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By Letizia Cardinale

The mission of The Rotary Foundation is to enable Rotarians to advance world understanding, goodwill, and peace through the improvement of health, the support of education, and the alleviation of poverty.

In anticipation of The Rotary Foundation's 100-year anniversary in 2017, the Trustees of TRF set out to develop a triennal plan to move the Foundation toward its second century of service.

100 Rotarian Districts from around the world will participate in the pilot project of Future Vision from 1 July 2010. During this pilot period, these Districts have a unique opportunity to help guide the implementation of the Future Vision Plan of The Rotary Foundation.

Based on input from various stakeholders including Rotary senior leaders and grassroots Rotarians, the Foundation Trustees developed the Future Vision Plan, which is designed to:

  • Focus service efforts on the mission of the Foundation for greater impact and sustainability
  • Improve Rotary's credibility and leadership role in the world of philanthropy, service, and peace
  • Offer program options to help clubs and districts achieve both global and local goals
  • Increase the sense of ownership at the district and club levels by transferring more decisions to the districts
  • Simplify Foundation programs and processes consistent with the mission
  • Enhance Rotary's public image through relevant, high-impact humanitarian projects and partnerships with prominent nongovernmental organizations and corporations

Priorities of the Rotary Foundation, among all the programs of Rotary International, remains the Polio Plus program, which will go on until polio is completely eradicated from our planet.

Five million children who would remain paralyzed by polio are now able to walk and more than 1.5 million lives were saved thanks to the Rotary Foundation.

Letizia Cardinale
Club TRF Committe Chair
RC Firenze Est - D 2070 (Future Vision Pilot District)
Posted by Letizia Cardinale

For link to more detail click Pilot Overview
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