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Pakistan Scoring Great Gains Despite Challenges “Pakistan this year has perhaps the best chance ever to achieve success, because tremendous new efforts are being undertaken, led by the government, in implementing a national polio emergency action plan that mobilized all government and civil society resources,” says Robert S. Scott, chair of Rotary’s International PolioPlus Committee, about progress in Pakistan. “There is strong

evidence that implementation of the emergency plan is showing results, particularly in key reservoir areas such as Balochistan and Sindh.” In support of Pakistan’s polio eradication efforts, Rotary recently installed two mobile clinics at checkpoints between Karachi and other parts of Sindh. The clinics are staffed 24 hours a day and supervised by WHO. Rotary also provided 45,000 vaccine carriers to the government in April.

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CLUB 2012-13 GOAL 9/22/2012 9/30/2011Alameda $10,450 2,410$ 2,705$ Almaden Valley $9,500 7,368$ 4,500$ Alviso $1,500 -$ 1,450$ Campbell $8,000 -$ 3,100$ Capitola/Aptos $9,400 450$ 3,050$ Castro Valley $12,000 -$ 1,351$ Cupertino $60,000 1,200$ -$ Dublin $16,000 2,400$ 3,100$ East Oakland $3,000 -$ -$ East Palo Alto Bayshore $1,500 200$ -$ Freedom $5,000 1,390$ -$ Fremont $7,009 600$ 3,465$ Fremont Warm Springs SR $5,200 1,000$ 1,200$ FUN $1,000 -$ -$ Gilroy $17,655 3,850$ 3,570$ Gilroy South County $3,600 1,650$ 1,350$ Hayward $7,800 2,725$ 5,200$ Hollister $7,900 -$ -$ Livermore $27,500 7,100$ 15,950$ Livermore Valley $10,000 288$ -$ Los Altos $21,875 1,907$ 1,233$ Los Altos Sunset $1,700 80$ -$ Los Gatos $17,000 -$ 970$ Los Gatos Morning $15,000 515$ 1,475$ Milpitas $3,500 1,050$ 200$ Mission San Jose $6,448 -$ 158$ Morgan Hill $22,400 2,455$ 8,610$ Moutain View $5,000 3,400$ 3,150$ Newark $4,100 -$ -$ Niles Fremont $21,400 1,050$ 7,700$ Oakland $31,000 (735)$ 150$ Oakland Sunrise $4,000 1,555$ 885$ Palo Alto University $20,000 4,350$ 3,000$ Palo Alto $18,000 -$ 3,200$ Piedmont/Montclair $2,370 -$ 1,000$ Pleasanton $6,375 1,000$ 600$ Pleasantron North $5,500 75$ 127$ San Jose $45,000 200$ -$ San Jose East/Evergreen $4,000 1,490$ 800$ San Jose North $11,120 4,030$ 2,400$ San Juan Bautista $3,600 -$ -$ San Leandro $11,000 -$ 2,300$ San Lorenzo Valley $1,800 -$ -$ Santa Clara $10,000 500$ 200$ Santa Cruz $15,600 -$ 1,200$ Santa Cruz Sunrise $20,000 110$ 8,570$ Saratoga $25,000 9,679$ 11,950$ Scotts Valley $10,000 1,100$ 6,320$ STAR $850 200$ -$ Sunnyvale $16,450 10,180$ 14,543$ Sunnyvale Sunrise $3,600 -$ -$ Tri-Valley $1,800 -$ -$ Watsonville $14,000 -$ -$

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1st Quarter (Almost) TRF Report

We’re still a few days from the end of the first quarter of our 2012-13 Rotary Year, but a quick glance at the table on the left demonstrates that many clubs (highlighted) are behind where they were at the end of September, 2011, and that our District is not even at 60% of where we were last year. Realizing that many clubs target their pledge effort to the District Governor’s visit, DG Joe’s schedule extends through December, which is later than in previous years. However, the current results do show how important it is that clubs step up their pledge drives to try to hit their annual goal by the end of Annual Giving Month in November. So, Foundation Chairs and Club Presidents…you know what you have to do…Go Get Those Pledges!

