zone 25 EREY Statistics as at February 20, 2014

District#

members(Goal)

CurrentEREY

%participation

EREYclubs

SustainingMembers

%participation

SMclubs

5020 4908 2055 42 1286 265030 2963 1603 54 1284 435080 2632 922 35 1 444 175100 3660 1176 32 1 875 245110 3703 1763 48 1041 285130 2481 1316 53 804 325150 1801 811 45 735 415160 3477 1374 40 1 1158 335180 1867 1149 62 6 735 395190 2506 1101 44 4 799 32 1