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Fireside Chat

2. This is Rotary

3. This is Rotary
This is Rotary

4. This is Rotary

5. Rotary is an International Organization
There are 530 Districts in 169 countries throughout the world.
Your club is in District 6400 which is comprised of 51 clubs with 1850 members.
The District covers Essex County in Ontario, Canada and Wayne, Monroe and Lenawee Counties in Michigan, US.

6. Rotary International is governed by a president and a board of directors elected from all over the world.
Annually each District elects a District Governor 2 1/2 years prior to taking office.
- but each Rotary Club is an autonomous club.

7. Rotary Founder
Paul Harris
In the beginning…
The first Rotary Club was organized in Chicago in 1905, by Paul P. Harris.
The club, with four members, met in rotation at the offices of the members - thus the name Rotary.
There are currently over 32,317 clubs with 1,206,670 members.

8. Service Above Self
Rotary was not long to recognize that fellowship alone would not keep a group together — there needed to be a purpose.
First project was public washrooms in downtown Chicago.
Rotary became the world’s first “service club”.

9. Your Rotary Club

10. Your Rotary Club

11. Your Rotary Club

12. Your Obligations in Rotary
Participation
To be a Rotarian you must give of your time and talents:
in community work
in social functions
in Club and District activities.
Plan now to attend the District Conference at Grand Amway Hotel
May 31 – June 3, 2007

13. Your Obligations in Rotary
Attendance
Attendance at the weekly meetings is a benefit of Rotary. A minimum of 60% is expected. Attending club events count.
You can maintain your attendance levels by making up at another Rotary Club within 14 days in advance or 14 days after a meeting is missed; or by attending a District event or a RI Convention.

14. Your Financial Obligations
Initiation Fee zero to $100
Annual Dues $100 to $300/year
Meals $8 to $15/week
Fines / Braggs $1 or $5 per week
Social Events average $200/year
Annual Donation to The Rotary Foundation $100 US or more

15. Remember you are Rotary!
Participate for friendship
Participate for service
Participate for fellowship
Participate for knowledge
Participate for international understanding
Remember you are Rotary!

16. Board of Directors
The Board of Directors of a typical Rotary Club are the four Directors, two of whom should be past-presidents, and the
President:
President-Elect:
Secretary:
Treasurer:
A new board is elected to take office on July 1 of each year.
All positions in Rotary are one year terms that change July 1.

17. The Privileges in Rotary
The Privilege of FRIENDSHIP WITH LEADERS:
in your community
in neighbouring cities and towns
throughout North America
around the world

18. The Privileges in Rotary
The privilege of GIVING SERVICE to your community.
The privilege of DEVELOPING INTERNATIONAL GOODWILL and understanding.
The privilege of helping BUILD HIGHER ETHICAL STANDARDS within your vocation
through the common bond of Rotary.

19. Membership There are two types of membership in a Rotary Club: Active
Honorary

20. We implement the object of Rotary through the Four Avenues of Service

21. International Service
Club Service
Those things that a Rotarian does to help make successful the running of the local club.
Vocational Service
The promoting of the “ideal of service” throughout the business and professional world.
Community Service
Urges every Rotarian to participate in all activities which make the community a better place in which to live.
International Service
Encourage and foster the advancement of understanding and good will among people of the world.

22. The Rotary International Foundation
“World Peace through Understanding”

23. The Rotary Foundation

24. Group Study Exchange Group Study Exchanges
Teams of one Rotarian leader and four non-Rotarian business or professional young people visit our district for four to six weeks, while our team visits their district for the same period.
2006 GSE Team to
Northern Brasil

25. Paul Harris Fellow & Benefactors
Any person who has given $1,000 or more in US funds to the Rotary Foundation is designated a Paul Harris Fellow
A person who has agreed to leave $1,000 or more in US funds from their estate is designated a Benefactor of the Rotary Foundation

26. Youth Exchange Rotary Youth Exchange Program
                      
                      
                      
Rotary Youth Exchange Program
16-18 year olds are exchanged world-wide.
Part of a 7,000 students/year program.
Rotarians host these young people in their homes for three to five months.
Students become part of the family.

27. Your District Web Site Encourage all Rotarians to visit
Learn more about all facets of Rotary.
Be willing to share your successes.
Send your Rotary pictures to webmaster.

28. Object of Rotary
The object of Rotary is to encourage and foster the ideal of service as a basis of worthy enterprise and, in particular, to encourage and foster:
First. The development of acquaintance as an opportunity for service;

29. Object of Rotary
Second. High ethical standards in business and professions; the recognition of the worthiness of all useful occupations; and the dignifying by each Rotarian of his or her occupation as an opportunity to serve society;

30. Object of Rotary
Third. The application of the ideal of service by every Rotarian to his or her personal, business and community life;
Fourth. The advancement of international understanding, good will, and peace through a world of fellowship of business and professional people united in the ideal of service.

31. THE FOUR-WAY TEST of the things we think, say or do
1. Is it the TRUTH?
2. Is it FAIR to all concerned?
3. Will it build GOOD WILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS?
4. Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?

32. Rotary is Fun
A service club should be fun to be a part of even when the work is tiresome.
Rotary strives to be a fun, young-at-heart club.
Social events are offered regularly.
Laughter is the language of Rotary.
We live up to RI Past President Hugh Archer’s theme: “Enjoy Rotary.”

33. © The Rotary Club of Windsor-Roseland, 2002