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EVANSTON, Ill., USA (September 13, 2012) As the world observes the United Nations’ annual International Day of Peace on Sept. 21, more than 680 alumni of

Rotary’s Peace Centers program are applying ‘lessons-learned’ in conflict prevention and resolution in key decision-making positions in governments and organizations around the world. Rotary clubs have long embraced the call for peace at the grassroots level by addressing the underlying causes of conflict and violence, such as hunger, poverty, disease and illiteracy. Ten years ago, the international humanitarian organization of volunteer service clubs decided to take a direct approach to world understanding by providing future leaders with the tools they need to “wage peace” on the global stage. "Rotary believes, as I believe, that it is possible to have a world without war,” said Nobel Peace Prize laureate Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu. “By educating future peace-builders and working to ease the conditions that breed violence and conflict, Rotary is demonstrating to the rest of the world that peace is attainable." Since 2002, Rotary clubs, each year sponsor up to 60 scholars who embark on one to two years of study to earn master’s-level degrees in peace and conflict resolution at Rotary Centers for International Studies at leading universities in England, Japan, Australia, Sweden, and the United States.

Uppsala University, Sweden

University of Bradford, UK

University of Queensland, Australia

International Christian University, Japan

Duke University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA Established in 2004, the Rotary Peace Center at Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, Thailand offers a three-month professional development certificate in peace and conflict studies each year for up to 50 mid-level professionals from related fields, such as public health, education, international law, economic development, journalism, and social justice. The organization’s emphasis on world peace and understanding is even more prominent during the term of current Rotary International President Sakuji Tanaka, of Japan, who, during his one-year term, is striving to inspire Rotary club members and community leaders in each region to work for peace in their daily lives.. “As a member of the first generation to grow up in Japan after World War II, I understand the importance of peace and its connection to our well-being,” Tanaka said. “Peace is not something that can only be achieved through agreements, by governments, or through heroic struggles. It is something that we can find and that we can achieve, every day and in many simple ways." “When I talk about peace, I tell people that you must do more than simply ‘care’ about peace -- you have to take action to achieve it,” said Nobel Peace Laureate Jody Williams, who won her prize in 1997 for helping ban antipersonnel landmines. “That’s what I admire about Rotary members: they lead by example, both at the community level and through their support of the Rotary Peace Centers.”

It is extremely important that all gifts to The Rotary Foundation (“TRF”) be handled properly and in accordance with all the policies and guidelines of TRF. This will ensure that not only will each donor receive credit and recognition for his/her gift, but also that by following the regulations of the IRS, the donor’s gift will be tax deductible.. Here are the steps that the Rotary Club TRF Chair must take in order to fully comply with all TRF and IRS regulations, as well as to ensure that the donor receives proper credit from TRF: 1. Inform all donors that their checks are to be made payable to: “The Rotary Foundation”. Caution: The IRS may deny the tax deductibility of a Rotarian’s gift if to TRF if the check is made payable to the Rotarian’s club, because the club is NOT a 501.c.(3) charitable organization. 2. Upon receipt of a check (that day or within 1 day thereafter), complete the Global

Contribution Form (“GCF”). Note that, if Recognition Points are being used in addition to the donor’s cash, additional signatures may be required. 3. Make a copy of the GCF and place it in the Club TRF Chair’s file. 4. Immediately send the GCF and the donor’s check to: The Rotary Foundation 14280 Collections Center Drive Chicago, IL 60693 DO NOT Co-mingle the donor funds with Club funds by depositing it in the Club’s bank account. DO NOT hold the check, especially near the end of December. TRF will send the donor a “tax deduction receipt” that may be valid for the year in which the receipt was received, NOT the year the check was written. 5. After the 10th of each month, download a copy of the Club Recognition Summary (“CRS”) and check to ensure that all monies sent to TRF the previous month have been properly credited. If not, or if you have questions about previous donations, call: TRF Contact Center: toll-free #: 1-866-976-8279 Have readily available your Club Name, Club Number, District 5170 and your specific question(s). 6. Address all other questions/comments on Annual Giving to: Tim Lundell, Annual Giving Chair Phone: 408-292-1717 E-Mail: tlundell@earthlink.net

THE SEPTEMBER TOOL BOX: PROCESSING DONATIONS TO TRF

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