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TRUSTEE CHAIR'S
MONTHLY MESSAGE - OCTOBER, 2011 ________________________________________________________ AN EXCITING MONTH FOR THE FOUNDATION October is a busy month for The Rotary Foundation. While our Trustees meeting is usually held in October, this year, because the 2012 RI Convention is so early in May, it was moved to September. This meant that “Taiwan Day” was also held earlier. On Taiwan Day, we inducted Rotarians from Taiwan into the Arch C. Klumph Society in honor of their contributions of at least US$250,000 to our Foundation. We inducted five generous couples on Taiwan Day in 2009, seven in 2010, and as I write we’ve had eight in 2011. When you consider the population of Taiwan and the number of Rotarians there, this giving is humbling. We now have over 300 Arch C. Klumph Society members, with the highest number in the United States, and now the second highest in Taiwan. A challenge to the rest of us! October is a month with many Rotary institutes, where current, future, and past Rotary leaders come together to discuss what is happening within Rotary. We have a trustee and Foundation staff at each institute. Each October, we also select the next group of our Rotary Peace Fellows – up to 60 for the two-year master’s, and up to 50 for the three-month certificate. The selection process is fascinating and resembles the draft system used by U.S. football teams to select their new players. All the applicants are scored and ranked by experienced Rotarians and the universities. Representatives from the universities come to the meeting with their “wish list” but take turns in choosing their actual scholars. Their choices may be influenced by a desire to have a wide geographical or subject spread, and sometimes they will “trade” choices. The result is that the best candidates become our fellows, and our program remains among the best. Bill Boyd Foundation Trustee Chair Source : www.rotary.org |
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