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2014 District 5580 Conference Summary ( brief notes on content presented ) . Fargo, May 8-10, Fargo Holiday Inn 8 attendees from DL Noon Club 8-10 attendees from DL breakfast Club Members from >30 Clubs in MN, ND, WI, ON Attendees from RI staff, and District Officers
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2014 District 5580 Conference Summary( brief notes on content presented ) • Fargo, May 8-10, Fargo Holiday Inn • 8attendees from DL Noon Club • 8-10 attendees from DL breakfast Club • Members from >30 Clubs in MN, ND, WI, ON • Attendees from RI staff, and District Officers • Keynote Speakers and Special Guests
Activities • Socials, Hospitalities, and Banquet • Break Out Training Sessions • What is rotary and does it work • How do members get the most from their Rotary experience • Youth Exchange presentations; • GSE presentation • Plenary Session – Polio • Silent Auction • Meals and Keynote speakers • Business meeting
Grant Management Seminar(4 hour session) • Types of Grants that are available • What determines eligibility • How Much $ is available • How to apply • Who decides, and When are they awarded • What is required for documentation
Social • Ice Breaker hosted by local 5 FM area clubs • Meet and Greet • Networking & Relationship Development
GSE • GSE Team Finland presented their Experiences and Take-Aways • Last round of GSE officially run through RI * • Individual Clubs may still have a GSE team, but they will not have the resources of the RI staff for administrating • VTT and RYE
Structure of RI (Rotary Loves Acronyms… !) • RI President • Zone Directors / AZD / R Public Image Coord / ARPIC • (5580 is part of Zone 28&29) 4 dist’s/Zone, 2 Zones/Area • District Governors / Asst DG’s / Sec / Treas / DTRF • Individual Clubs • Individual members • RI Bd of Dir’s/Trustees • TRF • Independent Groups • Fellowships and Action Groups • Inter-Country Committees • Friendship Exchanges
TRF • The Rotary Foundation • Grant Funding Opportunities • Scholarships • 5580 TRF grant funded projects in Guatemala, Zimbabwe, Bolivia, etc. • District Grants – 80% are typically used for local community projects • World Community Service Grants – Int’l
Membership • Recruitment is the lifeblood of any organization • 5 generations currently involved in RI • Attracting and retaining younger members may require a change in methods… and activities • Wayne to add….?
Polio • Rid the world of polio by 2016 ? …. • Highest impact ever, for any global health improvement effort • Couple set-backs in Afghanistan, Pakistan, etc • Objective is achievable, but the costs have ↑ • Rotary and Bill Gates partnership
Other “Break-Out” Sessions • Water Projects • 5580 in Bolivia • Grant Project Ideas/Examples • RYLA • KIVA (DL Breakfast Club) • Interact/Rotaract • DECA/Rotary conjoined effort (Duluth) • Zimbabwe Farm Project
Silent Auction $ $ • Items donated from each club in District 5580 • Raised $ xx,000 total • Raised ~$200 from HI pontoon rental (DL Noon) (Thank you to DougA and the HI of DL) • Money to go to World Polio Fund
Annual Business Meeting • Bylaws changes • Voting procedures • Announcement of District Governor Elect (2014-15) and Nominee (2015-16) • Financial report for District Activities • Clayton to add…?
2014International Convention • Sydney Australia, June 1-4 • Participants from District 5580 (several from FM, etc) • Participants from DL - ?? • 2015 in Sao Paulo, Brazil, June 7-10
Duluth in 2015 • “Light Up Rotary” • “Light Up Duluth” • May 6-9, 2015 • Road Trip Bus with the DL Brkfst group?
Questions or Comments ??? Reference 5580 website info for additional details on individual projects and other district events http://portal.clubrunner.ca/50019 www.rotary.org