

I hope you all enjoyed a wonderful 105th birthday on 23 February!
I also hope you've seen the TV ads that are currently running in our District. These are supported by a Public Relations grant from Rotary International.
I applaud the efforts of all the Clubs in the District who have already raised funds and made contributions to the Polio Eradication program.
I encourage you all to keep working to raise funds and supporting this incredibly important program.
Plan now for something in your Club AND in your community to raise awareness of our efforts to eradicate polio and to raise funds from the community to achieve the goal.
But a reminder - don't forget the need to raise and contribute funds to the Annual Programs of the Rotary Foundation so that we are able to support the ongoing programs of the Rotary Foundation. Doing so, will also make available funds for Clubs in our District to seek matching grants from the Rotary Foundation and to have available funds from the Rotary Foundation to use in our District, too.
Tax deductible gifts now available through the Australian Rotary Foundation to support humanitarian efforts in Haiti.
Rotary is supporting humanitarian efforts in Haiti.
The Rotary International theme for 2010-11 was announced today in San Diego, California.
Building Communities - Bridging Continents.
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation challenge of raising US $200million over 3 years is a challenge that we must accept. The world wide eradication of polio is sooo close! By July 2009, we have already raised US$92million. We need to keep up our efforts to ensure we raise the money needed to finally eradicate polio.