Page 9 - Rotary Matters - March 2023

Community Radio promotion update

In the February Rotary Matters we reported on the successful promotion of Rotary on the highest rating
community radio station in Adelaide -Coast FM. Through the initiative of Rob McLennan, a radio presenter
on that station and member of the RC Adelaide Light and the District Public Image committee;
now 9 Community Radio stations are airing these Rotary announcements. They are listed below:

• 5EBI – (multi-ethnic community broadcaster located in Adelaide)
• Happy FM 90.1 – (Victor Harbor/Goolwa)
• BBBFM – (Barossa Valley)
• 3MBR FM (Riverland/Murrayville)
• Hot FM – (Mildura/Wentworth)
• Lofty 88.9FM (Mt Lofty, Hills)
• WowFm – (Semaphore)
• 2Day FM – (Broken Hill)
• 88.7 Adelaide Coast FM (Adelaide)
You may have people contacting your clubs direct from hearing these promotions.

Please let the PI team know if you are receiving any enquiries, It would love to give feedback to stations
who have so kindly donated their time and airspace for Rotary. Please also tune in to stations in your area
to listen to the announcements.

The Public image team is also showcasing these stations on the District Facebook page, we encourage you
to share these posts to your club Facebook page and friends so people can listen in. You never know who
may be looking to volunteer in your community…

Rotary Exchange rates
Around 200 Rotarians in D9510 serve on District committees and other roles each year in addition to their
service through their own clubs. They are entitled to claim travel and accommodation allowances to cover
their expenses on behalf of their District roles.

Mileage rates for motor vehicle travel in Australia are set at 78c/km. for 2023.
RI six monthly dues no longer need to be converted to USD because the RI office in Sydney does this for
clubs and we now pay in AUD.

If clubs or individual Rotarians wish to make donations to the Rotary Foundation or wish to use their
accumulated points to awards Paul Harris Fellows these are all measured in USD. The exchange rate for
donations is calculated monthly and the figure set on the first day of the month holds for the duration
of the month. The figure for March 2023 is 1USD equals 1.49AUD. The recognition points are set at the
exchange rate of the original donation and remain at that value indefinitely. Clubs can see how many
recognition points they have by checking their name, or the name of their club in the my rotary website.
Once a 1000 recognition points are accumulated, a Paul Harris Fellow can be awarded.

Rotarians who donate regularly can monitor the monthly exchange rates through https://www.dropbox.
com/s/uhx5ouz0vvhw1vu/ERates.pdf?dl=0 to forecast when they think they will get the best rate for
a donation.

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