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Mentors: Carl Treleaven, Steven D. Rickard and Rakesh Babuji
Editor: Gomathy T M
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE – OCTOBER 2023
CARL W. TRELEAVEN PDG – ROTARY CLUB OF SAINT PETERSBURG, FLORIDA, USA
October marks Rotary's celebration of "Community Economic Development" (CED) as one of its seven areas of focus. How can we best celebrate and leverage this opportunity to share our CED passion with fellow Rotarians?
I propose two things:
Explain the Benefits to Your Local Rotary Club: Share why Rotary's focus on CED can be beneficial to your club.
Highlight Expertise in CED: Explain how your Rotary Club members can utilize their expertise in CED.
With each Rotary Club rooted in a town or city, the economic health of these communities is vital. Whether your club has prioritized this or not, the Rotary Action Group for Community Economic Development (RAGCED) can assist when you're ready to address the issue. How can RAGCED help? Simply put, many tools and programs successfully applied
Greetings! Step into the fourth installment of our monthly newsletter dedicated to the Rotary Action Group for Community Economic Development (RAGCED). This newsletter is a window into the remarkable initiatives unfolding within RAGCED every month. Our invaluable community members take center stage here, allowing you to acquaint yourself with some of their stories. May this newsletter ignite inspiration within you, sparking the thought of becoming a part of our community. Together, let's collaborate to contribute to a world that is not just better but also more interconnected and prosperous for all. Your attention is truly appreciated!
Explore the transformative potential of Community Economic Development (CED) in creating a more equitable and inclusive world. Discover how Rotary clubs and the Rotary Action Group for Community Economic Development (RAGCED) collaborate to uplift underserved communities through sustainable economic opportunities. Learn how RAGCED can be your invaluable partner in realizing projects that eliminate poverty and foster lasting change.
The Community Economic Development vision statement reminds us that together, we seek a more equitable and inclusive world, using sustainable economic opportunities to change the lives of youth, women, refugees, Indigenous, and other underserved communities around the globe. You and your club, as members of a global, community-based organization, are in a unique position to support investments in people and communities that alleviate poverty and create measurable and enduring economic improvements in poor and underserved areas. The Rotary Action Group for Community Economic Development (RAGCED) is your partner as you plan and implement projects that eliminate poverty by investing in communities. RAGCED can provide you with resources, project materials, and advisors to help with every aspect of your project. Whether your need is community assessment, partnerships, education and mentoring, capital, measurement, and evaluation, or how to turn your community economic development idea into a sustainable global grant project, RAGCED can help. RAGCED can introduce you to completed Rotary projects that have successfully broken the cycle of poverty in extremely impoverished communities and could serve as a model for your project.
If you are considering a community economic development project, RAGCED can help. The RAGCED Operations Committee is your gateway to RAGCED resources. Email us at operations@ragced.org and put us to work helping you change lives. If you have participated in an impactful community economic project and would like help, join our team and help other Rotarians create hope in the world.
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Past President, RC of High River
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