On Saturday, November 16, 2024, some 75 members from 30 Rotary Clubs in District 7070 spent time in Oshawa, learning about the Rotary Foundation and its grants program. Those who attended the program to the end will count towards their Clubs’ qualification for the 2025-26 Rotary year to take part in District and Global Grant project next year.
Clubs that want to apply for Rotary Foundation District or Global Grants must be qualified. District 7070 is requiring interested Clubs to have at least two of its members take the training, which can be either attending the Oshawa workshop or complete the online training, which will be launched March 1, 2025. In addition, the President and President Elect of a Club must submit a signed copy of the MOU – Memorandum of Understanding – to the District......
This was our agenda:
- Action & Partnership Committee Richard Mewhinney
- CADRE Carolyn Johnson/Bob Wallace
- Local TBC
- International TBC
At the workshop, there were presentations about the Rotary Foundation, its SHARE program as well as information on the EndPolio campaign and new initiatives to increase donations to the Foundation from Rotarians and Rotary Clubs in our District. There were also presentations of Global and District grant projects.
The qualification, which is required by the Rotary Foundation, is valid for one Rotary year. Clubs that want to be Host or International Partners in Global Grant projects as well as Clubs leading a District Grant project must be qualified. Clubs that only want to support projects are not required to be qualified; however, the qualification process is an excellent way for Rotarians and Clubs to learn more about the Rotary Foundation.
Please, note that what is mentioned here about Rotarians and Rotary Clubs, also is valid for Rotaractors and Rotaract Clubs. They can also participate in the grants project, but must meet exactly the same requirements that apply to Rotarians and Rotary Clubs.
For questions and further information, please contact Lars Henriksson at pdglars.henriksson@gmail.com .
District Grant Cheque Presentation
Ten Rotary Clubs received District Grant Cheques at the Rotary Foundation Qualification workshop in Oshawa on November 16 for projects they are leading this Rotary year.
Cobourg received a cheque for planting 500 trees in the Northumberland area. Other Clubs supporting the project are Port Hope, Northumberland Sunrise, Colborne, Brighton and Cambellford.
North Scarborough received a cheque for their Warm Hands project, providing clothing for children new to their community.
Oshawa Parkwood in cooperation with Oshawa, Ajax, Bowmanville, Whitby and Whitby Sunrise received a cheque for their Kids Against Hunger project
Scarborough received a cheque for a project in Egypt, empowering women. The project is supported by Newmarket, Woodbridge, Toronto Eglinton, Belleville, Toronto, Toronto East and Toronto West.
Scarborough Passport got two cheques. One for the Paul Harris Scholarship to high school students in their area. The other for Brush-A-Mania, which is supported by Agincourt, Richmond Hill and Toronto East. In addition, the project has support from the Dental Society.
Toronto Danforth received three cheques for small projects in their neighbourhood of Toronto.
Toronto West received a cheque for a project providing water towers to a health care centre in Cambodia. The project is supported by Whitby Sunrise, Toronto, Whitby and Toronto Eglinton.
Uxbridge received two cheques. One for Zomba Health Centre in Malawi, which is supported by Belleville Whitby, Toronto and Whitby Sunrise. The other cheque was for the Rotary Club of Uxbridge Mini-Forest. This project is supported by Whitby, Toronto, Whitby Sunrise, Toronto Eglinton, Woodbridge, Richmond Hill, York and Etobicoke. In addition, the Lake Simcoe Region is supporting the initiative.
Finally, Whitby Sunrise received two chequs. One for a water sanitation and girls’ hygiene kits in Dominion Republic, sponsored by Toronto Leaside, Whitby, Bowmanville, Toronto, North Scarborough, Stirling, Uxbridge, Ajax, Campbellford, Newmarket, and Cobourg The other for a permanent water supply project in Laos, supported by Whitby, Bowmanville, Toronto, Oshawa, and Etobicoke.
No one from Trenton attended the workshop, so their cheque for their scholarship project in Kenya will be presented to the Club at another event. The project is supported by Belleville, Brighton and Whitby.
In addition, Oshawa is finalizing the arrangements for a project for a child development and resource centre in Jamiaca. The District is also working with the Rotary Club of Uhzgorod in western Ukraine on a project to provide dental care for children from other parts of the country (internally displaced children).
To summarize, there are twelve Clubs that are leading District Grants projects this Rotary year. Another 20+ Clubs are supporting one or more of these projects. In total, USD66,000 or CAD90,000 of DDF (District Designated Funds) are set aside for District Grants in the 2024-25 Rotary year..
