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The district Rotary Foundation Director is responsible for assisting the governor in educating, motivating and inspiring Rotarians to participate in Foundation programs and fundraising activities; liaising between The Rotary Foundation (TRF) and Rotarians in the district; and allocating and distributing District Designated Funds (DDF).

District Director
PDG Harry DUREY (Joyce)
Rotary Club of Armidale AM

PO Box 1317 Armidale 2350
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The District Youth Service Committees are as follows:
ALUMNI
ANNUAL GIVING AND PERMANENT FUND
ASSISTANT REGIONAL ROTARY FOUNDATION CHAIRMAN
CENTURION MEMBERSHIP
EVERY ROTARIAN EVERY YEAR
GROUP STUDY EXCHANGE (GSE)
POLIOPLUS
ROTARY FOUNDATION COMMITTEE
ROTARY WORLD PEACE FELLOWSHIPS
SCHOLARSHIPS
 

ROTARY FOUNDATION COMMITTEE

The committee is responsible for the promotion of The Rotary Foundation (TRF), its awards and programs, the dissemination of relevant information of TRF and its programs, and the promotion of TRF as a worthy recipient of funds from Rotarians, Rotary clubs and others through Paul Harris Fellow Recognition and sustaining memberships, planned giving, benefactors, etc. It is also responsible for liaison between TRF and Rotarians in the district.

PDG Harry DUREY (Chairman)
DG Neville PARSONS
PDG Neil ADAMSON
PDG Jane BRADFORD

 
Armidale AM
Wauchope
Armidale
Tamworth First Light
   

ALUMNI

This sub-committee maintains an accurate and updated district database or directory of alumni; fosters alumni involvement at club and district level; conducts reunions
PDG Ken HALL (Chairman) Tamworth
   

ANNUAL GIVING AND PERMANENT FUND

This sub-committee plans and promotes regular contributions to the Rotary Foundation's annual programs fund and promotes support for the permanent fund. Gifts to the Annual Programs fund count toward Paul Harris Fellow Recognitions, Multiple Paul Harris Fellow Recognitions and Rotary Foundation Sustaining Member Recognition, Benefactor contribution, Bequest Society members and major gifts of property, cash or investments fund the Permanent Fund.
 

Chairman

PDG John BARWICK 

Tamworth West

Zone 1
Coffs Coast

Peter FARQUHAR

Coffs Harbour South

Zone 2
Nambucca-Macleay

Diana GAMMON

South West Rocks

Zone 3
Port-Hastings

David MAYNE

Port Macquarie

Zone 4
Manning-Great Lakes

Brian BEESLEY

Gloucester

Zone 5
Northern Tablelands

Joyce DUREY

Armidale North

Zone 6
Tamworth Regional

Phillip CROSSING

Tamworth on Peel

 

Zone 7
Liverpool Plains

Colin ROSEWELL

Gunnedah West

Zone 8
Moree-Gwydir

Bill GOWLETT

Inverell East

Zone 9
Namoi

Tony ZUMBO

Coonamble

   

CENTURION MEMBERSHIP

A Centurion member contributes $A100 to the Foundation annually, receives a certificate of recognition and a distinctive lapel pin. The contribution can be used for a Paul Harris Fellow recognition, the recipient determined by the centurion.

Darrel MOORE (Chairman)
 
 Port Macquarie West
   

EVERY ROTARIAN EVERY YEAR

The overall aim is to raise club figures equalling US$100 per member for the district per year through fundraising or donations by Rotarians.
DGE Neville PARSONS (Chairman)  Wauchope
   

GROUP STUDY EXCHANGE (GSE)

The committee seeks a Rotary leader and suitably qualified applicants from young professional and business non-Rotarians to participate in an international, educational, vocational and cultural exchange. The committee selects and trains district teams to participate in the program, as well as organising an interesting, educational and enjoyable itinerary for the incoming exchange team.
 

Chairman

Alan ST CLAIR  

Guyra

 

Neville PARSOND DG

Wauchope

 

Jo WILKINS DGE

Coonabarabran

 

Aznive BEESLEY

Gloucester

 

Robin ARCHER

Inverell

 

Jodie SHELLEY

South West Rocks

 

Steve WIDDERS

Armidale AM

 

Adam SHERWELL

Coffs Harbour

     
   

POLIOPLUS

This sub-committee promotes continued support for Rotary's international program to eradicate polio and other diseases.
PDG Jane BRADFORD (Chairman)   Tamworth First Light
   

ROTARY WORLD PEACE FELLOWSHIPS

This sub-committee promotes participation in international studies, peace studies and conflict resolution
Maurice STACK (Chairman)
 
Taree on Manning
   

SCHOLARSHIPS

This sub-committee is responsible for promoting club and district participation in the ambassadorial scholarship, Rotary grants for university teachers, and Rotary centres for international studies in peace and conflict resolution programs. The sub-committee focuses on four basic elements of each program: promotion and selection, orientation, hosting scholars, and alumni outreach.
Allan FRANCIS (Chairman)   Armidale Central
 

ASSISTANT REGIONAL ROTARY FOUNDATION CHAIRMAN

As Assistant Regional Rotary Foundation Chairman for Districts 9640,9650, and 9670 PDG, Rick Bowen-Thomas is responsible for reporting to and assisting the Regional Rotary Foundation Chairman, PDG Peter McKerracher from Western Australia as a link between the Rotary Foundation and the respective District leaders regarding all aspects of the Rotary Foundation and supporting their efforts in educating, motivating, training, and promoting stewardship, running regional seminars, and being a Regional level Foundation resource for all Rotary Foundation programs.         
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