Foundation Bullet: WHAT IS A ROTARY FOUNDATION GLOBAL GRANT SCHOLARSHIP? Established in 1947, the original Ambassadorial Scholarship program was designed to further international understanding and friendly relations among people of different countries. With the launch of the Rotary Grants model, scholarships are now used to fund study by graduate students whose career goals support an area of focus. The funding is the same as a humanitarian global grant with a minimum scholarship amount of $30,000. Upon returning home, Rotary Scholars share with Rotarians and others their experiences that led to a greater understanding of their host country, and what career they will go into in order to meet the seven areas of focus and spread good will and understanding. 2022 District Grant project: See Terri Bastuk with any ideas for a grant project this year. Total project cost is usually around $3000 ($1500 from District, $1500 from our club). Valentine's Day: our club will be sending Valentine's Day Cards to the approx. 43 residents of the Legacy at Cranberry Landing. This is in addition to cookies and carnations like we did last year. Please see B.J. Cunningham if you would like to help with the cards. Meeting Location: Terri Bastuk & Tom Kosanke are managing this project. They have sent out Requests for Proposals to several potential meeting venues and are having meetings with potential locations. Covid has made this always difficult task much more complicated. Every effort is being taken to find a home for our meetings ASAP but they are realistically looking to have something by March. Strategic Plan: The workshop was held last Saturday and was a very successful effort. 10 members (a good mix of "seasoned" and "new") were led by 3 District facilitators who did an excellent job moving us through the 5 hours of work. Much information and creative ideas have been identified. Areas of focus are: Members, Club Experience, Business & Operations, Service & Social, and Club & Rotary Image. Within each area of focus, several objectives have been identified based on our recent SWOT analysis along with lists of action items to accomplish these objectives. All this information will be consolidated and reviewed with the Club Board. The items will be prioritized and then committees will be formed to work on the highest priority objectives. The workshop identified the club's Vision (how we see our club in 3-5 years): The Rotary Club of Irondequoit is a dynamic service organization made up of compassionate, action-oriented members who reflect the diversity of our community. We facilitate and inspire positive change locally and globally, all while having fun and building lasting relationships. Click HERE for a copy of the workshop summary. Raise A Glass Foundation: Craft Beer Competition is still on for Feb. 12-13. Rotarian volunteers needed - Please see Tom Kosanke if you can volunteer. SPEAKERS NEEDED for upcoming meetings. Remember, since we are on Zoom, the speakers can be from ANYWHERE so please be creative. Send any ideas to Kim Miranda. |