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- Colin Bancroft
Committee members - Colin Eagles, Allen Carr,
Mike Price, Alun P Thomas, Bill Field, James Carter, Don Griffiths,
Lis Owen-Jones.
The role of
Foundation service committee is to raise awareness in the club
of Rotary Foundation, identify and support international projects,
provide counselling and support for visiting Rotary scholars and
identify suitable applicants for Rotary scholarships and Group
Study Exchange schemes.
The Mission
of the Rotary Foundation is to support the efforts of Rotary International
in fulfilment of the Object of Rotary, Rotary’s mission
and the achievement of World understanding and peace through local,
national and international humanitarian, educational and cultural
support programs. The Foundation has become one of the foremost
non-governmental foundations in the world. It is said that every
minute of every day Rotary will touch the lives of millions somewhere
in the world. The Rotary Foundation is one of the world’s
leading charitable foundations and each Rotarian can be justly
proud of its achievements in the past, present and in the future.
AGM
2009/10 report - 27th April 2010 (Chairman Colin Eagles)
Group
Study Exchange - In September 2009, we hosted a GSE team
from District 9500 ( S. Australia ). The four members and their
Rotarian leader were hosted by President Meurig, Lis Owen Jones,
William Williams, Alun Rees and Colin Eagles. Cultural visits
to the Rheidol Power Station and the National Library were organised
and vocational visits were arranged to suit the members vocations.
Our club meeting was rearranged to the evening so that the team
could make their presentation. The visit was a great success and
the committee thanks everybody who made that possible.
Ambassadorial Scholar - Continuing the Australian
theme, in September we were delighted to welcome our 2009-10 Ambassadorial
Scholar, Wendy Swain. Wendy, a recent graduate of the University
of New England, Armidale, sponsored by the Rotary Club of Armidale
Central in District 9650 ( New South Wales, Australia ) arrived
in Aberystwyth to study Library and Information Studies. Wendy's
host counsellor, Rotarian Sonia Dobson, has done an excellent
job helping Wendy adapt to life in Aberystwyth.
It has been a delight to have Wendy in the club and we were pleased
to welcome her mother to our meetings during the month she spent
in Aberystwyth. Wendy has been a true ambassador and she will
have made 12 presentations during her stay in Aberystwyth. Wendy
will have spoken at the Rotary Clubs of Aberaeron, Fishguard &
Goodwick, Knighton, Llandeilo, Llanidloes, Machynlleth, Milford
Haven, Narberth & Whitland and Saundersfoot and the committee
thanks those members who have helped with transport. In addition
Wendy has spoken at our club and the Inner Wheel club and at the
end of her scholarship she will speak to the club about her year
in Aberystwyth. Her presentations have been of a very high standard.
Polio Eradication - This programme was incorporated
into the "Thanks for Life" project which involved the
whole club. The Foundation Committee thank Rotarian Huw Spencer
Lloyd for organising the Window of Opportunity to showcase the
Polio Eradication Campaign and the International Committee for
organising the annual pig roast with the proceeds going towards
the Gates Challenge. The club is committed to raise £1500
annually for 5 years and in March we were able to send our 2008-09
and 2009-10 contributions to RFUK. The money from the Wishing
Well continues to accumulate towards next year's commitment .
Scholarship Grants - Four grants totalling £1100
have been allocated from the £1400 which was available,
as follows,
£200 to Ceridwen Lewis to take part in a VSO project, Global
Exchange in Bangladesh; £300 to Ifan Hywel to visit Patagonia
as a member of an Urdd party ; £300 each to Stewart Gethin
and Christopher Davies of 2nd Borth Scout Group to attend the
World Scout Jamboree in Sweden.
Christmas Cards - The committee thanks Rotarian
Emlyn Watkin for organising the design, printing and sale of christmas
cards with the profit (£114) going to Rotary Foundation.
AGM
2008/9 report - 28th April 2009 (Chairman Godfrey Hill)
Cards
and Calendars - Christmas cards and calendars were purchased
and sold to members with profits going to the Foundation Fund.
Ambassadorial scholar
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The Kazakstani Scholar, Milana Karanayidi ,arrived in April to
do a course in International Law. The duration of her stay is
uncertain.
Scholarship scheme - Applications
were received from eight young persons for grants towards the
costs of overseas projects.Three applicants were approved for
grants
One has gone to Kenya for three months with the Leap organisation
undertaking a variety of humanitarian work.
The second will be climbing Mount Kiliminjaro with a University
team on behalf of Childreach,to provide facilities for schoolchildren
in Tanzania. The third applicant had to withdraw.
Foundation - Rotary Foundation’s proposed
changes to its funding structures (to take effect in 2103) were
considered by the Club. Members voted in favour of our District
taking part in the three-year pilot scheme.
Report
of the Foundation Committee for 2007/2008
Ambassadorial Scholars It was disappointing yet
again this year that no Ambassadorial Scholars came to Aberystwyth.
Christmas cards All Christmas Cards and Calendars
were sold with £1.15 of the cost of each Calendar sold,
going to Rotary Foundation.
Coffee We also sold 48 packs of coffee and a
further 90p per pack went to Rotary Foundation.
Scholarship Scheme We were given a budget of
£1,000 again this year for the Club’s Scholarship
Scheme. Four applications were received of which one did not meet
our criteria. We were pleased that the other three were all from
young people who are going abroad to carry out humanitarian work
which are exactly the type of projects that we are anxious to
support.
The committee donated the following sums:-£300
to Angharad Preston. She will participate in Global
Exchange. She will spend 3 months in Stansted and 3 months
in Indonesia staying with host families and will work towards
bringing benefits to local communities in both countries.
£300 to Jonathan Evershed. He will spend 2 months in Nepal
working for Info Nepal.
During his stay he will be working in one or more of the orphanages
managed by the organisation.
£300 to Francesca Sanders. She will be travelling to Swaziland
for a 2 month’s stay. She will be working as a volunteer
for the Telenti project. Francesca will assist in schools, children’s
homes and non-formal placements.
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