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<h1><b><font size=6 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:24.0pt'><a
href="http://www.rotary.org/_layouts/feed.aspx?xsl=1&web=/en/MediaAndNews/News&page=e4cfd42d-f1d7-4e9f-ac1d-b9e50416a7f5&wp=88776806-9401-40fc-be89-9b8d84452d32"
title="News about Rotary, a global network of business and professional leaders who volunteer their time and talents to serve their communities and the world.">Rotary
International</a> <o:p></o:p></span></font></b></h1>
<h2><b><font size=5 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:18.0pt'>Weekly
Update <o:p></o:p></span></font></b></h2>
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<h3><b><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:13.5pt'><a
href="http://www.rotary.org/en/MediaAndNews/News/Pages/071106_news_UNday.aspx"
title="Rotary, UN celebrate common goals">Rotary, UN celebrate common goals</a>
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<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Held
annually, Rotary-UN day celebrated the organizations’ 62-year
partnership.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<h3><b><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:13.5pt'><a
href="http://www.rotary.org/en/MediaAndNews/News/Pages/071101_news_interact.aspx"
title="Find out how youth around the globe celebrate World Interact Week">Find
out how youth around the globe celebrate World Interact Week</a> <o:p></o:p></span></font></b></h3>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Interact
is a Rotary-sponsored service club for young people ages 14 to 18.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<h3><b><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:13.5pt'><a
href="http://www.rotary.org/en/MediaAndNews/News/Pages/071105_news_futurevision1.aspx"
title="Trustees, Board approve future vision models">Trustees, Board approve
future vision models</a> <o:p></o:p></span></font></b></h3>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>At
their October/November meetings, The Rotary Foundation Trustees and the RI
Board approved the grant structure and strategic cooperative relationships
models and a preliminary distributable funds model, all of which form the
core of the Foundation’s Future Vision Plan.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<h3><b><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:13.5pt'><a
href="http://www.rotary.org/en/MediaAndNews/News/Pages/071106_news_futurevision2.aspx"
title="New grant structure offers flexibility and strategic focus">New grant
structure offers flexibility and strategic focus</a> <o:p></o:p></span></font></b></h3>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Under
the new grant structure model for The Rotary Foundation, all grants will fall
into one of two categories and consolidate educational and humanitarian
programs.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<h3><b><font size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:13.5pt'><a
href="http://www.rotary.org/en/MediaAndNews/News/Pages/071107_news_futurevision3.aspx"
title="Strategic cooperative relationships will enhance service efforts">Strategic
cooperative relationships will enhance service efforts</a> <o:p></o:p></span></font></b></h3>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>A key
feature of The Rotary Foundation’s Future Vision Plan involves forming
strategic cooperative relationships (SCR) with organizations that can help
the Foundation accomplish its mission and the goals of each area of focus.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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href="http://www.rotary.org/en/MediaAndNews/News/Pages/071108_news_futurevision4.aspx"
title="New funding model simplifies process for clubs and districts">New
funding model simplifies process for clubs and districts</a> <o:p></o:p></span></font></b></h3>
<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>In
response to the new Rotary Foundation grant structure, the Future Vision
Committee recommended a preliminary distributable funds model that was
approved by the Foundation Trustees and then reviewed by the RI Board during
the October/November meetings of both boards.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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