2010 Rotary International Convention, Montreal, Canada Sophie Penney State College Sunrise Rotary July 14, 2010
May 17, 2015
2010 Rotary International
Convention, Montreal, CanadaConvention, Montreal, Canada
Sophie Penney
State College Sunrise Rotary
July 14, 2010
Convention Highlights
• Plenary Sessions
• Bruce Aylward, WHO, Polio Eradication
• Breakouts/President-Elect Sessions
• Women in Rotary Focus Group• Women in Rotary Focus Group
• House of Friendship
• 18,000 attendees from around the world
Plenary Sessions
• Opening session
– Welcome
– Flag ceremony
– Introduction of Rotary leadership– Introduction of Rotary leadership
• Monday session
– Jo Luck, CEO Heifer International
– Bruce Aylward, WHO
– Queen Noor of Jordan
Bruce Aylward
Director Polio Eradication Initiative
WHO
Bruce Aylward
Director Global Polio Eradication Initiative, WHO
Polio Plus
• 2004 Polio on the rise - 92 health ministers meet in Geneva, empower WHO to finish job of eradication.
• Three types of polio, one fully eradicated. Exceptionally quick lab work led to vaccine to prevent other two forms.forms.
• Cost of program 24 cents per child.
• For 10 cents more each child also immunized against measles and other diseases.
• Eradication “the great equalizer” -- true social justice because you must reach every child despite conditions in countries.
Consequence of Failing to Eradicate Polio( for those under the age of 40 – this is an iron/artificial lung)
1 million more children will be infected
President-Elect Session I
• Rotary goals 2010-2011
– Rotary history – Easter Seals given birth by Rotary,
eradicating polio idea of Rotary club from the
Philippines, shelter boxes and more – all ideas of Philippines, shelter boxes and more – all ideas of
Rotarians.
– Support clubs
– Enhance awareness of Rotary
– Reverse decline in membership
– Added youth as a fifth area of service
President-Elect Session II
• Foundation Update
– Polio #1 priority – collaborative project with WHO, Unicef, UN, CDC and others.
– U.S. government largest funding source; others include Gates Foundation and Rotarians.include Gates Foundation and Rotarians.
– Revising mission and focus to pursue more collaborative projects. Piloting water project with USAID in Philippines, Ghana and Dominican Republic.
– Giving more control to districts to distribute $
– 25% of Rotarians are donors, goal increase percent participation – EREY.
Women in Rotary Focus Group
• Nine participants from Philippines, Russia, British Columbia, Barbados, Quebec/Maine, and U.S.
• Rotary experience differs from country to • Rotary experience differs from country to country.
• Reasons for joining vary, but almost all continue to participate because of international service focus.
• Challenges to retaining women.
House of Friendship
• Club service projectsClubs addressing: infant brain development, malaria, sight
loss, palliative care for indigent in India, Polio, Post-Polio
Syndrome, diabetes, water, and much, much more. http://www.rotary.org/en/MediaAndNews/News/Pages/conv10june22_projects.aspx
• Rotary Global Networking – Fellowship Groups• Rotary Global Networking – Fellowship GroupsFlying, music, travel, golf, Internet users (social and
information sharing), wine appreciation, fitness, etc.http://www.rotary.org/en/ServiceAndFellowship/Fellowship/GlobalNetworkingGroups/Pages/ridefault.aspx
• Rotary International Resources/Foundation
• Met Rotarians from India, Africa, England, Canada, Poland, U.S., and even State College.
Speaking of Friendship
State College Rotarians
Sophie Penney and Lefty McIntyre
Rotary International Convention 2010
Take aways
• Like other service groups Rotary facing membership challenge
• Rotary reviewing direction and programs.
• Rotary focus -- clubs and members.• Rotary focus -- clubs and members.
• We are part of something much bigger than ourselves --1.2 million Rotarians Doing Good
in the World
• Yet projects and programs start with Rotarians like you, and you and you. . .
Last but not least
• Rotary 2011 Convention
– New Orleans
– May 21-25, 2011
– Registration fee $300 prior to December 15, 2010 – Registration fee $300 prior to December 15, 2010
(then $340 until March 31, 2011 then $380)
– Members can make conference and hotel
reservations now
– If you go be sure to sign up for home host event– Conventionhttp://rotary.org/en/Members/Events/Convention/Pages/ridefault.aspx?housead
See you in the Big Easy!