Volunteers Needed for Saturday's RFH Work Party!

The Rotary Foundation has made changes to Rotary’s areas of focus, which took effect 1 July. They have kept the existing six areas but adjusted three names (marked with asterisks) to better reflect the types of projects that Rotary members are carrying out. The areas of focus are now:

Peacebuilding and conflict prevention*
Disease prevention and treatment
Water, sanitation, and hygiene*
Maternal and child health
Basic education and literacy
Community economic development*

Some of the goals of the areas have changed, and we’ve included activities that relate to the environment for most areas.

The Rotary Foundation strives to process grants efficiently and ensure the quality of grant-funded projects. All grant requests must comply with the policy statement related to their intended area of focus. Project planning is the responsibility of the host club or district.

Steve Crane, who passed away last month, tirelessly and successfully led our district’s PolioPlus fundraising efforts as PolioPlus Chair years - Steve will be dearly missed. I am honored to announce that Past District Governor Ezra Teshome has wholeheartedly agreed to be our new District 5030 PolioPlus Chair. Ezra has been deeply committed to the effort to fight polio and since 1996 has been leading groups of Rotarians to Ethiopia to deliver polio vaccine drops. Please join me in welcoming and supporting Ezra as our PolioPlus Chair. Ezra will be focusing on building out a PolioPlus team to help with our district efforts to raise funds for The Rotary Foundation’s Polio Plus Fund. Please contact Ezra or myself if you are interested in volunteering.

The Puget Sound Rotary Network
Connecting Rotarians Together

www.pugetsoundrotarynetwork.org

Special showing on July 24, 2019 at 6:15pm - 8:30pm,
Women's University Club, 1105 6th Avenue, Seattle

Link for information and tickets:https://www.eventbrite.com/e/secret-life-of-muslims-screening-panel-discussion-tickets-62241719659?aff=ebdssbea

2019-20 District Grant Project Proposals are Due September 15, 2019

Project proposals for matching district grants are due no later than September 15, 2019. Information on the district grant program, club qualifications, the project proposal application, and supporting materials can all be found at https://5030grants.com/. The district matching grant program is a great way to increase the return of your club’s project and is made possible through your donations to The Rotary Fund’s Annual Fund-SHARE!

The deadline for District Grant applications is September 15, 2019.

Thanks to Jeff Brennan, District Rotary Foundation Committee Chair, all District Grant information is now accessible at www.5030grants.com.

It includes information and downloads for grants. Please take a look at it.

It includes information on:

• District Grants
• AG Express
• Rotaract Grants

Jeff will be adding global grant information to it shortly.