New Member OrientationNew Member Orientation

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The Four Way TestThe Four Way Test

• Is it the truth ?Is it the truth ?• Is it fair to all concerned ?Is it fair to all concerned ?• Will it build goodwill and better friendships ? Will it build goodwill and better friendships ?

• Will it be beneficial to all concerned ?Will it be beneficial to all concerned ?

ROTARY IS ...ROTARY IS ...

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What is Rotary?What is Rotary?

RotaryRotary is an organization of business and is an organization of business and professional men and women united worldwide professional men and women united worldwide who provide humanitarian service, encourage who provide humanitarian service, encourage

high ethical standards in all vocations, and high ethical standards in all vocations, and help build goodwill and peace in the world.help build goodwill and peace in the world.

Object of RotaryObject of Rotary

The The Object of RotaryObject of Rotary is to encourage is to encourage and foster the ideal of service as a basis and foster the ideal of service as a basis of worthy enterprise and, in particular...of worthy enterprise and, in particular...

Rotary MottoRotary Motto

““Service Above Self”Service Above Self”

Rotary InternationalRotary International

• District 5960District 5960 3,500 members in 60+ 3,500 members in 60+ clubsclubs

• Zone 27Zone 27 35,000 members in 11 35,000 members in 11 districtsdistricts

• Rotary InternationalRotary International 1.2 million members in 1.2 million members in 30,000 clubs in 163 30,000 clubs in 163

countries countries

District MapDistrict Map

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President E lect Past President

Secretary Treasurer

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Avenues of ServiceAvenues of Service

• Club ServiceClub Service• Community Community

ServiceService• Vocational Vocational

ServiceService• International International

ServiceService

Avenue of Service: Club Avenue of Service: Club ServiceService

• Involves activities to make the club Involves activities to make the club function successfullyfunction successfully– Mentor Program/OrientationMentor Program/Orientation– Communications/Newsletter/web siteCommunications/Newsletter/web site– Social ActivitiesSocial Activities– Club ManagementClub Management

Greeter Greeter Club ProgramsClub Programs Birthday RaffleBirthday Raffle

– Attendance- 60% attendance requirementAttendance- 60% attendance requirement

Avenues of Service: Community Avenues of Service: Community ServiceService

• Pursues activities to Pursues activities to improve the quality improve the quality of life in our of life in our communitycommunity – Basketball TournamentBasketball Tournament– Adult LiteracyAdult Literacy– Various community activitiesVarious community activities

KidsFest- Ronald KidsFest- Ronald McDonald HouseMcDonald House

Christmas Bell Ringing- Christmas Bell Ringing- Salvation ArmySalvation Army

Live NativityLive Nativity

Avenues of Service: Avenues of Service: International ServiceInternational Service

• Seeks projects to Seeks projects to meet meet humanitarian humanitarian needs of people in needs of people in other countries other countries – Polio Partners and Polio Polio Partners and Polio

PlusPlus– Safe WaterSafe Water– Rotary FoundationRotary Foundation

Avenues of Service: Vocational Avenues of Service: Vocational ServiceService

• Affords the Affords the opportunity for each opportunity for each Rotarian to Rotarian to represent the represent the dignity and utility of dignity and utility of their profession their profession – STRIVE ProgramSTRIVE Program– Career Mentorship DayCareer Mentorship Day– Scholarship AwardsScholarship Awards

Club Financial SupportClub Financial Support

• Source of FundsSource of Funds– DuesDues

• Club FundraisersClub Fundraisers– Basketball Basketball

TournamentTournament– Year-to-yearYear-to-year

Rose saleRose sale Bulb saleBulb sale Fruit saleFruit sale Apollo Wine Fund-Apollo Wine Fund-

RaiserRaiser

The Rotary FoundationThe Rotary Foundation

Source of FundsSource of Funds– Paul Harris FellowshipPaul Harris Fellowship

$1,000 $1,000 $100/year or,$100/year or, 10x10 or 8x8 club 10x10 or 8x8 club

– Sustaining MembersSustaining Members$100 per year$100 per year

– BenefactorsBenefactors$1,000 (in will)$1,000 (in will)

– Bequest SocietyBequest Society$10,000 (in will)$10,000 (in will)

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• Being a Rotarian Being a Rotarian isis– Service Above Service Above

SelfSelf– Adhering to the Adhering to the

four way test four way test – HAVING FUN!!!HAVING FUN!!!

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• Minimum Expectations of a Rotarian Minimum Expectations of a Rotarian every year.every year.

To Bring in one new memberTo Bring in one new member

To Support the Rotary FoundationTo Support the Rotary Foundation

To Actively Participate in Club To Actively Participate in Club Meetings & ActivitiesMeetings & Activities

We’re Glad You’re HereWe’re Glad You’re Here

The Rochester Risers The Rochester Risers

Rotary ClubRotary Club