| Message from The South Pacific and Philippines Office |
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As Rotarians we are continually giving. We give our time to make our club an effective organisation, we give our energy to be part of all those things that bring in the funds we need, and we give personally so that others less fortunate than ourselves can have a better life.
Along with personal giving, the contributions received from clubs are the lifeblood of The Rotary Foundation and all the good things you and I do are driven by the money clubs provide. At the current date, there are 313 clubs in Australia who have not given anything to the Foundation’s Annual Fund and a move simply has to be made to reduce, or even eliminate, this number.
I know the number will reduce as we approach the end of June but May is such a good time to take action. The current RI exchange rate is A$1.30 to one US dollar but in June it moves up to A$1.35. That means your June Aussie dollar will bring in 3.7% less US dollars and that’s a big swing.
Giving now gets the money you send working earlier and that can only be a good thing for the world. Send a cheque or transfer by EFT but give some thought to doing so by the end of May.
Bruce
Bruce Allen
Supervisor - Rotary Foundation
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| Incoming Club Officers |
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All clubs are urgently reminded to update your Incoming Club Officers immediately. Please ensure you update the Club President and Club Secretary for 2016-17 as they are essential in being able to update club records in 2016-17; receiving the Club Invoice and being recorded in Official Directory.
Other Officers to be entered also include Club Treasurer, Director – Membership and Director – Rotary Foundation. You may also enter the Club Executive Secretary if you have one.
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| Please update Membership Details |
| Please update your club membership records to reflect new members and those who have resigned or terminated their membership. It is important that we maintain current and up to date records at all times. Please see the How-To Guides on the Resources section of this advisory. |
| Club Email Address |
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In updating Membership details, please also include your club’s email address as another method of contact. For clubs in Australia, this would be very helpful in that acknowledgement for club contributions can now be done via email.
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Exchange Rates:
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June 2016
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USD
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AUD
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1.35
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NZD
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1.46
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PHP
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47.00
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Give the Gift of Rotary
Every year, hundreds of thousands of people — children, families, and entire communities — benefit from projects funded by The Rotary Foundation. When you give to Rotary, you enable local leaders to create sustainable solutions to their community's most pressing needs.
Although Rotary gives back in countless ways, we focus our service efforts in six areas: promoting peace, fighting disease, providing clean water, saving mothers and children, supporting education, and growing local economies.
With your support we can do even more. By making a gift of any size, you can be part of this positive change.
Below are some helpful How-To Guides
Reminders
Please help us generate accurate Club Invoices by updating your membership records within 30 days and ensure all are updated by 1 July.
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