Rotary International News -- 6 January 2012

 
Contributions to the Annual Fund through the Every Rotarian, Every Year (EREY) initiative are the primary source of funding for Foundation programs.
 
From digging water wells for villages in Africa to teaching basic literacy skills to children in Latin America, during any given moment, thousands of Rotarians volunteer their time and expertise. All contributions to the Annual Fund are spent wisely on quality Rotary projects.
Following are the top ten Rotary clubs in per capita giving to the Annual Fund, from 1 July to 30 June 2011:
    The Peak, Hong Kong -- US$4,685 Peoria North , Arizona USA -- $4,043 Yangmei, Taiwan -- $3,991 Yuanlin, Taiwan -- $3,771 San Nicolás de los Garza, Mexico -- $3,187 Senri, Osaka, Japan -- $3,054 Panchiao, Taiwan -- $2,759 San Pedro, Côte d'Ivoire -- $2,404 São Paulo-Butantã, Brazil -- $2,143.12 Gwangju-Youmju, Gwangju, Korea -- $2,015

     

     
    Following are the top Rotary clubs in total Annual Fund giving in each zone for 2010-11:
    • Zone 1: Koshigaya, Japan -- $25,591.82
    • Zone 2: Gifu South, Japan -- $95,150.34
    • Zone 3: Senri, Japan -- $131,317.00
    • Zone 4: Bombay Queen City, India -- $52,515.06
    • Zone 5: Bangalore Midtown, India -- $95,799.99
    • Zone 6: Calcutta New Alipore, India -- $47,088.74
    • Zone 7: Makati, Phillippines -- $91,000.00
    • Zone 8: Caringbah, Australia -- $62,127.87
    • Zone 9: Seoul Joongang, Republic of Korea -- $125,803.48
    • Zone 10: Yuanlin, Taiwan -- $215,000.00
    • Zone 11: Paris, France -- $31,603.74
    • Zone 12: Lecce, Italy -- $39,801.68
    • Zone 13: Pombal, Portugal -- $26,989.13
    • Zone 14: Düsseldorf, Germany -- $33,267.86
    • Zone 15: Karlskrona Aurora, Sweden -- $17,773.44
    • Zone 16: Roskilde, Denmark -- $14,404.74
    • Zone 17: Macclesfield Castle, England -- $18,634.38
    • Zone 18: Winchester, England -- $10,366.29
    • Zone 19: Reutlingen-Tübingen-Nord, Germany -- $13,973.30
    • Zone 20: Port Harcourt, Nigeria -- $74,513.12
    • Zone 21: San Nicolás de los Garza, Mexico -- $156,200.00
    • Zone 22: Santos-José Bonifácio, Brazil -- $90,638.77
    • Zone 23: San Telmo – Constitucion, Argentina -- $31,549.79
    • Zone 24: Anchorage, United States -- $91,544.00
    • Zone 25: Mercer Island, United States -- $95,367.46
    • Zone 26: Peoria North, United States -- $80,875.00
    • Zone 27: Oklahoma City, United States -- $60,700.00
    • Zone 28: Edina, United States -- $82,154.00
    • Zone 29: Grand Rapids, United States -- $33,531.25
    • Zone 30: Birmingham, United States -- $100,208.41
    • Zone 31: Alexandria, United States -- $70,680.00
    • Zone 32: York, United States -- $41,751.08
    • Zone 33: Charlotte, United States -- $53,937.00
    • Zone 34: Jacksonville, United States -- $60,150.00
    Your contributions ensure that Rotarians can continue promoting peace, fighting disease, providing clean water, saving mothers and children, supporting education, and nurturing local economies. Thank you
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