Encourage Rotarians and MS Societies to work together.
Where there is a an MS Society there is a Rotary Club. MS Societies exist in 47 countries. The Multiple Sclerosis International Federation can provide contacts.
Rotarians to contact nearest MS Society and work together to identify and develop a suitable project. Implement project and publicize your success to improve RAGAMS profile.
Identify a suitable MS Research Project to help prevent and find a cure for MS. This can be done by contacting RAGAMS or MSIF website.
Our aim is for Rotarians to form links with the MS Societies in their country. The MS International Federation is working with our Rotarian Action Group to co-ordinate our activities world- wide.
The Global MS Community can talk to each other and share ideas.
In this way, Rotary can help find a cure for MS!
Rotary has a simple 3 level structure: Club, District, and International. RAGAMS utilises the involvement of Rotary at all these levels. Rotary is structured in such a way that the things that interest people at all of these levels are basically the same and the difference is only one of scale.
Achievements:
Below is a list of past projects RAGAMS supported by Rotary Clubs and Districts. These will be promoted as an example how these projects were approached as a way of activating clubs and districts to take action.
RC of Wyndham North Container of Disability aids sent to Argentina
Funded MS Vocational exchange with Argentina, Japan, India, NZ
RC of Melton upgraded bathroom for young person with MS in Melton.
With D9800 supplied renewed Computers to people with MS
Provided Seed funding for MS Longitudinal Study Tasmania Australia with ANU (Taken over by Australian Government and expanded to New Zealand)
Funded and Installed a Wishing Well at Mooroopna, Victoria Australia
Funded Video, Living with MS "Adjusting the Sales" for people newly diagnosed with MS
2005 Rotary 100 year Centenary funded and organised MS Awareness float for Chicago Street Parade. Most D9800 Clubs Participated in Procession.
Completed First PhD scholarship partnering Australian Rotary Health, Florey and Melbourne University
Top up funding for second PhD scholarship partnering Australian Rotary Health, Florey and Melbourne University
Advertising for applicants for Jacob Taurins Progressive MS Memorial PhD Scholarship
Completed MSIF Middle East Communication project. Global Matching grant by RC of Philadelphia
RAGAMS Funded minor research equipment aids for Florey
RC of Gisborne organised Macedon Ranges Bike Ride 7 Years (Donations to MSRA and ARH)
RC of Essendon North, Keilor East and Gisborne ran MS Global Dinner 13 years
Supported MSV Bike Ride BBQ 13 years
RC of Malvern /Chadstone Managed Albert Park MS Walk for approx. 20 years
MSIF volunteers attended Peace Conference, Coventry England
RAGAMS, D9800, RC of Philadelphia awarded Rotary Foundation Scholarship to French MS Researcher Laura Dumas for 1 year assignment in Melbourne.
Promoting MS Megaswims in D9800-RC of Fitzroy (20 years), RC Balwyn North, RC Bendigo.
RI Acknowledgement:
2006 Jacob Martin Taurins received the Royce Abbey
Award.
2007 Diana received Paul Harris Fellow award.
2014, Martin received Double Sapphire Paul Harris Fellow and Diana received a Sapphire Paul Harris Fellow Award.
2022 Diana and Martin Awarded Royce Abby Awards.
Taurins family have attended 22 conventions to promote MS Awareness and projects.
International Conventions RAGAMS Exhibition Booth:
2023 Melbourne, Australia Diana & Martin
2022 Houston, Texas –Managed by MS Society Houston Volunteers
2021 Taipei, Taiwan –Virtual Convention (Covid)
2020 Hawaii- Virtual Convention (Covid)
2019 Hamburg, Germany- Diana & Martin
2018 Toronto-Bronwyn Martin (RAGMSA Vice Chair managed Exhibition Booth)
2017 Atlanta, Diana & Martin
2016 Seoul, South Korea- Diana & Martin
2015 San Paulo, Brazil -Martin
2014 Sydney, Australia, Diana, Martin, Jacob and his carer Maria
2013 Lisbon, Portugal -Diana & Martin. - Bronwyn Martin from the Rotary Club of Philadelphia, USA attended the International Assembly in San Diego, USA
2012 Bangkok, Thailand- Diana and Martin
2011 New Orleans, USA-Diana& Martin
2010 Montreal, Canada-Diana &Martin
2009 Birmingham, UK- Diana, Martin and Guest Speaker Zoe Burr (MSIF)
2008 Los Angeles, USA-Diana & Martin
2007. Salt Lake City, UTAH, USA. Martin
2006 Malmo, (included Sweden, Copenhagen, Denmark). Martin
2005 Chicago, USA- Diana, Martin, Jacob and Kel Sidebottom
2004 Osaka, Japan-Diana, Martin & Jacob
2003 Brisbane, Australia-Diana, Martin & Jacob
2001 San Antonio, Texas-Diana, Martin& Jacob
2000 Buenos Aires, Argentina- Diana, Martin & Jacob
1999 Singapore, Diana, Martin and Don Jago
1993 Melbourne, Australia, Diana & Martin
Board:-
Chairperson: Martin Taurins 7 Norge St Sunshine Victoria Australia 3020: taurins@vegas.com.au RC of Gisborne D9800.
Public Officer, Secretary: Richard Stewart
Treasurer: Diana Taurins.
Vice Chair: Virginia Billson.
Vocation: Barry Coleman.
Newsletter: Shankar Subramanian and Martin Taurins
