To
encourage funding of international projects by Rotary Clubs, District 9940 has
introduced a ‘Gold Star’ programme.
As
Sandra Bartlam of the Rotary Club of
Hutt Valley explains, “many clubs wished to be involved in International
Service but did not have the resources to take on a big project. Other clubs
had projects in place and were continuing to support them. So the Gold Star concept
was planned to allow clubs to have input and flexibility in a project.”
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A club can contribute any amount of funds or
items to the project
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The club with all others in their cluster can
contribute up to a thousand dollars and become a Gold Star Cluster, This will
mean 5 clubs in a cluster will contribute $200 each and be part of the project
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Or a club can become an individual
contributor of $1,000.00 and be a Gold Star Club.
Rotary Clubs that have already
achieved Gold Star status include 
