Service Projects - World Community Service

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ProjectLINK is a searchable database that lists Rotary club and district community service projects in need of funding, volunteers, donated goods, and/or partners for a Rotary Foundation Matching Grant, and completed projects that can be used as examples of best practices.   For additional project details, contact programs@rotary.org or the local Rotarian or club listed.

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World Community Service occurs when Rotary Clubs from two or more countries collaborate on a community service project. The WCS committee is committed to helping our district’s clubs establish International club-to-club relationships and humanitarian projects. 

To gain a better understanding of WCS, click here to go to the Rotary International web site to download or view a PowerPoint presentation.

The WCS committee is committed to helping our district’s clubs establish International club-to-club relationships and humanitarian projects. The district committee is here to help the clubs. 

We have surveyed the district for interest in WCS and existing projects. We have a definition of World Community Service projects and examples of WCS projects in the district.

We have studied successful projects and developed a model to aid in project selection. WCS Training is available for clubs or international committees.

We have developed the District Globe Club Award to recognize excellence in International Service. The WCS committee is helping clubs achieve this recognition.

This year (2010-2011) the WCS and Water Management, Health, and Hunger (WMHH) committees are again working together because we have common members, common goals and are better able to cover the district.

Our WCS Goals for this year (2010-2011) include having all 66 clubs in the district become Globe Clubs, to have each club adapt a WMHH project in the community or internationally, and to increase the size and scope of project impact as much as possible.

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COMMITEE PURPOSE

So that clubs in our district address humanitarian needs in all parts of the Rotary world, the District 6780 World Community Service Committee will facilitate, motivate, and educate the clubs on WCS opportunities, in a way that:

• helps the clubs achieve their goals
• makes it possible for clubs to participate every year
• gets people involved in the action
• recognizes both one-time and ongoing projects
• encourages club-to-club projects and balanced relationships
• builds ongoing international relationships that involve several of our clubs
• uses GSE visits, Ambassadorial Scholars and travel grants to establish or validate some projects
• identifies travelers in our clubs and active visionary clubs overseas
• tracks and publicizes projects

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WORLD COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECTS

WORLD COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECTS

A WCS project must:

• Be humanitarian in nature.
• Involve two clubs in different countries
• Be located in the country of one of the two clubs

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TRAINING

WCS Training Opportunities

The WCS Committee has a presentation and training material suitable for a club meeting or international committee meeting, to help a club understand WCS opportunities and select an appropriate project. If your club is interested in this training, contact any WCS Committee member.

Model for Successful Projects

Projects that are completed successfully and grow into a lasting club-to-club relationship usually share these characteristics:

• Traveler -- someone who regularly travels between the two countries.
• Salesman -- someone to keep the project on the club's radar screen.
• Contact -- need a good person on the ground in the project country; doesn't need to be a Rotarian.
• Project leader -- can be in either country and need not be a Rotarian. Carries the vision for the project and keeps things moving forward.
• Project -- a confirmed need that must be sized right for the clubs in terms of complexity and duration.
• Money -- source of funding can be within the club, other clubs or matching grants. It needs to match the project and the clubs.
• Money controls -- checks to be sure the money is well-spent.
• Feedback -- frequent photos, e-mails etc. about the project and the people.
• Balance -- reasonable involvement of partner clubs.

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GLOBE CLUB RECOGNITION

This year, the Water Management, Health and Hunger Committee and the World Community Service Committee have chosen to work together because we have many common objectives and with a larger group we have good meetings and get better coverage of the District.  We have chairs for each committee (Frank Rothermel, WMHH and Mike Brown, WCS), and all the members address WMHH and WCS goals for the clubs in their area.  You can contact any of the people on this list for help.

Committee Members	Phone	E-mail	WMHH	WCS
Frank Rothermel, Chair, Knoxville	865-637-1925	frothermel@denark.com	x
Michael Brown, Chair, North River	423-267-5363	mlbrown@synterprise.com		x
Carol Foster, Fayetteville	931-433-0927	carolrotary@fpunet.com	x
Barbara Blanton, Shelbyville	931-684-3504	barbarablanton@aol.com	x
Ely Driver, North Knoxville	865-687-1076	edriver@comcast.net	x
Doug Nichol, West Knoxville	865-588-7465	dnichol@nicholassociates.com	x
Greg Sandlin, Tullahoma	931-454-4428	gjsandlin@lighttube.net	x
Betty Vickers, Seymour Breakfast	865-453-6958	betty.vickers@gmail.com	x
Bill Zierer, Morristown	423-748-9115	zierer88@aol.com	x
Ken Thoms,  Kingston	865-376-3716	kenthoms@bellsouth.net		x
Ron Appuhn, Maryville	865-357-9571	rappuhn53@yahoo.com		x
Jim Everitt, Crossville	931-707-8852	jgeveritt@gmail.com		x
Mark Kawczynski, Mt. Juliet	615-444-6207	Mark@manousdesign.com		x
Roger Larsen, Tellico Lake	865-458-1776	rlsails@charter.net		x
Mike O'Mara, Cookeville Breakfast	931-526-1700	mikeotn@gmail.com		x
Don Ritzhaupt, Cleveland	423-309-2708	dlritz@charter.net		x
Shirley Fox Rogers, South Campbell County	423-562-0025	sfrogers@bellsouth.net		x
Judith Roney, McMinnville Breakfast	931-668-9202	judithroney@blomand.net		x
Jim Roxlo, North River	423-875-7031	James.W.Roxlo@invista.com		x

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