Outstanding club and district achievements recognized at the 2012 RI Convention

At the closing plenary session of the 2012 RI Convention in Bangkok, Thailand, RI President Kalyan Banerjee recognized the Rotary clubs and districts that were the top performers in the 2011-12 Changemaker Award and Presidential Citation. A representative from each club and district was called on stage to receive the award.

2011-12 Changemaker Award

The Changemaker Award recognizes Rotary, Rotaract, and Interact clubs that make an extraordinary impact during through the Avenues of Service during the Rotary year. Nearly 4,000 Rotary clubs qualified for the 2011-12 award, as well as nearly 1,000 Rotaract clubs and more than 800 Interact clubs

Banerjee selected the following three clubs as the international Changemaker Award winners:

Best small Changemaker club (fewer than 25 members):
Rotary Club of Jimboomba, Queensland, Australia

Best medium-size Changemaker club (25-50 members):
Rotary Club of Basingstoke Deane, Hampshire, England

Best large Changemaker club (more than 50 members):
Rotary Club of Roseville, California, USA

2011-12 Presidential Citation for Clubs

Nearly 1,000 Rotary clubs achieved the requirements for the citation: a minimum net increase of one member and a minimum 85 percent retention rate, as well as US$100 per capita in Annual Fund contributions and 100 percent of club members giving personally to The Rotary Foundation’s Annual Fund.

The clubs that were selected, in their respective size categories, are:

10 members or fewer
            San Francisco West, California, USA
            Pleasanton, Dublin, Livermore (Tri-Valley), California, USA
            Limoges Maryse Bastié, Haute-Vienne, France

11-24 member
            Surabaya Jembatan Merah, East Java, Indonesia
            Greenwood/White River, Indiana, USA
            São Paulo-Ipiranga, São Paulo, Brazil

25-50 members
            San Nicolás de los Garza, Nuevo León, Mexico
            Wuse Central-Abuja, Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria
            Bombay Bay View, Maharashtra, India

51-100 members
            Gumi-Geumo, Gyeongsangbug, Korea
            Dunwoody, Georgia, USA     
            Kurayoshi, Tottori, Japan

101 members or more
            Innsbrook (Richmond), Virginia, USA
            Alexandria, Louisiana, USA
            Mito, Ibaraki, Japan

2011-12 Presidential Citation for Districts

The Presidential Citation challenged districts to achieve the following:

• Attain either a minimum $100 per capita in Annual Fund contributions or 100 percent club participation in contributing to the Annual Fund.
• Organize at least one new club, have a minimum 85 percent retention rate in 75 percent of existing clubs, and decrease the number of clubs with fewer than 25 members by 5 percent.

The following 15 districts were recognized as the top district achievers for the Presidential Citation: 

District 1920 (part of Austria)
District 2030 (Italy)
District 2660 (part of Osaka, Japan)
District 3140 (part of Maharashtra, India)
District 3292 (Nepal)
District 3520 (Taiwan)
District 3700 (Korea)
District 3810 (Philippines)
District 4730 (part of Parana, Brazil)
District 5180 (California, USA)
District 5340 (California, USA)
District 5840 (Texas, USA)
District 6950 (Florida, USA)
District 7600 (Virginia, USA)
District 9140 (Nigeria)