Rotary Club of Austin 2015-2016 We are a fellowship of business and community leaders positively changing the lives of our members, the Austin community and the world. Annual Impact Report 2016. Annual Report Committee. Austin, Texas, US.
MEMBERSHIP 30 New Members Engaged 123 Members 4 Recruitment Events
MILESTONES Major Update to Club By-Laws 3% Increase in Meeting Participation Doubled Number of New Members Recruited Over Previous Year The Rotary Foundation Fundraising Reached $1,000,000
CLUB PROGRAMS 48 Excellent Programs 97 Members Attended on Average 12 Thirsty Thursdays 24 Breakfast Cluster Events 8 Fall Clusters with 88 Members 7 Spring Clusters with 65 Members
Annual Ask $39,725 $3,175 $37,055 TRF Polio Plus ARCF Projects 2015-16 Total $159,120 ARCF Corpus $79,165
Projects: Stop Hunger Now $3,000 1 DAY + over 50 VOLUNTEERS = 11,000 Meals
Projects: Early Act First Knight Who Was Impacted and Engaged: $8,943 850 Students 103 Graduating 5 th Graders 135 Teachers and Faculty Over 400 Parents/Families from Dawson and Pecan Springs Elementary Schools 12 Rotary Committee Members 5 Partner Rotary Clubs 205 Rotary Members Impacted Community Exposure for Rotary
Fulmore Middle School Interact Club Projects: Partners in Education $3,000 19 Middle School Students 2 Faculty 16 Club Members Completed 1 local and 1 international project
Fulmore Library Project Projects: Partners in Education (continued) 50 Books signed by speakers and donated to school library Mentors for Fulmore $3,000 6 Rotary Member Mentors for Students
Projects: Operation Vacation Ft. Hood Military Families: 12 Lifetime Number Served: 137 $1,800 Program active for over 10 years Community partner in-kind donations: $15,000-$20,000 Community Partners Austin Hotel Lodging Association Greater Austin Restaurant Association County Line Restaurants Austin Convention & Visitors Bureau SuperShuttle / ExecuCar Killeen Rotary Toyota Killeen
Projects: Camp Enterprise $22,000 Taught 86 High School Students how to start a business Engaged 30+ Rotarians in educating youth Fostered successful graduates who create companies and jobs for our economy
STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS $50,750 27 Volunteers 14 Scholarships to High School Seniors 1 Masters Program Scholarship Total Awarded: $50,750
Projects: Helping Hand Home $6,300 Splash Day Event Holiday Party and Gifts Cluster Lunch Meeting Engaged 38 Members Purchased Flatscreen TVs for the Home
Projects: Iraqi Children s Fund $5,000 Assisted 40 orphans in Iraq by funding The Iraqi Children s Fund Orphan Psychology Project Engaged 18 members of the club
Projects: Pints for Polio $16,815 Held event to raise awareness and funds for the Polio Plus program. Engaged 30 members. Started a district-wide event. Raised over $3,000 more than previous year with a total of $16,815.
Projects: Literacy 35000 30000 $6,600 Books Distributed: 30,000 School Children Book Giveaway: 2,400 Members Engaged: 50 Partner Club Members: 30 25000 20000 15000 10000 Literacy Teacher Support (Pecan Springs/Dawson) Literacy Partner with BookSpring 5000 0 Distributed
GLOBAL SERVICE $11,000 Assisting Pediatric Emergency University Hospital José E. González in Monterrey, Mexico Provided ultrasound equipment Increases the rate of success in 57% and diminishes the complications in 71% of cases
Global Service Global Grants & Countries Served 100 Malaria nets in South Sudan Emergency medical interventions for children in Mexico Medical buses in Brazil Psychosocial intervention for 40 orphans in Iraq WASH project in Kenya with the Cosmopolitan Club
Global Service Group Youth Exchange Collaboration with Rotary Club of Melville (Perth) Australia 5 Students Sent to Australia 6 Students Received to Austin/Georgetown (Funded by Students Participating)
Global Service Peace Fellowships 7 Renowned Universities Masters Degree Opportunity Professional Certificate Opportunity Funded by The Rotary Foundation and supported by TRF contributions. Map provided by https://www.rotarianactiongroupforpeace.org/