DISTRICT GOVERNOR’S REPORT (2008-09)

CLUB ADMINISTRATION
DISTRICT’s GOAL for clubs: conduct activities to strengthen effective operation of the club.

• Implementation of club leadership plan:
• 61 out of 66 clubs ‘adopted’ CLP with modifications allowed
• Dist’s emphasis on membership and TRF
• 34 clubs applied for presidential citations
• 42 clubs vied for district awards

MEMBERSHIP DEVELOPMENT
DISTRICT’S GOAL: develop and implement comprehensive plan to recruit and retain members.

• Four successful membership development seminars
• Started with 1696 members in 65 clubs
• Nett gain of about 100 members
• ‘weak’ clubs appointed membership chair(one club with 9 members achieved 55.5% growth)
• One new club was chartered –RC of Sentosa Singapore

ROTARY FOUNDATION
DISTRICT’S GOAL: support TRF through both financial contributions and program participation

• 24 major donors
• Total TRF contributions as at April 30, 2009: USD290,000
• Annual giving: USD163,000
• Restricted fund: USD98,000
• Permanent fund: USD29,000
• APF per capita: USD95.00
• Two PHF clubs : RC Bandar Seri Begawan, RC Jurong Town
• EREY clubs : RC Pandan Valley, RC Marina City, RC Kuching Jaya
• GSE team to and from Denmark
• Matching grants stopped(DDF balance brought forward : USD40,000)
• Donations to polio plus:
• DDF : USD12,000
• Total to date: USD47,262(ranked number two in zone 6b)

PUBLIC RELATIONS
DISTRICT’S GOAL: develop and implement plan to provide information to public about Rotary and to promote club’s service projects

• Most of the Malaysian Clubs received fantastic media coverage for their projects/activities
• Singapore and foreign media gave excellent coverage of the intercity meet in Singapore with President DK Lee and MM Lee Kuan Yew.
• Clubs are setting up websites and blogs
• E-newsletters are coming up

PRESIDENTIAL CITATION SUBMISSIONS:

• 34 ROTARY CLUBS
• 12 ROTARACT CLUBS
• 12 INTERACT CLUBS

SOME MEMORABLE EVENTS:

• PETS/dist assembly in Kota Kinabalu with a record 400+ attendance;
• First time district conference in Brunei at the 7-star Empire Hotel
• Intercity meet in Singapore, attended by RI President DK Lee and MM Lee Kuan Yew, who received Rotary’s highest award of honor (600+ attendance)

District Awards (2008-2009)

BEST COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECT AWARD IN:

WATER : ROTARY CLUB OF KOTA KINABALU

HEALTH: ROTARY CLUB OF KUCHING

LITERACY: ROTARY CLUB OF KOTA KINABALU

BEST VOCATIONAL SERVICE PROJECT AWARD:

ROTARY CLUB OF LIKAS BAY

BEST INTERNATIONAL SERVICE PROJECT AWARD:

ROTARY CLUB OF SINGAPORE

BEST ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECT AWARD:

ROTARY CLUB OF SIBU

BEST FAMILY OF ROTARY PROGRAM AWARD:

ROTARY CLUB OF KUCHING CENTRAL

BEST INTERACT CLUB PROJECT AWARD:

INTERACT CLUB OF ITE COLLEGE EAST (sponsored by the Rotary e-Club of 3310)

BEST ROTARACT CLUB PROJECT AWARD:

ROTARACT CLUB OF SINGAPORE WEST(sponsored by Rotary Club of Singapore West)

BEST ROTARY SPORTS & RECREATION PROGRAM AWARD:

ROTARY CLUB OF KUCHING

BEST INTERNATIONAL SERVICE PROJECT AWARD:

ROTARY CLUB OF SINGAPORE

BEST PUBLIC RELATIONS EFFORT AWARD:

ROTARY CLUB OF BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN

BEST AVOIDABLE BLINDNESS PROJECT AWARD:

ROTARY CLUB OF KUCHING CENTRAL

BEST CLUB BULLETIN AWARD:

ROTARY CLUB OF SINGAPORE

BEST ‘GUIDE TO DAILY LIVING’ PROMOTION AWARD:

ROTARY CLUB OF SINGAPORE

BEST JOINT CLUB SERVICE PROJECT AWARD:

ROTARY CLUB OF SUNTEC CITY

AND ROTARY e-CLUB OF 3310

BEST MEMBERSHIP GROWTH AWARDS:

CATEGORY ‘A’( 50 + MEMBERS): ROTARY CLUB OF SINGAPORE

CATEGORY ‘B’(25 – 49 MEMBERS):

ROTARY CLUB OF MARINA CITY

CATEGORY ‘C’(LESS THAN 25 MEMBERS):

ROTARY CLUB OF PENAMPANG