ABCs of Rotaract District 6270 Fall Assembly October 22, 2011

2 ABCs of Rotaract April 9, 2011 Agenda Presenter introductions What is Rotaract? What’s the difference? Benefits & Opportunities What does Rotaract look like in our district? Starting a club Example: Rotaract Milwaukee & Ripon Available resources Resources and references Questions

3 ABCs of Rotaract April 9, 2011 Presenter introductions Name & Profession, Current Role in District

4 ABCs of Rotaract April 9, 2011 What is Rotaract? Founded in 1968, Rotaract is the Rotary International organization for year olds. Together, Interact, Rotaract and Rotary form Rotary International.

5 ABCs of Rotaract April 9, 2011 What is Rotaract? Rotaract is a Rotary-sponsored service club for young men and women ages 18 to 30. Rotaract clubs are either community or university based, and they’re sponsored by a local Rotary club. This makes them true "partners in service" and key members of the family of Rotary.

6 ABCs of Rotaract April 9, 2011 What’s the difference? Lower dues Generally more service-based volunteering Dynamic No meal during meeting Does not contribute on an individual basis to the RI Foundation

7 ABCs of Rotaract April 9, 2011 Benefits & Opportunities Volunteering Mentoring Leadership Networking Personal Development Professional Development FUN!

8 ABCs of Rotaract April 9, 2011 What does Rotaract look like in our district? Ripon Milwaukee Oshkosh Waukesha-to come! Fon du Lac-to come!

9 ABCs of Rotaract April 9, 2011 Starting a club Need at least 6-7 people to charter (preferably more) Utilize social media and word of mouth Location, location, location!!! Mentor-have the leadership visit our club and your board meetings Provide strong and frequent encouragement

10 ABCs of Rotaract April 9, 2011 Available Resources Rotaract PreConvention Rotary UN Day Spring/Fall Assembly District Conferences Rotary meetings RI Website-Rotaract section & Handbook

11 ABCs of Rotaract April 9, 2011 Example: Rotaract Milwaukee Executive committee: Elected positions: PresidentVice President SecretaryTreasurer Appointed positions: Volunteering committee chair Professional development & networking committee chair International committee chair Membership committee chair Additional positions: Immediate past president Sponsor club liaison

12 ABCs of Rotaract April 9, 2011 Example: Rotaract Milwaukee Slogan: Community. Culture. Career. Theme: synced with RI annual theme Mission: We will strengthen the local and international community and develop our members professionally and personally by providing opportunities for service work, exposure to opportunities for service work, exposure to other cultures & engagement with local community service and business leaders. Vision: To be the service organization of choice for young adults in the Milwaukee area with dynamic, action-orientated members whose contributions improve lives in communities world wide.

13 ABCs of Rotaract April 9, 2011 Example: Rotaract Milwaukee Schedule: Meets twice monthly to host guest speakers Meets once monthly socially Meets once monthly in committees Meets once monthly for dining together Meets once monthly for volunteering

14 ABCs of Rotaract April 9, 2011 Resources and references thprograms/rotaract/Pages/ridefault.aspx aract_files/frame.htm

15 ABCs of Rotaract April 9, 2011 Questions?