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As of January 2012, India was declared polio-free for the first time in history, leaving just Pakistan, Nigeria, and Afghanistan with endemic polio. [3] As of June 2011, Rotary has committed more than US $850 million [4] to global polio eradication. Rotary has received $355 million in challenge grants from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation ...
Ambassadorial Scholarships (founded 1947) was a program of the Rotary Foundation.The program ended in 2013 and was replaced by the Rotary Global Grant Scholarship, which expands on the Ambassadorial mission, by now ensuring that every Rotary Scholar advance Rotary's International mission to " promote service to others, promote integrity, and advance world understanding, goodwill, and peace." .
Some of the differences between Global Grant Scholars and the previous Ambassadorial Scholarships are that Global Grant Scholars must pursue full-time overseas, graduate-level study or research for at least one year that aligns with Rotary's seven areas of focus: Environment; Peace and Conflict Prevention; Community and Economic Development ...
The Community Volunteer Fire Company of District 12 out of Fairplay in Washington County is pleased to announce that they were 1 of 25 Washington County charitable organizations to receive a grant ...
Map of the presence of Rotary International. Rotary International is one of the largest service organizations in the world. The self-declared mission of Rotary, as stated on its website, is to "provide service to others, promote integrity, and advance world understanding, goodwill, and peace through [the] fellowship of business, professional, and community leaders". [1]
Kalyan Banerjee was the President of Rotary International, one of the largest humanitarian service organizations in the world, for the year 2011–12.He took office on 1 July 2011 from Ray Klinginsmith. [2]
The Kemptville Rotary Club was chartered in November 1934, and George was named its first secretary. [124] He was unanimously elected president in August 1935, [125] then became treasurer when his tenure as president ended in 1936, [126] and maintained a perfect attendance at the Rotary Club for more than 35 years. [30]
Due to the tax deductions associated with donations, loss of 501(c)(3) status can be highly challenging if not fatal to a charity's continued operation, as many foundations and corporate matching funds do not grant funds to a charity without such status, and individual donors often do not donate to such a charity due to the unavailability of ...